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+/**
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include "common.hpp"
+#include "forwarding-entry.hpp"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace ndn {
+  
+void ForwardingEntry::set(const struct ndn_ForwardingEntry &forwardingEntryStruct) 
+{
+  if (forwardingEntryStruct.action && forwardingEntryStruct.actionLength > 0)
+    action_ = string(forwardingEntryStruct.action, forwardingEntryStruct.action + forwardingEntryStruct.actionLength);
+  else
+    action_ = "";
+            
+  prefix_.set(forwardingEntryStruct.prefix);
+  publisherPublicKeyDigest_.set(forwardingEntryStruct.publisherPublicKeyDigest);  
+  faceId_ = forwardingEntryStruct.faceId;
+  forwardingFlags_ = forwardingEntryStruct.forwardingFlags;
+  freshnessSeconds_ = forwardingEntryStruct.freshnessSeconds;
+}
+
+void ForwardingEntry::get(struct ndn_ForwardingEntry &forwardingEntryStruct) const 
+{
+  prefix_.get(forwardingEntryStruct.prefix);
+  publisherPublicKeyDigest_.get(forwardingEntryStruct.publisherPublicKeyDigest);
+  forwardingEntryStruct.faceId = faceId_;
+  forwardingEntryStruct.forwardingFlags = forwardingFlags_;
+  forwardingEntryStruct.freshnessSeconds = freshnessSeconds_;
+
+  forwardingEntryStruct.actionLength = action_.size();
+  if (action_.size() > 0)
+    forwardingEntryStruct.action = (unsigned char *)&action_[0];
+  else
+    forwardingEntryStruct.action = 0;
+}
+
+}