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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2007-2008 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+* All rights reserved.
+* This component and the accompanying materials are made available
+* under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
+* 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 HNCONVUTILS_H
+#define HNCONVUTILS_H
+
+#include <e32base.h>
+
+/**
+ * Provides static methods for converting numbers to
+ * descriptors and vice versa.
+ *  
+ *  @lib hnutilities.lib
+ *  @since S60 v5.0
+ *  @ingroup group_hnutilities
+ */
+NONSHARABLE_CLASS( HnConvUtils )
+    {   
+public:
+
+	/**
+     * Converts narrow string descriptor to default width string descriptor.
+     *
+	 * @since S60 v5.0
+	 * @param aStr Narrow string descriptor.
+	 * @return Default wide string descriptor.
+	 */
+	IMPORT_C static HBufC* Str8ToStr( const TDesC8& aStr );
+	
+    /**
+     * Converts narrow string descriptor to default width string descriptor.
+     * Does not handle special characters.
+     *
+     * @since S60 v5.0
+     * @param aStr Narrow string descriptor.
+     * @return Default wide string descriptor.
+     */
+    static HBufC* Str8ToStrFastLC( const TDesC8& aStr );
+    
+    /**
+     * Converts wide string descriptor to narrow string descriptor.
+     * Does not handle special characters.
+     *
+     * @since S60 v5.0
+     * @param aStr Wide string descriptor input.
+     * @return Narrow string.
+     */    
+    static HBufC8* StrToStr8FastLC( const TDesC16& aStr );
+        
+    /**
+     * Converts narrow string descriptor to default width string descriptor.
+     * Handles special characters.
+     *
+     * @since S60 v5.0
+     * @param aStr Narrow string descriptor.
+     * @return Default wide string descriptor.
+     */
+    IMPORT_C static HBufC* Str8ToStrLC( const TDesC8& aStr );
+
+    /**
+     * Converts wide string descriptor to narrow string descriptor.
+     * Handles special characters.
+     *
+     * @since S60 v5.0
+     * @param aStr Wide string descriptor input.
+     * @return Narrow string.
+     */    
+    IMPORT_C static HBufC8* StrToStr8LC( const TDesC16& aStr );
+
+    /**
+     * Converts wide string descriptor to narrow string descriptor.
+     *
+     * @since S60 v5.0
+     * @param aStr Wide string descriptor input.
+     * @return Narrow string.
+     */    
+    IMPORT_C static HBufC8* StrToStr8L( const TDesC16& aStr );
+    
+    /**
+     * Converts integer to narrow string descriptor.
+     *
+     * @since S60 v5.0
+     * @param aNum Number.
+     * @return Narrow string.
+     */    
+    IMPORT_C static HBufC8* NumToStr8LC( const TInt& aNum );
+    
+    /**
+     * Converts narrow string descriptor to integer value.
+     *
+     * @since S60  v5.0
+     * @param aValue Input descriptor.
+     * @param aResult Result integer.
+     * @return Error code.
+     */
+    IMPORT_C static TInt Str8ToInt( const TDesC8& aValue, TInt& aResult );
+
+    /**
+     * Converts string descriptor to integer value.
+     *
+     * @since S60  v5.0
+     * @param aValue Input descriptor.
+     * @param aResult Result integer.
+     * @return Error code.
+     */
+    IMPORT_C static TInt StrToInt( const TDesC& aValue, TInt& aResult );
+  
+    /**
+     * Converts narrow string descriptor to integer value.
+     *
+     * @since S60  v5.0
+     * @param aValue Input descriptor.
+     * @param aResult Result integer.
+     * @return Error code.
+     */
+    IMPORT_C static TInt Str8ToInt( const TDesC8& aValue, TInt32& aResult );
+     
+    /**
+     * Converts narrow string descriptor to integer value.
+     *
+     * @since S60  v5.0
+     * @param aValue Input descriptor.
+     * @param aResult Result integer.
+     * @return Error code.
+     */
+    IMPORT_C static TInt StrToInt( const TDesC& aValue, TInt32& aResult );
+     
+    /**
+     * Converts narrow string descriptor to integer value.
+     *
+     * @since S60  v5.0
+     * @param aValue Input descriptor.
+     * @param aResult Result integer.
+     * @return Error code.
+     */
+    IMPORT_C static TInt Str8ToUint( const TDesC8& aValue, TUint& aResult );
+    };
+
+#include "hnconvutils.inl"
+
+#endif // HNCONVUTILS_H
+