#ifndef _sf_simtab_h
#define _sf_simtab_h

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

#define SF_EOL '\014'
#define SF_EOT '\004'

typedef struct sf_SimTab *sf_simtab; /* Simbol Table structure */
sf_simtab sf_simtab_init(int size);  /*< Create simbol table. >*/


void sf_simtab_close(sf_simtab table);  /*< Free allocated memory >*/

void sf_simtab_enter(sf_simtab table, const char *key, const char* val);  /*< Add an entry key=val to the table >*/

char *sf_simtab_get(sf_simtab table, const char *key);  /*< extract a value from the table >*/

bool sf_simtab_getint (sf_simtab table, const char* key,/*@out@*/ int* par);  /*< extract an int parameter from the table >*/

bool sf_simtab_getfloat (sf_simtab table, const char* key,/*@out@*/ float* par);  /*< extract a float parameter from the table >*/

bool sf_simtab_getdouble (sf_simtab table, const char* key,/*@out@*/ double* par);  /*< extract a double parameter from the table >*/

char* sf_simtab_getstring (sf_simtab table, const char* key);  /*< extract a string parameter from the table >*/

bool sf_simtab_getbool (sf_simtab table, const char* key,/*@out@*/ bool *par);  /*< extract a bool parameter from the table >*/

void sf_simtab_put (sf_simtab table, const char *keyval);  /*< put a key=val string to the table >*/

void sf_simtab_input (sf_simtab table, FILE* fp, FILE* out);  /*< extract parameters from a file >*/

bool sf_simtab_getdoubles (sf_simtab table, const char* key, double* par,size_t n);
/*< extract a float array parameter from the table >*/
#endif