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+/* 
+ * Copyright 1996-2002 - Karl R. Hakimian and David Fries
+ *
+ * This file is part of datalink.
+ *
+ * Datalink is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Datalink is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with datalink (see COPYING); if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "datalink.h"
+
+ItemPtr dl_new_item(WatchInfoPtr wi, int type)
+{
+	ItemPtr ni;
+
+/* Since there is only one supported device, wi is not used. */
+
+	if (type <= DL_NO_TYPE && type > DL_MAX_TYPE)
+	{
+		(*dl_error_proc) ("Unknown type, can't allocate.");
+		return (NULL);
+	}
+
+	if ((ni = (ItemPtr) malloc(sizeof(Item))) == NULL)
+	{
+		(*dl_error_proc) ("Could not allocate item.");
+		return (NULL);
+	}
+
+	memset((char *) ni, 0, sizeof(Item));
+
+	ni->type = type;
+	return (ni);
+}