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+// oct-map.h                                            -*- C -*-
+/*
+
+Copyright (C) 1994 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.
+
+*/
+
+#if !defined (octave_oct_map_h)
+#define octave_oct_map_h 1
+
+#if defined (__GNUG__)
+//#pragma interface
+#endif
+
+#include "Map.h"
+
+#include "tree-const.h"
+
+class
+Octave_map : public CHMap<tree_constant>
+{
+ public:
+  Octave_map (void) : CHMap<tree_constant> (tree_constant ()) { }
+
+  Octave_map (const char *key, const tree_constant& value)
+    : CHMap<tree_constant> (tree_constant ())
+      {
+	CHMap<tree_constant>::operator [] (key) = value;
+      }
+
+  Octave_map (const Octave_map& m) : CHMap<tree_constant> (m) { }
+
+  ~Octave_map (void) { }
+};
+
+#endif
+
+/*
+;;; Local Variables: ***
+;;; mode: C++ ***
+;;; page-delimiter: "^/\\*" ***
+;;; End: ***
+*/