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-/*M///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-//  IMPORTANT: READ BEFORE DOWNLOADING, COPYING, INSTALLING OR USING.
-//
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-//  copy or use the software.
-//
-//
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-//                For Open Source Computer Vision Library
-//
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-//
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-// are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-//
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-// and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability,
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-//M*/
-
-#include "_cxcore.h"
-#include <ctype.h>
-
-/****************************************************************************************\
-*                            Common macros and type definitions                          *
-\****************************************************************************************/
-
-#define cv_isprint(c)     ((signed char)(c) >= (signed char)' ')
-#define cv_isprint_or_tab(c)  ((signed char)(c) >= (signed char)' ' || (c) == '\t')
-
-static char* icv_itoa( int _val, char* buffer, int /*radix*/ )
-{
-    const int radix = 10;
-    char* ptr=buffer + 23 /* enough even for 64-bit integers */;
-    unsigned val = abs(_val);
-
-    *ptr = '\0';
-    do
-    {
-        unsigned r = val / radix;
-        *--ptr = (char)(val - (r*radix) + '0');
-        val = r;
-    }
-    while( val != 0 );
-
-    if( _val < 0 )
-        *--ptr = '-';
-
-    return ptr;
-}
-
-
-typedef struct CvGenericHash
-{
-    CV_SET_FIELDS()
-    int tab_size;
-    void** table;
-}
-CvGenericHash;
-
-typedef CvGenericHash CvStringHash;
-
-typedef struct CvFileMapNode
-{
-    CvFileNode value;
-    const CvStringHashNode* key;
-    struct CvFileMapNode* next;
-}
-CvFileMapNode;
-
-typedef struct CvXMLStackRecord
-{
-    CvMemStoragePos pos;
-    CvString struct_tag;
-    int struct_indent;
-    int struct_flags;
-}
-CvXMLStackRecord;
-
-#define CV_XML_OPENING_TAG 1
-#define CV_XML_CLOSING_TAG 2
-#define CV_XML_EMPTY_TAG 3
-#define CV_XML_HEADER_TAG 4
-#define CV_XML_DIRECTIVE_TAG 5
-
-//typedef void (*CvParse)( struct CvFileStorage* fs );
-typedef void (*CvStartWriteStruct)( struct CvFileStorage* fs, const char* key,
-                                    int struct_flags, const char* type_name );
-typedef void (*CvEndWriteStruct)( struct CvFileStorage* fs );
-typedef void (*CvWriteInt)( struct CvFileStorage* fs, const char* key, int value );
-typedef void (*CvWriteReal)( struct CvFileStorage* fs, const char* key, double value );
-typedef void (*CvWriteString)( struct CvFileStorage* fs, const char* key,
-                               const char* value, int quote );
-typedef void (*CvWriteComment)( struct CvFileStorage* fs, const char* comment, int eol_comment );
-typedef void (*CvStartNextStream)( struct CvFileStorage* fs );
-
-typedef struct CvFileStorage
-{
-    int flags;
-    int is_xml;
-    int write_mode;
-    int is_first;
-    CvMemStorage* memstorage;
-    CvMemStorage* dststorage;
-    CvMemStorage* strstorage;
-    CvStringHash* str_hash;
-    CvSeq* roots;
-    CvSeq* write_stack;
-    int struct_indent;
-    int struct_flags;
-    CvString struct_tag;
-    int space;
-    char* filename;
-    FILE* file;
-    char* buffer;
-    char* buffer_start;
-    char* buffer_end;
-    int wrap_margin;
-    int lineno;
-    int dummy_eof;
-    const char* errmsg;
-    char errmsgbuf[128];
-
-    CvStartWriteStruct start_write_struct;
-    CvEndWriteStruct end_write_struct;
-    CvWriteInt write_int;
-    CvWriteReal write_real;
-    CvWriteString write_string;
-    CvWriteComment write_comment;
-    CvStartNextStream start_next_stream;
-    //CvParse parse;
-}
-CvFileStorage;
-
-
-#define CV_YML_INDENT  3
-#define CV_XML_INDENT  2
-#define CV_YML_INDENT_FLOW  1
-#define CV_FS_MAX_LEN 4096
-
-#define CV_FILE_STORAGE ('Y' + ('A' << 8) + ('M' << 16) + ('L' << 24))
-#define CV_IS_FILE_STORAGE(fs) ((fs) != 0 && (fs)->flags == CV_FILE_STORAGE)
-
-#define CV_CHECK_FILE_STORAGE(fs)                       \
-{                                                       \
-    if( !CV_IS_FILE_STORAGE(fs) )                       \
-        CV_ERROR( (fs) ? CV_StsBadArg : CV_StsNullPtr,  \
-                  "Invalid pointer to file storage" );  \
-}
-
-#define CV_CHECK_OUTPUT_FILE_STORAGE(fs)                \
-{                                                       \
-    CV_CHECK_FILE_STORAGE(fs);                          \
-    if( !fs->write_mode )                               \
