--- a/src/ov-bool.cc	Tue Jan 06 19:31:57 2004 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-bool.cc	Tue Jan 06 21:53:34 2004 +0000
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
 #include "ov-scalar.h"
 #include "pr-output.h"
 
+#include "ls-oct-ascii.h"
+#include "ls-hdf5.h"
+
 template class octave_base_scalar<bool>;
 
 DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR (octave_bool);
@@ -112,6 +115,110 @@
   return octave_value (s);
 }
 
+bool 
+octave_bool::save_ascii (std::ostream& os, bool& /* infnan_warned */,
+			 bool /* strip_nan_and_inf */)
+{
+  double d = double_value ();
+
+  octave_write_double (os, d);
+  os << "\n";
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool 
+octave_bool::load_ascii (std::istream& is)
+{
+  scalar = (octave_read_double (is) != 0.);
+
+  if (!is)
+    {
+      error ("load: failed to load scalar constant");
+      return false;
+    }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool 
+octave_bool::save_binary (std::ostream& os, bool& /* save_as_floats */)
+{
+  char tmp = (scalar ? 1 : 0);
+  os.write (X_CAST (char *, &tmp), 1);
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool 
+octave_bool::load_binary (std::istream& is, bool /* swap */,
+			  oct_mach_info::float_format /* fmt */)
+{
+  char tmp;
+  if (! is.read (X_CAST (char *, &tmp), 1))
+    return false;
+  scalar = (tmp ? 1 : 0);
+  return true;
+}
+
+#if defined (HAVE_HDF5)
+bool
+octave_bool::save_hdf5 (hid_t loc_id, const char *name,
+			bool /* save_as_floats */)
+{
+  hsize_t dimens[3];
+  hid_t space_hid = -1, data_hid = -1;
+  bool retval = true;
+
+  space_hid = H5Screate_simple (0, dimens, (hsize_t*) 0);
+  if (space_hid < 0) return false;
+
+  data_hid = H5Dcreate (loc_id, name, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, space_hid, 
+			H5P_DEFAULT);
+  if (data_hid < 0) 
+    {
+      H5Sclose (space_hid);
+      return false;
+    }
+
+  double tmp = double_value ();
+  retval = H5Dwrite (data_hid, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL,
+		     H5P_DEFAULT, (void*) &tmp) >= 0;
+
+  H5Dclose (data_hid);
+  H5Sclose (space_hid);
+  return retval;
+}
+
+bool
+octave_bool::load_hdf5 (hid_t loc_id, const char *name,
+			bool /* have_h5giterate_bug */)
+{
+  hid_t data_hid = H5Dopen (loc_id, name);
+  hid_t space_id = H5Dget_space (data_hid);
+
+  hsize_t rank = H5Sget_simple_extent_ndims (space_id);
+
+  if (rank != 0)
+    { 
+      H5Dclose (data_hid);
+      return false;
+    }
+
+  double dtmp;
+  if (H5Dread (data_hid, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, 
+	       H5P_DEFAULT, (void *) &dtmp) < 0)
+    { 
+      H5Dclose (data_hid);
+      return false;
+    }
+
+  scalar = (dtmp != 0.);
+  H5Dclose (data_hid);
+  return true;
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
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 ;;; mode: C++ ***