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+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Regents of the University of California.
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson <jefft0@remap.ucla.edu>
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_DYNAMIC_UCHAR_VECTOR_HPP
+#define NDN_DYNAMIC_UCHAR_VECTOR_HPP
+
+#include <vector>
+#include "../common.hpp"
+#include "../c/util/dynamic-uint8-array.h"
+
+namespace ndn {
+
+/**
+ * A DynamicUInt8Vector extends ndn_DynamicUInt8Array to hold a shared_ptr<vector<uint8_t> > for use with
+ * C functions which need an ndn_DynamicUInt8Array.
+ */
+class DynamicUInt8Vector : public ndn_DynamicUInt8Array {
+public:
+  /**
+   * Create a new DynamicUInt8Vector with an initial length.
+   * @param initialLength The initial size of the allocated vector.
+   */
+  DynamicUInt8Vector(unsigned int initialLength);
+  
+  /**
+   * Get the shared_ptr to the allocated vector.
+   * @return The shared_ptr to the allocated vector. 
+   */
+  const ptr_lib::shared_ptr<std::vector<uint8_t> >& 
+  get() { return vector_; }
+  
+private:
+  /**
+   * Implement the static realloc function using vector resize.
+   * @param self A pointer to this object.
+   * @param array Should be the front of the vector.
+   * @param length The new length for the vector.
+   * @return The front of the allocated vector.
+   */
+  static uint8_t*
+  realloc(struct ndn_DynamicUInt8Array *self, uint8_t *array, unsigned int length);
+  
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<std::vector<uint8_t> > vector_;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif