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#ifndef __nsMsgResultElement_h
#define __nsMsgResultElement_h

#include "nsMsgSearchCore.h"

// nsMsgResultElement specifies a single search hit.

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// nsMsgResultElement is a list of attribute/value pairs which are used to
// represent a search hit without requiring a message header or server connection
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------



class nsMsgResultElement
{
public:
	nsMsgResultElement (nsIMsgSearchAdapter *);
	virtual ~nsMsgResultElement ();

	static nsresult AssignValues (nsMsgSearchValue *src, nsMsgSearchValue *dst);
	nsresult GetValue (nsMsgSearchAttribute, nsMsgSearchValue **) const;
	nsresult AddValue (nsMsgSearchValue*);

	nsresult GetPrettyName (nsMsgSearchValue**);


	const nsMsgSearchValue *GetValueRef (nsMsgSearchAttribute) const;
	nsresult Open (void *window);

	// added as part of the search as view capabilities...
	static int CompareByFolderInfoPtrs (const void *, const void *);  

	static int Compare (const void *, const void *);
	static nsresult DestroyValue (nsMsgSearchValue *value);

	nsMsgSearchValueArray m_valueList;
	nsIMsgSearchAdapter *m_adapter;

protected:
};

#endif
