+/*=========================================================================
+
+ Program: gdcm
+ Module: $RCSfile: gdcmUtil.h,v $
+ Language: C++
+ Date: $Date: 2004/11/05 20:23:14 $
+ Version: $Revision: 1.40 $
+
+ Copyright (c) CREATIS (Centre de Recherche et d'Applications en Traitement de
+ l'Image). All rights reserved. See Doc/License.txt or
+ http://www.creatis.insa-lyon.fr/Public/Gdcm/License.html for details.
+
+ This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
+ the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ PURPOSE. See the above copyright notices for more information.
+
+=========================================================================*/
+
+#ifndef GDCMUTIL_H
+#define GDCMUTIL_H
+
+#include "gdcmCommon.h"
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace gdcm
+{
+/**
+ * \defgroup Globals Utility functions
+ * \brief Here are some utility functions, belonging to the Util class,
+ * dealing with strings, file names... that can be called
+ * from anywhere by whomsoever they can help.
+ */
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class GDCM_EXPORT Util
+{