--- /dev/null
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2002, Industrial Light & Magic, a division of Lucas
+// Digital Ltd. LLC
+//
+// All rights reserved.
+//
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+// distribution.
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+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
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+//
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_IMF_NAME_H
+#define INCLUDED_IMF_NAME_H
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// class ImfName -- a zero-terminated string
+// with a fixed, small maximum length
+//
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+namespace Imf {
+
+
+class Name
+{
+ public:
+
+ //-------------
+ // Constructors
+ //-------------
+
+ Name ();
+ Name (const char text[]);
+
+
+ //--------------------
+ // Assignment operator
+ //--------------------
+
+ Name & operator = (const char text[]);
+
+
+ //---------------------
+ // Access to the string
+ //---------------------
+
+ const char * text () const {return _text;}
+ const char * operator * () const {return _text;}
+
+ //---------------
+ // Maximum length
+ //---------------
+
+ static const int SIZE = 32;
+ static const int MAX_LENGTH = SIZE - 1;
+
+ private:
+
+ char _text[SIZE];
+};
+
+
+bool operator == (const Name &x, const Name &y);
+bool operator != (const Name &x, const Name &y);
+bool operator < (const Name &x, const Name &y);
+
+
+//-----------------
+// Inline functions
+//-----------------
+
+inline Name &
+Name::operator = (const char text[])
+{
+ strncpy (_text, text, MAX_LENGTH);
+ return *this;
+}
+
+
+inline
+Name::Name ()
+{
+ _text[0] = 0;
+}
+
+
+inline
+Name::Name (const char text[])
+{
+ *this = text;
+ _text [MAX_LENGTH] = 0;
+}
+
+
+inline bool
+operator == (const Name &x, const Name &y)
+{
+ return strcmp (*x, *y) == 0;
+}
+
+
+inline bool
+operator != (const Name &x, const Name &y)
+{
+ return !(x == y);
+}
+
+
+inline bool
+operator < (const Name &x, const Name &y)
+{
+ return strcmp (*x, *y) < 0;
+}
+
+
+} // namespace IMF
+
+#endif