/*

* Copyright (c) 2007 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:  Definition of static utility functions

*

*/

#ifndef __MENUUTIL_H__

#define __MENUUTIL_H__

#include "mcsmenuitem.h"

#include <e32base.h>

class RWriteStream;

class RReadStream;

/**

 *  Static utility functions.

 */

NONSHARABLE_CLASS( MenuUtil )

    {

public:

    /**

    * Externalize integer array into a stream.

    * @param aArray Array to externalize.

    * @param aStream The stream to externalize to.

    */

    static void ExternalizeL

        ( const RArray<TInt>& aArray, RWriteStream& aStream );

    /**

    * Internalize integer array from a stream. Existing data is kept,

    * new ones appended.

    * @param aArray Array to internalize.

    * @param aStream The stream to externalize from.

    */

    static void InternalizeL

        ( RArray<TInt>& aArray, RReadStream& aStream );

    /**

    * Externalize uid array into a stream.

    * @param aArray Array to externalize.

    * @param aStream The stream to externalize to.

    */

    static void ExternalizeL

        ( const RArray<TUid>& aArray, RWriteStream& aStream );

    /**

    * Internalize uid array from a stream. Existing data is kept,

    * new ones appended.

    * @param aArray Array to internalize.

    * @param aStream The stream to externalize from.

    */

    static void InternalizeL

    	( RArray<TUid>& aArray, RReadStream& aStream );

    /**

    * Externalize header array into a stream.

    * @param aArray Array to externalize.

    * @param aStream The stream to externalize to.

    */

    static void ExternalizeL

        ( const RArray<TMenuItem>& aArray, RWriteStream& aStream );

    /**

    * Internalize header array from a stream. Existing data is kept,

    * new ones appended.

    * @param aArray Array to internalize.

    * @param aStream The stream to externalize from.

    */

    static void InternalizeL

        ( RArray<TMenuItem>& aArray, RReadStream& aStream );

    /**

    * Check if backup operation is in progress.

    * @return ETrue if backup is in progress.

    */

    static TBool BackupInProgressL();

    };

#endif // __MENUUTIL_H__