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MODULE: GF2XVec

SUMMARY:

The class GF2XVec implements vectors of fixed-length GF2X's.  You can
allocate a vector of GF2X's of a specified length, where the maximum
size of each GF2X is also specified.  These parameters can be specified
either with a constructor, or with SetSize.  It is an error to
try to re-size a vector of non-xero , or store a GF2X that doesn't fit.  
The space can be released with "kill", and then you are free to call SetSize
again.  If you want more flexible---but less efficient---vectors, use
vec_GF2X.

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#include <NTL/GF2X.h>


class GF2XVec {
public:
   GF2XVec();

   GF2XVec& operator=(const GF2XVec&); 
   // first kill()'s destination (unless source and destination are
   // identical)

   GF2XVec(const GF2XVec&); 
   ~GF2XVec();

   GF2XVec(long n, long d);
   // sets length to n and max size of each element to d,
   // where the size d measures the number of words 

   void SetSize(long n, long d);
   // sets length to n and max size of each element to d,
   // where the size d measures the number of words 

   long length() const;
   // length of vector

   long BaseSize() const;
   // max size of each element

   void kill();
   // release space


   GF2X* elts();
   const GF2X* elts() const;
   // pointer to first element

   GF2X& operator[](long i);
   const GF2X& operator[](long i) const;
   // indexing operator; starts at 0; no range checking
};


void swap(GF2XVec& x, GF2XVec& y);
// swaps x and y by swapping pointers