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+// GtkSharp.Generation.ReturnValue.cs - The ReturnValue Generatable.
+//
+// Author: Mike Kestner <mkestner@novell.com>
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2004 Novell, Inc.
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+// modify it under the terms of version 2 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, write to the
+// Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+// Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+
+namespace GtkSharp.Generation {
+
+	using System;
+	using System.Xml;
+
+	public class ReturnValue  {
+		
+		private XmlElement elem;
+
+		public ReturnValue (XmlElement elem) 
+		{
+			this.elem = elem;
+		}
+
+		public string CType {
+			get {
+				return elem == null ? String.Empty : elem.GetAttribute("type");
+			}
+		}
+
+		public string CSType {
+			get {
+				return SymbolTable.Table.GetCSType (CType) + (IsArray ? "[]" : String.Empty);
+			}
+		}
+
+		public string ElementType {
+			get {
+				return elem == null ? String.Empty : elem.GetAttribute("element_type");
+			}
+		}
+
+		public bool IsArray {
+			get {
+				return elem == null ? false : elem.HasAttribute ("array");
+			}
+		}
+
+		public string MarshalType {
+			get {
+				return SymbolTable.Table.GetMarshalReturnType (CType) + (IsArray ? "[]" : String.Empty);
+			}
+		}
+
+		public string ToNativeType {
+			get {
+				return SymbolTable.Table.GetMarshalType (CType) + (IsArray ? "[]" : String.Empty);
+			}
+		}
+
+		public bool Validate ()
+		{
+			if (MarshalType == "" || CSType == "") {
+				Console.Write("rettype: " + CType);
+				return false;
+			}
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+}
+