#ifndef _sf_alloc_h
#define _sf_alloc_h

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include "_bool.h"

/*------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*@out@*/ void *sf_alloc (size_t n    /* number of elements */, 
			  size_t size /* size of one element */);
/*< output-checking allocation >*/


/*------------------------------------------------------------*/
void *sf_realloc (void* ptr   /* previous data */, 
		  size_t n    /* number of elements */, 
		  size_t size /* size of one element */);
/*< output-checing reallocation >*/


/*------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*@out@*/ char *sf_charalloc (size_t n /* number of elements */);
/*< char allocation >*/

/*------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*@out@*/ double *sf_doublealloc (size_t n /* number of elements */); 
/*< float allocation >*/

/*------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*@out@*/ float *sf_floatalloc (size_t n /* number of elements */);
/*< float allocation >*/


/*------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*@out@*/ float **sf_floatalloc2 (size_t n1 /* fast dimension */, 
				  size_t n2 /* slow dimension */);
/*< float 2-D allocation, out[0] points to a contiguous array >*/


/*------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*@out@*/ float ***sf_floatalloc3 (size_t n1 /* fast dimension */, 
				   size_t n2 /* slower dimension */, 
				   size_t n3 /* slowest dimension */);
/*< float 3-D allocation, out[0][0] points to a contiguous array >*/

/*------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*@out@*/ bool *sf_boolalloc (size_t n /* number of elements */);
/*< bool allocation >*/


/*@out@*/ bool **sf_boolalloc2 (size_t n1 /* fast dimension */, 
				size_t n2 /* slow dimension */);
/*< bool 2-D allocation, out[0] points to a contiguous array >*/

#endif