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "The file storage is opened for reading" ); \
-}
-
-CV_IMPL const char*
-cvAttrValue( const CvAttrList* attr, const char* attr_name )
-{
-    while( attr && attr->attr )
-    {
-        int i;
-        for( i = 0; attr->attr[i*2] != 0; i++ )
-        {
-            if( strcmp( attr_name, attr->attr[i*2] ) == 0 )
-                return attr->attr[i*2+1];
-        }
-        attr = attr->next;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-
-static CvGenericHash*
-cvCreateMap( int flags, int header_size, int elem_size,
-             CvMemStorage* storage, int start_tab_size )
-{
-    CvGenericHash* map = 0;
-
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvCreateMap" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    if( header_size < (int)sizeof(CvGenericHash) )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadSize, "Too small map header_size" );
-
-    if( start_tab_size <= 0 )
-        start_tab_size = 16;
-
-    CV_CALL( map = (CvGenericHash*)cvCreateSet( flags, header_size, elem_size, storage ));
-
-    map->tab_size = start_tab_size;
-    start_tab_size *= sizeof(map->table[0]);
-    CV_CALL( map->table = (void**)cvMemStorageAlloc( storage, start_tab_size ));
-    memset( map->table, 0, start_tab_size );
-
-    __END__;
-
-    if( cvGetErrStatus() < 0 )
-        map = 0;
-
-    return map;
-}
-
-
-#define CV_PARSE_ERROR( errmsg )                                    \
-{                                                                   \
-    icvParseError( fs, cvFuncName, (errmsg), __FILE__, __LINE__ );  \
-    EXIT;                                                           \
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvParseError( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* func_name,
-               const char* err_msg, const char* source_file, int source_line )
-{
-    char buf[1<<10];
-    sprintf( buf, "%s(%d): %s", fs->filename, fs->lineno, err_msg );
-    cvError( CV_StsParseError, func_name, buf, source_file, source_line );
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvFSCreateCollection( CvFileStorage* fs, int tag, CvFileNode* collection )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvFSCreateCollection" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    if( CV_NODE_IS_MAP(tag) )
-    {
-        if( collection->tag != CV_NODE_NONE )
-        {
-            assert( fs->is_xml != 0 );
-            CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Sequence element should not have name (use <_></_>)" );
-        }
-
-        CV_CALL( collection->data.map = cvCreateMap( 0, sizeof(CvFileNodeHash),
-                            sizeof(CvFileMapNode), fs->memstorage, 16 ));
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        CvSeq* seq;
-        CV_CALL( seq = cvCreateSeq( 0, sizeof(CvSeq), sizeof(CvFileNode), fs->memstorage ));
-
-        // if <collection> contains some scalar element, add it to the newly created collection
-        if( CV_NODE_TYPE(collection->tag) != CV_NODE_NONE )
-            cvSeqPush( seq, collection );
-
-        collection->data.seq = seq;
-    }
-
-    collection->tag = tag;
-    cvSetSeqBlockSize( collection->data.seq, 8 );
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-/*static void
-icvFSReleaseCollection( CvSeq* seq )
-{
-    if( seq )
-    {
-        int is_map = CV_IS_SET(seq);
-        CvSeqReader reader;
-        int i, total = seq->total;
-        cvStartReadSeq( seq, &reader, 0 );
-
-        for( i = 0; i < total; i++ )
-        {
-            CvFileNode* node = (CvFileNode*)reader.ptr;
-
-            if( (!is_map || CV_IS_SET_ELEM( node )) && CV_NODE_IS_COLLECTION(node->tag) )
-            {
-                if( CV_NODE_IS_USER(node->tag) && node->info && node->data.obj.decoded )
-                    cvRelease( (void**)&node->data.obj.decoded );
-                if( !CV_NODE_SEQ_IS_SIMPLE( node->data.seq ))
-                    icvFSReleaseCollection( node->data.seq );
-            }
-            CV_NEXT_SEQ_ELEM( seq->elem_size, reader );
-        }
-    }
-}*/
-
-
-static char*
-icvFSDoResize( CvFileStorage* fs, char* ptr, int len )
-{
-    char* new_ptr = 0;
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvFSDoResize" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    int written_len = (int)(ptr - fs->buffer_start);
-    int new_size = (int)((fs->buffer_end - fs->buffer_start)*3/2);
-    new_size = MAX( written_len + len, new_size );
-    CV_CALL( new_ptr = (char*)cvAlloc( new_size + 256 ));
-    fs->buffer = new_ptr + (fs->buffer - fs->buffer_start);
-    if( written_len > 0 )
