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+// Filename: audio_sound.I
+// Created by:  cary (17Oct00)
+// 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AudioSound::constructor
+//       Access: Protected
+//  Description: initialize a new sound
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE AudioSound::AudioSound(AudioTraits::SoundClass* sound,
+			      AudioTraits::PlayingClass* state,
+			      AudioTraits::PlayerClass* player,
+			      AudioTraits::DeletePlayingFunc* destroy,
+			      const string& filename) : Namable(filename),
+							_sound(sound),
+							_state(state),
+							_player(player),
+							_delstate(destroy) {}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AudioSound::copy constructor
+//       Access: Protected
+//  Description: copy a sound, but we don't really want to allow this
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE AudioSound::AudioSound(const AudioSound& c) : Namable(c.get_name()),
+						     _sound(c._sound),
+						     _state(c._state),
+						     _player(c._player),
+						     _delstate(c._delstate) {}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AudioSound::assignment operator
+//       Access: Protected
+//  Description: copy a sound, but we don't really want to allow this
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE AudioSound& AudioSound::operator=(const AudioSound& c) {
+  this->set_name(c.get_name());
+  this->_sound = c._sound;
+  this->_state = c._state;
+  this->_player = c._player;
+  this->_delstate = c._delstate;
+  return *this;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AudioSound::get_player
+//       Access: Protected
+//  Description: return the player for this sound
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE AudioTraits::PlayerClass* AudioSound::get_player(void) const {
+  return _player;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AudioSound::get_sound
+//       Access: Protected
+//  Description: return the trait sound class for this sound
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE AudioTraits::SoundClass* AudioSound::get_sound(void) const {
+  return _sound;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AudioSound::get_state
+//       Access: Protected
+//  Description: return the trait playing class for this sound
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE AudioTraits::PlayingClass* AudioSound::get_state(void) const {
+  return _state;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AudioSound::equality operator
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: test to see if two sounds are the same
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE bool AudioSound::operator==(const AudioSound& c) const {
+  return ((_sound == c._sound) && (_state == c._state));
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AudioSound::inequality operator
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: test to see if two sounds are not the same
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE bool AudioSound::operator!=(const AudioSound& c) const {
+  return ((_sound != c._sound) || (_state != c._state));
+}