--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/core/value.h	Wed Jan 30 17:28:18 2008 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#ifndef VALUE_H
+#define VALUE_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include "object-base.h"
+#include "ptr.h"
+
+namespace ns3 {
+
+class ParamSpec;
+
+class Value : public ObjectBase
+{
+public:
+  Value ();
+  void Ref (void) const;
+  void Unref (void) const;
+  virtual ~Value ();
+
+  virtual Ptr<Value> Copy (void) const = 0;
+  virtual std::string SerializeToString (Ptr<const ParamSpec> spec) const = 0;
+  virtual bool DeserializeFromString (std::string value, Ptr<const ParamSpec> spec) = 0;
+private:
+  mutable uint32_t m_count;
+};
+
+} // namespace ns3
+
+#endif /* VALUE_H */