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#ifndef FXPIPE_H
#define FXPIPE_H

#ifndef FXIODEVICE_H
#include "FXIODevice.h"
#endif

namespace FX {


/**
* Pipe i/o device.
*/
class FXAPI FXPipe : public FXIODevice {
private:
  FXPipe(const FXPipe&);
  FXPipe &operator=(const FXPipe&);
public:

  /// Construct pipe
  FXPipe(){ }

  /// Construct pipe and attach existing handle h
  FXPipe(FXInputHandle h);

  /// Construct and open pipes with access mode m for this one and the reverse for the other
  FXPipe(FXPipe& other,FXuint m);

  /// Open pipes with access mode m for this one and the reverse for the other
  virtual FXbool open(FXPipe& other,FXuint m=FXIO::Reading);

  /// Create a named pipe (not available on Windows)
  static FXbool create(const FXString& file,FXuint perm=FXIO::AllReadWrite);

  /// Remove a named pipe (not available on Windows)
  static FXbool remove(const FXString& file);
  };

}

#endif
