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+/**
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * ***** BEGIN GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * 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., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * The Original Code is Copyright (C) 2001-2002 by NaN Holding BV.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * The Original Code is: all of this file.
+ *
+ * Contributor(s): none yet.
+ *
+ * ***** END GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
+ */
+
+#ifndef BKE_ID_INFO_H
+#define BKE_ID_INFO_H
+
+/**
+ * Convert an idcode into a name.
+ * 
+ * @param code The code to convert.
+ * @return A static string representing the name of
+ * the code.
+ */
+const char *BKE_idcode_to_name(int code);
+
+/**
+ * Convert an idcode into a name (plural).
+ * 
+ * @param code The code to convert.
+ * @return A static string representing the name of
+ * the code.
+ */
+const char *BKE_idcode_to_name_plural(int code);
+
+/**
+ * Convert a name into an idcode (ie. ID_SCE)
+ * 
+ * @param name The name to convert.
+ * @return The code for the name, or 0 if invalid.
+ */
+int BKE_idcode_from_name(const char *name);
+
+/**
+ * Return non-zero when an ID type is linkable.
+ * 
+ * @param code The code to check.
+ * @return Boolean, 0 when non linkable.
+ */
+int BKE_idcode_is_linkable(int code);
+
+/**
+ * Return if the ID code is a valid ID code.
+ * 
+ * @param code The code to check.
+ * @return Boolean, 0 when invalid.
+ */
+int BKE_idcode_is_valid(int code);
+
+#endif