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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Regents of the University of California.
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson <jefft0@remap.ucla.edu>
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#include "../c/util/blob.h"
+#include <ndn-cpp/util/blob.hpp>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace ndn {
+
+Blob::Blob(const struct ndn_Blob& blobStruct)
+  : ptr_lib::shared_ptr<const std::vector<uint8_t> >(new std::vector<uint8_t>(blobStruct.value, blobStruct.value + blobStruct.length))
+{
+}
+
+void 
+Blob::get(struct ndn_Blob& blobStruct) const 
+{
+  blobStruct.length = size(); 
+  if (size() > 0)
+    blobStruct.value = (uint8_t*)buf();
+  else
+    blobStruct.value = 0;
+}
+
+}