*** jdbm.java.orig	Fri Jun 19 07:46:51 1998
--- jdbm.java	Mon Jun  7 20:41:38 1999
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*** 724,729 ****
--- 724,757 ----
  	bucket.add (hashval, key, value) ;
      }
  
+   /** Store the data for the given key in the specified
+    *  <CODE>S_</CODE> mode. 
+    * @param key the bytes of the key. 
+    * @param data the bytes of the key. 
+    * @param mode the <CODE>S_</CODE> mode. 
+    * @return the data bytes stored for the key.
+    * @exception IOException for whatever
+    */
+   public void store(String key, byte data[], int mode)
+        throws IOException
+   {
+     store(key.getBytes(), data, mode);
+   }
+ 
+   /** Store the data for the given key in the specified
+    *  <CODE>S_</CODE> mode. 
+    * @param key the bytes of the key. 
+    * @param data the bytes of the key. 
+    * @param mode the <CODE>S_</CODE> mode. 
+    * @return the data bytes stored for the key.
+    * @exception IOException for whatever
+    */
+   public void store(String key, String data, int mode)
+        throws IOException
+   {
+     store(key.getBytes(), data.getBytes(), mode);
+   }
+ 
      /**
       * Lookup the value associated with the provided key.
       * @param key The bits of the key to look for.
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*** 753,761 ****
  	// FIXME: the min is that the buffer is not allocated on each lookup
  	byte b[] = new byte[key.length()] ;
  	key.getBytes(0, b.length, b, 0) ;
! 	return lookup(b) ;
      }
  
      /**
       * Delete the association for the provided key.
       * @param key The key of the element to remove.
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  	// FIXME: the min is that the buffer is not allocated on each lookup
  	byte b[] = new byte[key.length()] ;
  	key.getBytes(0, b.length, b, 0) ;
! 	return lookup(b);
      }
  
+   /** Fetch the data if the given key exists in the data base 
+    * @param key the bytes of the key. 
+    * @return the data bytes stored for the key.
+    * @exception IOException for whatever
+    */
+   public byte[] fetch(byte key[])
+        throws IOException 
+  { return lookup(key); }
+ 
+   /** Fetch the data if the given key exists in the data base 
+    * @param key the bytes of the key. 
+    * @return the data bytes stored for the key.
+    * @exception IOException for whatever
+    */
+   public String fetch(String key)
+        throws IOException
+   {
+     byte[] buf = lookup(key.getBytes());
+     if(buf != null)
+       return new String(buf);
+     else
+       return null;
+   }
+ 
+   /** Fetch the data if the given key exists in the data base 
+    * @param key the bytes of the key. 
+    * @return the data bytes stored for the key.
+    * @exception IOException for whatever
+    */
+   public byte[] fetchBytes(String key)
+        throws IOException
+   {
+     return lookup(key.getBytes());
+   }
+ 
+   /** Fetch the data if the given key exists in the data base 
+    * @param key the bytes of the key. 
+    * @return the data bytes stored for the key.
+    * @exception IOException for whatever
+    */
+   public String fetchString(byte key[])
+        throws IOException
+   {
+     byte[] buf = lookup(key);
+     if(buf != null)
+       return new String(buf);
+     else
+       return null;
+   }
+ 
      /**
       * Delete the association for the provided key.
       * @param key The key of the element to remove.
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  	// Write any modified bucket
  	list.saveModified(this) ;
      }
+ 
+   /** Opens a database file in the specified <CODE>O_</CODE> mode.
+    *  @param filename the database file name.
+    *  @exception IOException if a problem with the file occurs
+    */
+   public jdbm(String filename)
+        throws IOException
+   {
+     this(new File(filename));
+   }
  
      public jdbm (File file) 
  	throws IOException