/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
/*
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 *
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 *
 * The Original Code is Mozilla Communicator client code, 
 * released March 31, 1998. 
 *
 * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Netscape Communications 
 * Corporation.  Portions created by Netscape are 
 * Copyright (C) 1998-1999 Netscape Communications Corporation.  All Rights
 * Reserved.
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 * Contributors:
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 */
#include "nsISupports.idl"

interface nsISizeOfHandler;


[ref] native nsStringRef(nsString);
%{ C++
class nsString;
%}


[uuid(3d1b15b0-93b4-11d1-895b-006008911b81)]
interface nsIAtom : nsISupports
{
  /**
   * Translate the unicode string into the stringbuf.
   */
  void ToString(in nsStringRef aString); 
	
  /**
   * Return a pointer to a zero terminated unicode string.
   */
  wstring GetUnicode();

  /**
   * Get the size, in bytes, of the atom.
   */
  PRUint32 SizeOf(in nsISizeOfHandler aHandler);
};


%{C++

/**
 * Find an atom that matches the given iso-latin1 C string. The
 * C string is translated into it's unicode equivalent.
 */
extern NS_COM nsIAtom* NS_NewAtom(const char* isolatin1);

/**
 * Find an atom that matches the given unicode string. The string is assumed
 * to be zero terminated.
 */
extern NS_COM nsIAtom* NS_NewAtom(const PRUnichar* unicode);

/**
 * Find an atom that matches the given string.
 */
extern NS_COM nsIAtom* NS_NewAtom(const nsString& aString);

/**
 * Return a count of the total number of atoms currently
 * alive in the system.
 */
extern NS_COM nsrefcnt NS_GetNumberOfAtoms(void);

%}