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+// Template array classes with like-type math ops
+/*
+
+Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 John W. Eaton
+
+This file is part of Octave.
+
+Octave 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, or (at your option) any
+later version.
+
+Octave 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 Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#if defined (__GNUG__) && defined (USE_PRAGMA_INTERFACE_IMPLEMENTATION)
+#pragma interface
+#endif
+
+#if !defined (octave_MArrayN_h)
+#define octave_MArrayN_h 1
+
+#include "ArrayN.h"
+// Two dimensional array with math ops.
+
+// But first, some preprocessor abuse...
+
+#include "MArray-defs.h"
+
+class Matrix;
+
+MARRAY_OPS_FORWARD_DECLS (MArrayN)
+
+template <class T>
+class
+MArrayN : public ArrayN<T>
+{
+ protected:
+
+  MArrayN (T *d, const Array<int>& dims) : ArrayN<T> (d, dims)
+    { }
+
+ public:
+  
+  MArrayN (void) : ArrayN<T> () {}
+  
+  MArrayN (const Array<int>& dims) : ArrayN<T> (dims)
+    { }
+  
+  MArrayN (const Array<int>& dims, const T& val) 
+    : ArrayN<T> (dims, val) { }
+
+  MArrayN (const ArrayN<T>& a) : ArrayN<T> (a) { }
+
+  //MArrayN (const Array<T>& a) : ArrayN<T> (a) { }
+
+  MArrayN (const MArrayN<T>& a) : ArrayN<T> (a) { }
+
+  MArrayN (const Matrix& m) : ArrayN<T> (m) { }
+
+  ~MArrayN (void) { }
+
+  MArrayN<T>& operator = (const MArrayN<T>& a)
+    {
+      ArrayN<T>::operator = (a);
+      return *this;
+    }
+
+};
+
+extern void
+gripe_nonconformant (const char *op, Array<int>& op1_dims, Array<int>& op2_dims);
+
+#endif