1 files changed, 57 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libs/pbd3/pbd/datum.h b/libs/pbd3/pbd/datum.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f2704b429
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/pbd3/pbd/datum.h
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+    Copyright (C) 1998-99 Paul Barton-Davis 
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+    $Id$
+*/
+
+#ifndef __qm_datum_h__
+#define __qm_datum_h__
+
+/* A basic data type used whenever we want to represent
+   something that might be a string or a number.
+*/
+
+struct Datum {
+	enum Type {
+		String,
+		Numeric,
+	};
+	Type type;
+	union {
+		const char *str;
+		float n;
+	};
+
+	Datum &operator=(float val) {
+		type = Numeric;
+		n = val;
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	Datum &operator=(int val) {
+		type = Numeric;
+		n=(float) val;
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	Datum &operator=(const char *val) {
+		type = String;
+		str = val;
+		return *this;
+	}
+};
+
+#endif // __qm_datum_h__