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+++ b/src/ov-fcn.h	Thu May 15 19:42:59 1997 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/*
+
+Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 John W. Eaton
+
+This file is part of Octave.
+
+Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
+later version.
+
+Octave is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#if !defined (octave_function_h)
+#define octave_function_h 1
+
+#if defined (__GNUG__)
+#pragma interface
+#endif
+
+#include <ctime>
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "oct-alloc.h"
+#include "ov-base.h"
+#include "ov-typeinfo.h"
+
+// Functions.
+
+class
+octave_function : public octave_base_value
+{
+public:
+
+  octave_function (const octave_function& f)
+    : octave_base_value (), my_name (f.my_name), doc (f.doc) { }
+
+  ~octave_function (void) { }
+
+  // This should only be called for derived types.
+
+  octave_function *clone (void);
+
+  void *operator new (size_t size)
+    { return allocator.alloc (size); }
+
+  void operator delete (void *p, size_t size)
+    { allocator.free (p, size); }
+
+  bool is_defined (void) const { return true; }
+
+  bool is_function (void) const { return true; }
+
+  virtual bool is_system_fcn_file (void) { return false; }
+
+  virtual string fcn_file_name (void) const { return string (); }
+
+  virtual time_t time_parsed (void) const { return 0; }
+
+  string name (void) const { return my_name; }
+
+  string doc_string (void) const { return doc; }
+
+protected:
+
+  octave_function (const string& nm, const string& ds)
+    : my_name (nm), doc (ds) { }
+
+private:
+
+  octave_function (void);
+
+  // The name of this function.
+  string my_name;
+
+  // The help text for this function.
+  string doc;
+
+  // For custom memory management.
+  static octave_allocator allocator;
+};
+
+#endif
+
+/*
+;; Local Variables: ***
+;; mode: C++ ***
+;; End: ***
+*/