-        memcpy( new_ptr, fs->buffer_start, written_len );
-    fs->buffer_start = new_ptr;
-    fs->buffer_end = fs->buffer_start + new_size;
-    new_ptr += written_len;
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return new_ptr;
-}
-
-
-inline char* icvFSResizeWriteBuffer( CvFileStorage* fs, char* ptr, int len )
-{
-    return ptr + len < fs->buffer_end ? ptr : icvFSDoResize( fs, ptr, len );
-}
-
-
-static char*
-icvFSFlush( CvFileStorage* fs )
-{
-    char* ptr = fs->buffer;
-    int indent;
-
-    if( ptr > fs->buffer_start + fs->space )
-    {
-        ptr[0] = '\n';
-        ptr[1] = '\0';
-        fputs( fs->buffer_start, fs->file );
-        fs->buffer = fs->buffer_start;
-    }
-
-    indent = fs->struct_indent;
-
-    if( fs->space != indent )
-    {
-        if( fs->space < indent )
-            memset( fs->buffer_start + fs->space, ' ', indent - fs->space );
-        fs->space = indent;
-    }
-
-    ptr = fs->buffer = fs->buffer_start + fs->space;
-
-    return ptr;
-}
-
-
-/* closes file storage and deallocates buffers */
-CV_IMPL  void
-cvReleaseFileStorage( CvFileStorage** p_fs )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME("cvReleaseFileStorage" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    if( !p_fs )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr, "NULL double pointer to file storage" );
-
-    if( *p_fs )
-    {
-        CvFileStorage* fs = *p_fs;
-        *p_fs = 0;
-
-        if( fs->write_mode && fs->file )
-        {
-            if( fs->write_stack )
-            {
-                while( fs->write_stack->total > 0 )
-                    cvEndWriteStruct(fs);
-            }
-            icvFSFlush(fs);
-            if( fs->is_xml )
-                fputs("</opencv_storage>\n", fs->file );
-        }
-
-        //icvFSReleaseCollection( fs->roots ); // delete all the user types recursively
-
-        if( fs->file )
-        {
-            fclose( fs->file );
-            fs->file = 0;
-        }
-
-        cvReleaseMemStorage( &fs->strstorage );
-
-        cvFree( &fs->buffer_start );
-        cvReleaseMemStorage( &fs->memstorage );
-
-        memset( fs, 0, sizeof(*fs) );
-        cvFree( &fs );
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-#define CV_HASHVAL_SCALE 33
-
-CV_IMPL CvStringHashNode*
-cvGetHashedKey( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* str, int len, int create_missing )
-{
-    CvStringHashNode* node = 0;
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvGetHashedKey" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    unsigned hashval = 0;
-    int i, tab_size;
-    CvStringHash* map = fs->str_hash;
-
-    if( !fs )
-        EXIT;
-
-    if( len < 0 )
-    {
-        for( i = 0; str[i] != '\0'; i++ )
-            hashval = hashval*CV_HASHVAL_SCALE + (unsigned char)str[i];
-        len = i;
-    }
-    else for( i = 0; i < len; i++ )
-        hashval = hashval*CV_HASHVAL_SCALE + (unsigned char)str[i];
-
-    hashval &= INT_MAX;
-    tab_size = map->tab_size;
-    if( (tab_size & (tab_size - 1)) == 0 )
-        i = (int)(hashval & (tab_size - 1));
-    else
-        i = (int)(hashval % tab_size);
-
-    for( node = (CvStringHashNode*)(map->table[i]); node != 0; node = node->next )
-    {
-        if( node->hashval == hashval &&
-            node->str.len == len &&
-            memcmp( node->str.ptr, str, len ) == 0 )
-            break;
-    }
-
-    if( !node && create_missing )
-    {
-        node = (CvStringHashNode*)cvSetNew( (CvSet*)map );
-        node->hashval = hashval;
-        CV_CALL( node->str = cvMemStorageAllocString( map->storage, str, len ));
-        node->next = (CvStringHashNode*)(map->table[i]);
-        map->table[i] = node;
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return node;
-}
-
-
-CV_IMPL CvFileNode*
-cvGetFileNode( CvFileStorage* fs, CvFileNode* _map_node,
-               const CvStringHashNode* key,
-               int create_missing )
-{
-    CvFileNode* value = 0;
-
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvGetFileNode" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    int k = 0, attempts = 1;
-
-    if( !fs )
-        EXIT;
-
-    CV_CHECK_FILE_STORAGE(fs);
-
-    if( !key )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr, "Null key element" );
-
-    if( _map_node )
-    {
-        if( !fs->roots )
-            EXIT;
-        attempts = fs->roots->total;
-    }
-
-    for( k = 0; k < attempts; k++ )
-    {
-        int i, tab_size;
-        CvFileNode* map_node = _map_node;
-        CvFileMapNode* another;
-        CvFileNodeHash* map;
-
-        if( !map_node )
-            map_node = (CvFileNode*)cvGetSeqElem( fs->roots, k );
-
