// Filename: interrogate_datafile.h
// Created by:  drose (09Aug00)
// 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#ifndef INTERROGATE_DATAFILE_H
#define INTERROGATE_DATAFILE_H

// This file defines some convenience functions for reading and
// writing the interrogate database files.

#include <dtoolbase.h>
#include <vector>

void idf_output_string(ostream &out, const string &str, char whitespace = ' ');
void idf_input_string(istream &in, string &str);

void idf_output_string(ostream &out, const char *str, char whitespace = ' ');
void idf_input_string(istream &in, const char *&str);

template<class Element>
void idf_output_vector(ostream &out, const vector<Element> &vec);

template<class Element>
void idf_input_vector(istream &in, vector<Element> &vec);

#include "interrogate_datafile.I"

#endif