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#ifndef TAGLIB_ID3V2EXTENDEDHEADER_H
#define TAGLIB_ID3V2EXTENDEDHEADER_H

#include "taglib_export.h"
#include "tbytevector.h"
#include "taglib.h"

namespace TagLib {

  namespace ID3v2 {

    //! ID3v2 extended header implementation

    /*!
     * This class implements ID3v2 extended headers.  It attempts to follow,
     * both semantically and programatically, the structure specified in
     * the ID3v2 standard.  The API is based on the properties of ID3v2 extended
     * headers specified there.  If any of the terms used in this documentation
     * are unclear please check the specification in the linked section.
     * (Structure, <a href="id3v2-structure.html#3.2">3.2</a>)
     */

    class TAGLIB_EXPORT ExtendedHeader
    {
    public:
      /*!
       * Constructs an empty ID3v2 extended header.
       */
      ExtendedHeader();

      /*!
       * Destroys the extended header.
       */
      virtual ~ExtendedHeader();

      /*!
       * Returns the size of the extended header.  This is variable for the
       * extended header.
       */
      unsigned int size() const;

      /*!
       * Sets the data that will be used as the extended header.  Since the
       * length is not known before the extended header has been parsed, this
       * should just be a pointer to the first byte of the extended header.  It
       * will determine the length internally and make that available through
       * size().
       */
      void setData(const ByteVector &data);

    protected:
      /*!
       * Called by setData() to parse the extended header data.  It makes this
       * information available through the public API.
       */
      void parse(const ByteVector &data);

    private:
      ExtendedHeader(const ExtendedHeader &);
      ExtendedHeader &operator=(const ExtendedHeader &);

      class ExtendedHeaderPrivate;
      ExtendedHeaderPrivate *d;
    };

  }
}
#endif