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+// oct-map.cc                                            -*- C++ -*-
+/*
+
+Copyright (C) 1995 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, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include "oct-map.h"
+#include "utils.h"
+
+char **
+Octave_map::make_name_list (void)
+{
+  char **names = new char * [length () + 1];
+
+  int i = 0;
+  for (Pix p = first (); p != 0; next (p))
+    names[i++] = strsave (key (p));
+
+  names[i] = 0;
+
+  return names;
+}
+
+/*
+;;; Local Variables: ***
+;;; mode: C++ ***
+;;; page-delimiter: "^/\\*" ***
+;;; End: ***
+*/