-        if( !CV_NODE_IS_MAP(map_node->tag) )
-        {
-            if( (!CV_NODE_IS_SEQ(map_node->tag) || map_node->data.seq->total != 0) &&
-                CV_NODE_TYPE(map_node->tag) != CV_NODE_NONE )
-                CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "The node is neither a map nor an empty collection" );
-            EXIT;
-        }
-
-        map = map_node->data.map;
-        tab_size = map->tab_size;
-
-        if( (tab_size & (tab_size - 1)) == 0 )
-            i = (int)(key->hashval & (tab_size - 1));
-        else
-            i = (int)(key->hashval % tab_size);
-
-        for( another = (CvFileMapNode*)(map->table[i]); another != 0; another = another->next )
-            if( another->key == key )
-            {
-                if( !create_missing )
-                {
-                    value = &another->value;
-                    EXIT;
-                }
-                CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Duplicated key" );
-            }
-
-        if( k == attempts - 1 && create_missing )
-        {
-            CvFileMapNode* node = (CvFileMapNode*)cvSetNew( (CvSet*)map );
-            node->key = key;
-
-            node->next = (CvFileMapNode*)(map->table[i]);
-            map->table[i] = node;
-            value = (CvFileNode*)node;
-        }
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return value;
-}
-
-
-CV_IMPL CvFileNode*
-cvGetFileNodeByName( const CvFileStorage* fs, const CvFileNode* _map_node, const char* str )
-{
-    CvFileNode* value = 0;
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvGetFileNodeByName" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    int i, len, tab_size;
-    unsigned hashval = 0;
-    int k = 0, attempts = 1;
-
-    if( !fs )
-        EXIT;
-
-    CV_CHECK_FILE_STORAGE(fs);
-
-    if( !str )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr, "Null element name" );
-
-    for( i = 0; str[i] != '\0'; i++ )
-        hashval = hashval*CV_HASHVAL_SCALE + (unsigned char)str[i];
-    hashval &= INT_MAX;
-    len = i;
-
-    if( !_map_node )
-    {
-        if( !fs->roots )
-            EXIT;
-        attempts = fs->roots->total;
-    }
-
-    for( k = 0; k < attempts; k++ )
-    {
-        CvFileNodeHash* map;
-        const CvFileNode* map_node = _map_node;
-        CvFileMapNode* another;
-
-        if( !map_node )
-            map_node = (CvFileNode*)cvGetSeqElem( fs->roots, k );
-
-        if( !CV_NODE_IS_MAP(map_node->tag) )
-        {
-            if( (!CV_NODE_IS_SEQ(map_node->tag) || map_node->data.seq->total != 0) &&
-                CV_NODE_TYPE(map_node->tag) != CV_NODE_NONE )
-                CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "The node is neither a map nor an empty collection" );
-            EXIT;
-        }
-
-        map = map_node->data.map;
-        tab_size = map->tab_size;
-
-        if( (tab_size & (tab_size - 1)) == 0 )
-            i = (int)(hashval & (tab_size - 1));
-        else
-            i = (int)(hashval % tab_size);
-
-        for( another = (CvFileMapNode*)(map->table[i]); another != 0; another = another->next )
-        {
-            const CvStringHashNode* key = another->key;
-
-            if( key->hashval == hashval &&
-                key->str.len == len &&
-                memcmp( key->str.ptr, str, len ) == 0 )
-            {
-                value = &another->value;
-                EXIT;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return value;
-}
-
-
-CV_IMPL CvFileNode*
-cvGetRootFileNode( const CvFileStorage* fs, int stream_index )
-{
-    CvFileNode* value = 0;
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvGetRootFileNode" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CV_CHECK_FILE_STORAGE(fs);
-
-    if( !fs->roots || (unsigned)stream_index >= (unsigned)fs->roots->total )
-        EXIT;
-
-    value = (CvFileNode*)cvGetSeqElem( fs->roots, stream_index );
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return value;
-}
-
-
-/* returns the sequence element by its index */
-/*CV_IMPL CvFileNode*
-cvGetFileNodeFromSeq( CvFileStorage* fs,
-                      CvFileNode* seq_node, int index )
-{
-    CvFileNode* value = 0;
-
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvGetFileNodeFromSeq" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CvSeq* seq;
-
-    if( !seq_node )
-        seq = fs->roots;
-    else if( !CV_NODE_IS_SEQ(seq_node->tag) )
-    {
-        if( CV_NODE_IS_MAP(seq_node->tag) )
-            CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "The node is map. Use cvGetFileNodeFromMap()." );
-        if( CV_NODE_TYPE(seq_node->tag) == CV_NODE_NONE )
