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+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  This software is part of the OpenBeOS distribution and is covered 
+//  by the OpenBeOS license.
+//
+//  Copyright (c) 2003 Tyler Dauwalder, tyler@dauwalder.net
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#ifndef _UDF_BLOCK_H
+#define _UDF_BLOCK_H
+
+#include <malloc.h>
+
+#include "cpp.h"
+
+namespace UDF {
+
+class Block {
+public:
+	Block(uint32 size)
+		: fSize(size)
+		, fData(malloc(size))
+	{
+	}
+		
+	~Block() { free(fData); }	
+	uint32 Size() { return fSize; }	
+	void* Data() { return fData; }
+	status_t InitCheck() { return fData ? B_OK : B_NO_MEMORY; }
+	
+private:
+	Block();
+	Block(const Block&);
+	Block& operator=(const Block&);
+
+	uint32 fSize;
+	void *fData;
+};
+
+};	// namespace UDF
+
+#endif	// _UDF_BLOCK_H