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#include "oliasdb/pref_base.h"
#include "utility/debug.h"
#include "unique_id.h"

pref_base::pref_base(user_base::rw_flag_t rw) : 
	user_base(PREF_SPEC, rw)
{
}


pref_base::pref_base( const char* base_dir, 
                      const char* base_nm,
                      const char* base_ds,
		      user_base::rw_flag_t rw 
                    ) : 
	user_base(base_dir, base_nm, base_ds, PREF_SPEC, rw) 
{
   if ( checking_status != SUCC )
      return;

   desc* ptr = first_desc_ptr;

   if ( ptr == 0 )
      throw(stringException("empty pref base specification"));

   while ( ptr ) {
     if ( strcmp( ptr -> get_type(), "container	set") == 0 ) {
        pref_set_hd = (cset_handler*)
            (managers::obj_dict -> get_handler(ptr -> get_nm()));
        return;
     }
     ptr = ptr -> get_next_desc();
   }

   throw(stringException("can't find pref set description record"));
}

pref_base::~pref_base()
{
}