-            CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "The node is an empty object (None)." );
-        if( index != 0 && index != -1 )
-            CV_ERROR( CV_StsOutOfRange, "" );
-        value = seq_node;
-        EXIT;
-    }
-    else
-        seq = seq_node->data.seq;
-
-    if( !seq )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr, "The file storage is empty" );
-
-    value = (CvFileNode*)cvGetSeqElem( seq, index, 0 );
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return value;
-}*/
-
-
-static char*
-icvDoubleToString( char* buf, double value )
-{
-    Cv64suf val;
-    unsigned ieee754_hi;
-
-    val.f = value;
-    ieee754_hi = (unsigned)(val.u >> 32);
-
-    if( (ieee754_hi & 0x7ff00000) != 0x7ff00000 )
-    {
-        int ivalue = cvRound(value);
-        if( ivalue == value )
-            sprintf( buf, "%d.", ivalue );
-        else
-        {
-            static const char* fmt[] = {"%.16e", "%.16f"};
-            double avalue = fabs(value);
-            char* ptr = buf;
-            sprintf( buf, fmt[0.01 <= avalue && avalue < 1000], value );
-            if( *ptr == '+' || *ptr == '-' )
-                ptr++;
-            for( ; isdigit(*ptr); ptr++ )
-                ;
-            if( *ptr == ',' )
-                *ptr = '.';
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        unsigned ieee754_lo = (unsigned)val.u;
-        if( (ieee754_hi & 0x7fffffff) + (ieee754_lo != 0) > 0x7ff00000 )
-            strcpy( buf, ".Nan" );
-        else
-            strcpy( buf, (int)ieee754_hi < 0 ? "-.Inf" : ".Inf" );
-    }
-
-    return buf;
-}
-
-
-static char*
-icvFloatToString( char* buf, float value )
-{
-    Cv32suf val;
-    unsigned ieee754;
-    val.f = value;
-    ieee754 = val.u;
-
-    if( (ieee754 & 0x7f800000) != 0x7f800000 )
-    {
-        int ivalue = cvRound(value);
-        if( ivalue == value )
-            sprintf( buf, "%d.", ivalue );
-        else
-        {
-            static const char* fmt[] = {"%.8e", "%.8f"};
-            double avalue = fabs((double)value);
-            char* ptr = buf;
-            sprintf( buf, fmt[0.01 <= avalue && avalue < 1000], value );
-            if( *ptr == '+' || *ptr == '-' )
-                ptr++;
-            for( ; isdigit(*ptr); ptr++ )
-                ;
-            if( *ptr == ',' )
-                *ptr = '.';
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        if( (ieee754 & 0x7fffffff) != 0x7f800000 )
-            strcpy( buf, ".Nan" );
-        else
-            strcpy( buf, (int)ieee754 < 0 ? "-.Inf" : ".Inf" );
-    }
-
-    return buf;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvProcessSpecialDouble( CvFileStorage* fs, char* buf, double* value, char** endptr )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvProcessSpecialDouble" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    char c = buf[0];
-    int inf_hi = 0x7ff00000;
-
-    if( c == '-' || c == '+' )
-    {
-        inf_hi = c == '-' ? 0xfff00000 : 0x7ff00000;
-        c = *++buf;
-    }
-
-    if( c != '.' )
-        CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Bad format of floating-point constant" );
-
-    if( toupper(buf[1]) == 'I' && toupper(buf[2]) == 'N' && toupper(buf[3]) == 'F' )
-        *(uint64*)value = ((uint64)inf_hi << 32);
-    else if( toupper(buf[1]) == 'N' && toupper(buf[2]) == 'A' && toupper(buf[3]) == 'N' )
-        *(uint64*)value = (uint64)-1;
-    else
-        CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Bad format of floating-point constant" );
-
-    *endptr = buf + 4;
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static double icv_strtod( CvFileStorage* fs, char* ptr, char** endptr )
-{
-    double fval = strtod( ptr, endptr );
-    if( **endptr == '.' )
-    {
-        char* dot_pos = *endptr;
-        *dot_pos = ',';
-        double fval2 = strtod( ptr, endptr );
-        *dot_pos = '.';
-        if( *endptr > dot_pos )
-            fval = fval2;
-        else
-            *endptr = dot_pos;
-    }
-
-    if( *endptr == ptr || isalpha(**endptr) )
-        icvProcessSpecialDouble( fs, ptr, &fval, endptr );
-
-    return fval;
-}
-
-
-/****************************************************************************************\
-*                                       YAML Parser                                      *
-\****************************************************************************************/
-
-static char*
-icvYMLSkipSpaces( CvFileStorage* fs, char* ptr, int min_indent, int max_comment_indent )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvYMLSkipSpaces" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    for(;;)
-    {
-        while( *ptr == ' ' )
