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+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify //
+// it under the terms of the version 3 of the GNU General Public License //
+// as published by the Free Software Foundation. //
+// //
+// This program 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 this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. //
+// //
+// Written by Francois Fleuret, (C) IDIAP //
+// Contact <francois.fleuret@idiap.ch> for comments & bug reports //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#ifndef PARAM_PARSER_H
+#define PARAM_PARSER_H
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include "misc.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+class ParamParser {
+ int _nb_max, _nb;
+ char **_names, **_values;
+ bool *_changed;
+public:
+ ParamParser();
+ ~ParamParser();
+ void add_association(const char *variable_name, const char *variable_value, bool change);
+ char *get_association(const char *variable_name);
+ int get_association_int(const char *variable_name);
+ scalar_t get_association_scalar(const char *variable_name);
+ bool get_association_bool(const char *variable_name);
+
+ void parse_options(int argc, char **argv, bool allow_undefined, int *new_argc, char **new_argv);
+ void print_all(ostream *os);
+};
+
+#endif