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+/***************************************************************************** 
+ *  \author 
+ *  	Erwin Aertbelien, Div. PMA, Dep. of Mech. Eng., K.U.Leuven
+ *
+ *  \version 
+ *		ORO_Geometry V0.2
+ *
+ *	\par History
+ *		- $log$
+ *
+ *	\par Release
+ *		$Id$
+ *		$Name:  $ 
+ *
+ *  \file   utility_io.h
+ *     Included by most lrl-files to provide some general
+ *     functions and macro definitions related to file/stream I/O.
+ */
+
+#ifndef KDL_UTILITY_IO_H_84822
+#define KDL_UTILITY_IO_H_84822
+
+//#include <kdl/kdl-config.h>
+
+
+// Standard includes
+#include <iostream>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <fstream>
+
+
+namespace KDL {
+
+
+/**
+ * checks validity of basic io of is
+ */
+void _check_istream(std::istream& is);
+
+
+/** 
+ * Eats characters of the stream until the character delim is encountered
+ * @param is a stream
+ * @param delim eat until this character is encountered
+ */
+void Eat(std::istream& is, int delim );
+
+/** 
+ * Eats characters of the stream as long as they satisfy the description in descript
+ * @param is a stream
+ * @param descript description string. A sequence of spaces, tabs, 
+ *           new-lines and comments is regarded as 1 space in the description string.
+ */
+void Eat(std::istream& is,const char* descript);
+
+/**
+ * Eats a word of the stream delimited by the letters in delim or space(tabs...)
+ * @param is a stream
+ * @param delim a string containing the delimmiting characters
+ * @param storage for returning the word
+ * @param maxsize a word can be maximally maxsize-1 long.
+ */
+void EatWord(std::istream& is,const char* delim,char* storage,int maxsize);
+
+/** 
+ * Eats characters of the stream until the character delim is encountered
+ * similar to Eat(is,delim) but spaces at the end are not read.
+ * @param is a stream
+ * @param delim eat until this character is encountered
+ */
+void EatEnd( std::istream& is, int delim );
+
+
+
+
+}
+
+
+#endif