-            ptr++;
-        if( *ptr == '#' )
-        {
-            if( ptr - fs->buffer_start > max_comment_indent )
-                EXIT;
-            *ptr = '\0';
-        }
-        else if( cv_isprint(*ptr) )
-        {
-            if( ptr - fs->buffer_start < min_indent )
-                CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Incorrect indentation" );
-            break;
-        }
-        else if( *ptr == '\0' || *ptr == '\n' || *ptr == '\r' )
-        {
-            int max_size = (int)(fs->buffer_end - fs->buffer_start);
-            ptr = fgets( fs->buffer_start, max_size, fs->file );
-            if( !ptr )
-            {
-                // emulate end of stream
-                ptr = fs->buffer_start;
-                ptr[0] = ptr[1] = ptr[2] = '.';
-                ptr[3] = '\0';
-                fs->dummy_eof = 1;
-                break;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                int l = (int)strlen(ptr);
-                if( ptr[l-1] != '\n' && ptr[l-1] != '\r' && !feof(fs->file) )
-                    CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Too long string or a last string w/o newline" );
-            }
-
-            fs->lineno++;
-        }
-        else
-            CV_PARSE_ERROR( *ptr == '\t' ? "Tabs are prohibited in YAML!" : "Invalid character" );
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return ptr;
-}
-
-
-static char*
-icvYMLParseKey( CvFileStorage* fs, char* ptr,
-                CvFileNode* map_node, CvFileNode** value_placeholder )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvYMLParseKey" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    char c;
-    char *endptr = ptr - 1, *saveptr;
-    CvStringHashNode* str_hash_node;
-
-    if( *ptr == '-' )
-        CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Key may not start with \'-\'" );
-
-    do c = *++endptr;
-    while( cv_isprint(c) && c != ':' );
-
-    if( c != ':' )
-        CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Missing \':\'" );
-
-    saveptr = endptr + 1;
-    do c = *--endptr;
-    while( c == ' ' );
-
-    ++endptr;
-    if( endptr == ptr )
-        CV_PARSE_ERROR( "An empty key" );
-
-    CV_CALL( str_hash_node = cvGetHashedKey( fs, ptr, (int)(endptr - ptr), 1 ));
-    CV_CALL( *value_placeholder = cvGetFileNode( fs, map_node, str_hash_node, 1 ));
-    ptr = saveptr;
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return ptr;
-}
-
-
-static char*
-icvYMLParseValue( CvFileStorage* fs, char* ptr, CvFileNode* node,
-                  int parent_flags, int min_indent )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvYMLParseValue" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    char buf[CV_FS_MAX_LEN + 1024];
-    char* endptr = 0;
-    char c = ptr[0], d = ptr[1];
-    int is_parent_flow = CV_NODE_IS_FLOW(parent_flags);
-    int value_type = CV_NODE_NONE;
-    int len;
-
-    memset( node, 0, sizeof(*node) );
-
-    if( c == '!' ) // handle explicit type specification
-    {
-        if( d == '!' || d == '^' )
-        {
-            ptr++;
-            value_type |= CV_NODE_USER;
-        }
-
-        endptr = ptr++;
-        do d = *++endptr;
-        while( cv_isprint(d) && d != ' ' );
-        len = (int)(endptr - ptr);
-        if( len == 0 )
-            CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Empty type name" );
-        d = *endptr;
-        *endptr = '\0';
-
-        if( len == 3 && !CV_NODE_IS_USER(value_type) )
-        {
-            if( memcmp( ptr, "str", 3 ) == 0 )
-                value_type = CV_NODE_STRING;
-            else if( memcmp( ptr, "int", 3 ) == 0 )
-                value_type = CV_NODE_INT;
-            else if( memcmp( ptr, "seq", 3 ) == 0 )
-                value_type = CV_NODE_SEQ;
-            else if( memcmp( ptr, "map", 3 ) == 0 )
-                value_type = CV_NODE_MAP;
-        }
-        else if( len == 5 && !CV_NODE_IS_USER(value_type) )
-        {
-            if( memcmp( ptr, "float", 5 ) == 0 )
-                value_type = CV_NODE_REAL;
-        }
-        else if( CV_NODE_IS_USER(value_type) )
-        {
-            CV_CALL( node->info = cvFindType( ptr ));
-            if( !node->info )
-                node->tag &= ~CV_NODE_USER;
-        }
-
-        *endptr = d;
-        CV_CALL( ptr = icvYMLSkipSpaces( fs, endptr, min_indent, INT_MAX ));
-
-        c = *ptr;
-
-        if( !CV_NODE_IS_USER(value_type) )
-        {
-            if( value_type == CV_NODE_STRING && c != '\'' && c != '\"' )
-                goto force_string;
-            if( value_type == CV_NODE_INT )
-                goto force_int;
