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#ifndef MY_HFILE_H
#define MY_HFILE_H

#include <list>
using std::list;
#include <string>
using std::string;

class Class1;	// defined elsewhere
class Class2;	// defined elsewhere

template<class T>
class GenList : public list<T*> {  // a list (of pointers) with some extra methods
public:
	virtual string to_string(Class1* receiveObj, bool check=true);
	int count(string key);
	bool get_instance(int nr, T* dest, int& instance_nr);
	bool get_instance(string key, T* dest, int& instance_nr);
};

class DerivedList1 : public GenList<Class1> {
public:
	string to_string(Class1* receiveObj, bool check=true);	
};

class DerivedList2 : public GenList<Class2> {
public:
	string to_string(Class1* receiveObj, bool check=true);
};

#endif // #ifndef MY_HFILE_H