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/* IOUnserialize.h created by rsulack on Mon 23-Nov-1998 */
/* IOCFUnserialize.h creates CF collections Mon 30-Aug-1999 */

#ifndef __IOKIT_IOCFUNSERIALIZE_H
#define __IOKIT_IOCFUNSERIALIZE_H

#include <CoreFoundation/CFBase.h>
#include <CoreFoundation/CFString.h>

#if defined(__cplusplus)
extern "C" {
#endif

// on success IOCFUnserialize sets errorString to 0 and returns
// the unserialized object.

// on failure IOCFUnserialize sets errorString to a CFString object 
// containing a error message suitable for logging and returns 0

CFTypeRef
IOCFUnserialize(const char *buffer,
                CFAllocatorRef allocator,
                CFOptionFlags options,
                CFStringRef *errorString);

#if defined(__cplusplus)
}
#endif

#endif /* __IOKIT_IOCFUNSERIALIZE_H */