-            if( value_type == CV_NODE_REAL )
-                goto force_real;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if( isdigit(c) ||
-        (c == '-' || c == '+') && (isdigit(d) || d == '.') ||
-        c == '.' && isalnum(d)) // a number
-    {
-        double fval;
-        int ival;
-        endptr = ptr + (c == '-' || c == '+');
-        while( isdigit(*endptr) )
-            endptr++;
-        if( *endptr == '.' || *endptr == 'e' )
-        {
-force_real:
-            fval = icv_strtod( fs, ptr, &endptr );
-            /*if( endptr == ptr || isalpha(*endptr) )
-                CV_CALL( icvProcessSpecialDouble( fs, endptr, &fval, &endptr ));*/
-
-            node->tag = CV_NODE_REAL;
-            node->data.f = fval;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-force_int:
-            ival = (int)strtol( ptr, &endptr, 0 );
-            node->tag = CV_NODE_INT;
-            node->data.i = ival;
-        }
-
-        if( !endptr || endptr == ptr )
-            CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Invalid numeric value (inconsistent explicit type specification?)" );
-
-        ptr = endptr;
-    }
-    else if( c == '\'' || c == '\"' ) // an explicit string
-    {
-        node->tag = CV_NODE_STRING;
-        if( c == '\'' )
-            for( len = 0; len < CV_FS_MAX_LEN; )
-            {
-                c = *++ptr;
-                if( isalnum(c) || (c != '\'' && cv_isprint(c)))
-                    buf[len++] = c;
-                else if( c == '\'' )
-                {
-                    c = *++ptr;
-                    if( c != '\'' )
-                        break;
-                    buf[len++] = c;
-                }
-                else
-                    CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Invalid character" );
-            }
-        else
-            for( len = 0; len < CV_FS_MAX_LEN; )
-            {
-                c = *++ptr;
-                if( isalnum(c) || (c != '\\' && c != '\"' && cv_isprint(c)))
-                    buf[len++] = c;
-                else if( c == '\"' )
-                {
-                    ++ptr;
-                    break;
-                }
-                else if( c == '\\' )
-                {
-                    d = *++ptr;
-                    if( d == '\'' )
-                        buf[len++] = d;
-                    else if( d == '\"' || d == '\\' || d == '\'' )
-                        buf[len++] = d;
-                    else if( d == 'n' )
-                        buf[len++] = '\n';
-                    else if( d == 'r' )
-                        buf[len++] = '\r';
-                    else if( d == 't' )
-                        buf[len++] = '\t';
-                    else if( d == 'x' || isdigit(d) && d < '8' )
-                    {
-                        int val, is_hex = d == 'x';
-                        c = ptr[3];
-                        ptr[3] = '\0';
-                        val = strtol( ptr + is_hex, &endptr, is_hex ? 8 : 16 );
-                        ptr[3] = c;
-                        if( endptr == ptr + is_hex )
-                            buf[len++] = 'x';
-                        else
-                        {
-                            buf[len++] = (char)val;
-                            ptr = endptr;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                else
-                    CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Invalid character" );
-            }
-
-        if( len >= CV_FS_MAX_LEN )
-            CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Too long string literal" );
-
-        CV_CALL( node->data.str = cvMemStorageAllocString( fs->memstorage, buf, len ));
-    }
-    else if( c == '[' || c == '{' ) // collection as a flow
-    {
-        int new_min_indent = min_indent + !is_parent_flow;
-        int struct_flags = CV_NODE_FLOW + (c == '{' ? CV_NODE_MAP : CV_NODE_SEQ);
-        int is_simple = 1;
-
-        CV_CALL( icvFSCreateCollection( fs, CV_NODE_TYPE(struct_flags) +
-                                        (node->info ? CV_NODE_USER : 0), node ));
-
-        d = c == '[' ? ']' : '}';
-
-        for( ++ptr ;;)
-        {
-            CvFileNode* elem = 0;
-
-            CV_CALL( ptr = icvYMLSkipSpaces( fs, ptr, new_min_indent, INT_MAX ));
-            if( *ptr == '}' || *ptr == ']' )
-            {
-                if( *ptr != d )
-                    CV_PARSE_ERROR( "The wrong closing bracket" );
-                ptr++;
-                break;
-            }
-
-            if( node->data.seq->total != 0 )
-            {
-                if( *ptr != ',' )
