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pragma Ada_2012;

generic
   with function Element_From_Any (Item : CORBA.Any) return Boxed;
   with function Element_To_Any   (Item : Boxed) return CORBA.Any;
   with function Element_Wrap
     (X : access Boxed) return PolyORB.Any.Content'Class;

package CORBA.Value.Box.Helper is

   function From_Any (Item : CORBA.Any) return Box_Ref;
   function To_Any   (Item : Box_Ref) return CORBA.Any;
   function Wrap (X : access Box_Ref) return PolyORB.Any.Content'Class;

   procedure Initialize (Element_TC, Box_Ref_TC : CORBA.TypeCode.Object);

private

   --  Aggregate container

   type Box_Ref_Ptr is access all Box_Ref;
   type Box_Ref_Content is new PolyORB.Any.Aggregate_Content with record
      V : Box_Ref_Ptr;
   end record;

   --  Aggregate container primitives

   overriding function Get_Aggregate_Element
     (ACC   : not null access Box_Ref_Content;
      TC    : PolyORB.Any.TypeCode.Object_Ptr;
      Index : PolyORB.Types.Unsigned_Long;
      Mech  : not null access PolyORB.Any.Mechanism)
      return PolyORB.Any.Content'Class;

--   procedure Set_Aggregate_Element
--     (ACC    : in out Box_Ref_Content;
--      TC     : PolyORB.Any.TypeCode.Object;
--      Index  : Types.Unsigned_Long;
--      From_C : in out PolyORB.Any.Any_Container'Class);

   overriding function Get_Aggregate_Count
     (ACC : Box_Ref_Content) return PolyORB.Types.Unsigned_Long;

   overriding procedure Set_Aggregate_Count
     (ACC   : in out Box_Ref_Content;
      Count : PolyORB.Types.Unsigned_Long);

   overriding function Clone
     (ACC  : Box_Ref_Content;
      Into : PolyORB.Any.Content_Ptr := null) return PolyORB.Any.Content_Ptr;

   overriding procedure Finalize_Value (ACC : in out Box_Ref_Content);

end CORBA.Value.Box.Helper;
