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	description: "IMalloc interface wrapper."
	author: ""
	date: "$Date$"
	revision: "$Revision$"

class interface
	WEL_IMALLOC

create 

	make
			-- Initialize interface.
		ensure -- from WEL_STRUCTURE
			not_shared: not shared

feature -- Initialization

	make
			-- Initialize interface.
		ensure -- from WEL_STRUCTURE
			not_shared: not shared
	
feature -- Access

	allocated (a_pointer: POINTER): BOOLEAN
			-- Was memory block pointed by a_pointer allocated with
			-- allocated_buffer?
			-- Default result is True.
			-- See allocated_not_reliable for validity of result.

	allocated_buffer (an_integer: INTEGER): POINTER
			-- Pointer to newly allocated buffer of an_integer bytes
			-- default_pointer if no enough memory is available

	allocated_not_reliable: BOOLEAN
			-- Is allocated reliable?

	item: POINTER
			-- Generic Windows handle or structure pointer.
			-- Can be a HWND, HICON, RECT *, WNDCLASS *, etc...
			-- (from WEL_ANY)

	reallocated_buffer (a_pointer: POINTER; an_integer: INTEGER): POINTER
			-- Pointer to newly allocated buffer of an_integer bytes
			-- Allocated buffer contains same information as memory pointed by
			-- a_pointer (if an_integer is greater than orginal memory block
			-- pointed by a_pointer then additional bytes are not initialized).
		require
			was_allocated: allocated (a_pointer)

	size (a_pointer: POINTER): INTEGER
			-- Size (in bytes) of previously allocated memory block pointed by
			-- a_pointer
		require
			was_allocated: allocated (a_pointer)
	
feature -- Measurement

	structure_size: INTEGER
			-- Size to allocate (in bytes)
		ensure -- from WEL_STRUCTURE
			positive_result: Result > 0
	
feature -- Status report

	exists: BOOLEAN
			-- Does the item exist?
			-- (from WEL_ANY)
		ensure -- from WEL_ANY
			Result = (item /= default_pointer)

	shared: BOOLEAN
			-- Is item shared by another object?
			-- If False (by default), item will
			-- be destroyed by destroy_item.
			-- If True, item will not be destroyed.
			-- (from WEL_ANY)
	
feature -- Status setting

	set_shared
			-- Set shared to True.
			-- (from WEL_ANY)
		ensure -- from WEL_ANY
			shared: shared

	set_unshared
			-- Set shared to False.
			-- (from WEL_ANY)
		ensure -- from WEL_ANY
			unshared: not shared
	
feature -- Element change

	set_item (an_item: POINTER)
			-- Set item with an_item
			-- (from WEL_ANY)
		ensure -- from WEL_ANY
			item_set: item = an_item
	
feature -- Removal

	dispose
			-- Destroy the inner structure of Current.
			--
			-- This function should be called by the GC when the
			-- object is collected or by the user if Current is
			-- no more usefull.
			-- (from WEL_ANY)
	
feature -- Conversion

	to_integer: INTEGER
			-- Converts item to an integer.
			-- (from WEL_ANY)
		ensure -- from WEL_ANY
			Result = cwel_pointer_to_integer (item)
	
feature -- Basic operations

	initialize
			-- Fill Current with zeros.
			-- (from WEL_STRUCTURE)
		require -- from WEL_STRUCTURE
			exists: exists

	initialize_with_character (a_character: CHARACTER)
			-- Fill current with a_character.
			-- (from WEL_STRUCTURE)
		require -- from WEL_STRUCTURE
			exists: exists

	memory_copy (source_pointer: POINTER; length: INTEGER)
			-- Copy length bytes from source_pointer to item.
			-- (from WEL_STRUCTURE)
		require -- from WEL_STRUCTURE
			length_small_enough: length <= structure_size
			length_large_enough: length > 0
			exists: exists
	
feature -- Basic Operations

	free_buffer (a_pointer: POINTER)
			-- Free memory block pointed by a_pointer.
		require
			was_allocated: allocated (a_pointer)
	
invariant

		-- from ANY
	reflexive_equality: standard_is_equal (Current)
	reflexive_conformance: conforms_to (Current)

end -- class WEL_IMALLOC