#ifndef _MStreamUtils
#define _MStreamUtils
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//
// CLASS:    MStreamUtils
//
// *****************************************************************************
// *****************************************************************************
//
// CLASS DESCRIPTION (MStreamUtils)
//
//  This class provides some standard stream functionality for developers
//	working in C++ or script.
//	
// *****************************************************************************

#if defined __cplusplus

// *****************************************************************************

// INCLUDED HEADER FILES
#include <maya/MIOStreamFwd.h>

// *****************************************************************************

// DECLARATIONS

class MStatus;

// *****************************************************************************

// CLASS DECLARATION (MStreamUtils)

/// Stream functionality. (OpenMaya) (OpenMaya.py) 
/**
 	Methods for getting streams and writing to them.
*/
#ifdef _WIN32
#pragma warning(disable: 4522)
#endif // _WIN32

class OPENMAYA_EXPORT MStreamUtils
{
public:

	///
	static std::ostream& stdErrorStream();
	///
	static std::ostream& stdOutStream(); 
	
	///
	static MStatus writeChar( std::ostream& out, const char value, bool binary = false );
	///
	static MStatus writeCharBuffer( std::ostream& out, const char* value, bool binary = false );
	///
	static MStatus writeInt( std::ostream& out, const int value, bool binary = false );
	///
	static MStatus writeFloat( std::ostream& out, const float value, bool binary = false );
	///
	static MStatus writeDouble( std::ostream& out, const double value, bool binary = false );	

	///
	static MStatus readChar( std::istream& in, char& value, bool binary = false );
	///
	static MStatus readCharBuffer( std::istream& in, char*& value, unsigned int length, bool binary = false );
	///
	static MStatus readInt( std::istream& in, int& value, bool binary = false );
	///
	static MStatus readFloat( std::istream& in, float& value, bool binary = false );
	///
	static MStatus readDouble( std::istream& in, double& value, bool binary = false );	
	
protected:
// No protected members 	
private:
// No protected members 
}; 

#endif  // __cplusplus
#endif // _MStreamUtils