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+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Name:        wx/generic/accel.h
+// Purpose:     wxAcceleratorTable class
+// Author:      Robert Roebling
+// RCS-ID:      $Id$
+// Copyright:   (c) Robert Roebling
+// Licence:     wxWindows licence
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#ifndef _WX_GENERIC_ACCEL_H_
+#define _WX_GENERIC_ACCEL_H_
+
+#ifdef __GNUG__
+#pragma interface "accel.h"
+#endif
+
+class WXDLLEXPORT wxKeyEvent;
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wxAcceleratorTable
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class WXDLLEXPORT wxAcceleratorTable : public wxObject
+{
+public:
+    wxAcceleratorTable();
+    wxAcceleratorTable(int n, wxAcceleratorEntry entries[]);
+    virtual ~wxAcceleratorTable();
+
+    wxAcceleratorTable(const wxAcceleratorTable& accel)
+      { Ref(accel); }
+    wxAcceleratorTable& operator=(const wxAcceleratorTable& accel)
+      { if ( m_refData != accel.m_refData ) Ref(accel); return *this; }
+
+    bool operator==(const wxAcceleratorTable& accel) const
+        { return m_refData == accel.m_refData; } // FIXME: this is wrong (VZ)
+    bool operator!=(const wxAcceleratorTable& accel) const
+        { return !(*this == accel); }
+
+    bool Ok() const;
+
+    void Add(const wxAcceleratorEntry& entry);
+    void Remove(const wxAcceleratorEntry& entry);
+
+    // implementation
+    // --------------
+
+    wxMenuItem *GetMenuItem(const wxKeyEvent& event) const;
+    int GetCommand(const wxKeyEvent& event) const;
+
+    const wxAcceleratorEntry *GetEntry(const wxKeyEvent& event) const;
+
+private:
+    DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxAcceleratorTable)
+};
+
+#endif // _WX_GENERIC_ACCEL_H_
+