re #35

Start of the big Geometry::Volume checkin.
Modifications to dependent files (added functionality) 

Code/Mantid/Kernel/inc/Support.h

-#ifndef MANTID_STRFUNC_SUPPORT_H_
-#define MANTID_STRFUNC_SUPPORT_H_
-
-#include "System.h"
-#include <iostream>
-#include <sstream>
-#include <vector>
-
-namespace Mantid
-{
-/*!
-  \namespace StrFunc
-  \brief Holds support functions for strings
-  \author S. Ansell
-  \date February 2006
-  \version 1.0
-*/
-namespace StrFunc
-{
-/// determine if a character group exists in a string
-DLLExport int confirmStr(const std::string&,const std::string&);
-/// Get a word from a string
-DLLExport int extractWord(std::string&,const std::string&,const int=4);
-
-/// strip all spaces
-DLLExport std::string removeSpace(const std::string&);
-/// strip pre/post spaces
-DLLExport std::string fullBlock(const std::string&);
-/// strip trialling comments
-DLLExport void stripComment(std::string&);
-/// Determines if a string is only spaces
-DLLExport int isEmpty(const std::string&);
-/// Get a line and strip comments 
-DLLExport std::string getLine(std::istream&,const int= 256);
-/// get a part of a long line
-DLLExport int getPartLine(std::istream&,std::string&,std::string&,const int= 256);
-
-template<typename T> int convPartNum(const std::string&,T&);
-
-/// Convert a string into a number
-template<typename T> int convert(const std::string&,T&);
-/// Convert a char* into a number
-template<typename T> int convert(const char*,T&);
-
-/// Convert and cut a string
-template<typename T> int sectPartNum(std::string&,T&);
-
-/// Convert and cut a string
-template<typename T> int section(std::string&,T&);
-/// Convert and cut a char* 
-template<typename T> int section(char*,T&);
-
-/// Convert and cut a string for MCNPX
-template<typename T> int sectionMCNPX(std::string&,T&);
-
-/// Convert a VAX number to x86 little eindien
-DLLExport float getVAXnum(const float);
-
-}
-}
-
-#endif //MANTID_STRFUNC_SUPPORT_H_
-
+#ifndef MANTID_STRFUNC_SUPPORT_H_
+#define MANTID_STRFUNC_SUPPORT_H_
+
+#include "System.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace Mantid
+{
+/*!
+  \namespace StrFunc
+  \brief Holds support functions for strings
+  \author S. Ansell
+  \date February 2006
+  \version 1.0
+*/
+namespace StrFunc
+{
+/// determine if a character group exists in a string
+DLLExport int confirmStr(const std::string&,const std::string&);
+/// Get a word from a string
+DLLExport int extractWord(std::string&,const std::string&,const int=4);
+
+/// strip all spaces
+DLLExport std::string removeSpace(const std::string&);
+/// strip pre/post spaces
+DLLExport std::string fullBlock(const std::string&);
+/// strip trialling comments
+DLLExport void stripComment(std::string&);
+/// Determines if a string is only spaces
+DLLExport int isEmpty(const std::string&);
+/// Get a line and strip comments 
+DLLExport std::string getLine(std::istream&,const int= 256);
+/// get a part of a long line
+DLLExport int getPartLine(std::istream&,std::string&,std::string&,const int= 256);
+
+template<typename T> int convPartNum(const std::string&,T&);
+
+/// Convert a string into a number
+template<typename T> int convert(const std::string&,T&);
+/// Convert a char* into a number
+template<typename T> int convert(const char*,T&);
+
+
+template<typename T> 
+int setValues(const std::string&,const std::vector<int>&,
+	      std::vector<T>&);
+
+/// Convert and cut a string
+template<typename T> int sectPartNum(std::string&,T&);
+
+/// Convert and cut a string
+template<typename T> int section(std::string&,T&);
+/// Convert and cut a char* 
+template<typename T> int section(char*,T&);
+
+/// Convert and cut a string for MCNPX
+template<typename T> int sectionMCNPX(std::string&,T&);
+
+/// Write file in standard MCNPX input form 
+void writeMCNPX(const std::string&,std::ostream&);
+
+/// Split tring into spc deliminated components
+std::vector<std::string> StrParts(std::string);
+
+/// Write a set of containers to a file
+template<template<typename T> class V,typename T> 
+int writeFile(const std::string&,const T,const V<T>&);
+template<template<typename T> class V,typename T> 
+int writeFile(const std::string&,const V<T>&,const V<T>&);
+template<template<typename T> class V,typename T> 
+int writeFile(const std::string&,const V<T>&,const V<T>&,const V<T>&);
+
+
+/// Convert a VAX number to x86 little eindien
+DLLExport float getVAXnum(const float);
+
+}   // NAMESPACE StrFunc
+}   // NAMESPACE Mantid
+
+#endif //MANTID_STRFUNC_SUPPORT_H_
+