/*

* Copyright (c) 2002-2004 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies). 

* All rights reserved.

* This component and the accompanying materials are made available

* which accompanies this distribution, and is available

* at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".

*

* Initial Contributors:

* Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.

*

* Contributors:

*

* Description:     

*

*/

#ifndef SORTUTILIMPL_H

#define SORTUTILIMPL_H

//  INCLUDES

#include <e32std.h>

#include "SortUtil.h"

namespace SortUtilImpl

    {

    /**

     * Returns aText with all leading whitespace characters stripped from it.

     */

    TPtrC StripLeadingWhiteSpace(const TDesC& aText);

    /**

     * Searches for the next nonempty key in a sort key array.

     *

     * @param aKeys     the sort key array to search.

     * @param aType     the sort key type to search for.

     * @param aIndex    the index where to start the search from. If a key is

     *                  returned the index is incremented.

     * @return  the first nonempty sort key's text or empty string if 

     *          aIndex > aKeys.SortKeyCount(). Any leading whitespace in the

     *          sort key text is removed in the returned string.

     */    

    TPtrC FindNextNonEmptyKey

            (const MSortKeyArray& aKeys, 

            TSortKeyType aType, 

            TInt& aIndex);

    }  // namespace SortUtilImpl

#endif // SORTUTILIMPL_H

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