-                    CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Missing , between the elements" );
-                CV_CALL( ptr = icvYMLSkipSpaces( fs, ptr + 1, new_min_indent, INT_MAX ));
-            }
-
-            if( CV_NODE_IS_MAP(struct_flags) )
-            {
-                CV_CALL( ptr = icvYMLParseKey( fs, ptr, node, &elem ));
-                CV_CALL( ptr = icvYMLSkipSpaces( fs, ptr, new_min_indent, INT_MAX ));
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                if( *ptr == ']' )
-                    break;
-                elem = (CvFileNode*)cvSeqPush( node->data.seq, 0 );
-            }
-            CV_CALL( ptr = icvYMLParseValue( fs, ptr, elem, struct_flags, new_min_indent ));
-            if( CV_NODE_IS_MAP(struct_flags) )
-                elem->tag |= CV_NODE_NAMED;
-            is_simple &= !CV_NODE_IS_COLLECTION(elem->tag);
-        }
-        node->data.seq->flags |= is_simple ? CV_NODE_SEQ_SIMPLE : 0;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        int indent, struct_flags, is_simple;
-
-        if( is_parent_flow || c != '-' )
-        {
-            // implicit (one-line) string or nested block-style collection
-            if( !is_parent_flow )
-            {
-                if( c == '?' )
-                    CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Complex keys are not supported" );
-                if( c == '|' || c == '>' )
-                    CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Multi-line text literals are not supported" );
-            }
-
-force_string:
-            endptr = ptr - 1;
-
-            do c = *++endptr;
-            while( cv_isprint(c) &&
-                   (!is_parent_flow || c != ',' && c != '}' && c != ']') &&
-                   (is_parent_flow || c != ':' || value_type == CV_NODE_STRING));
-
-            if( endptr == ptr )
-                CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Invalid character" );
-
-            if( is_parent_flow || c != ':' )
-            {
-                char* str_end = endptr;
-                node->tag = CV_NODE_STRING;
-                // strip spaces in the end of string
-                do c = *--str_end;
-                while( str_end > ptr && c == ' ' );
-                str_end++;
-                CV_CALL( node->data.str = cvMemStorageAllocString( fs->memstorage, ptr, (int)(str_end - ptr) ));
-                ptr = endptr;
-                EXIT;
-            }
-            struct_flags = CV_NODE_MAP;
-        }
-        else
-            struct_flags = CV_NODE_SEQ;
-
-        CV_CALL( icvFSCreateCollection( fs, struct_flags +
-                    (node->info ? CV_NODE_USER : 0), node ));
-
-        indent = (int)(ptr - fs->buffer_start);
-        is_simple = 1;
-
-        for(;;)
-        {
-            CvFileNode* elem = 0;
-
-            if( CV_NODE_IS_MAP(struct_flags) )
-            {
-                CV_CALL( ptr = icvYMLParseKey( fs, ptr, node, &elem ));
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                c = *ptr++;
-                if( c != '-' )
-                    CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Block sequence elements must be preceded with \'-\'" );
-
-                CV_CALL( elem = (CvFileNode*)cvSeqPush( node->data.seq, 0 ));
-            }
-
-            CV_CALL( ptr = icvYMLSkipSpaces( fs, ptr, indent + 1, INT_MAX ));
-            CV_CALL( ptr = icvYMLParseValue( fs, ptr, elem, struct_flags, indent + 1 ));
-            if( CV_NODE_IS_MAP(struct_flags) )
-                elem->tag |= CV_NODE_NAMED;
-            is_simple &= !CV_NODE_IS_COLLECTION(elem->tag);
-
-            CV_CALL( ptr = icvYMLSkipSpaces( fs, ptr, 0, INT_MAX ));
-            if( ptr - fs->buffer_start != indent )
-            {
-                if( ptr - fs->buffer_start < indent )
-                    break;
-                else
-                    CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Incorrect indentation" );
-            }
-            if( memcmp( ptr, "...", 3 ) == 0 )
-                break;
-        }
-
-        node->data.seq->flags |= is_simple ? CV_NODE_SEQ_SIMPLE : 0;
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return ptr;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvYMLParse( CvFileStorage* fs )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvYMLParse" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    char* ptr = fs->buffer_start;
-    int is_first = 1;
-
-    for(;;)
-    {
-        // 0. skip leading comments and directives  and ...
-        // 1. reach the first item
-        for(;;)
-        {
-            CV_CALL( ptr = icvYMLSkipSpaces( fs, ptr, 0, INT_MAX ));
-            if( !ptr )
-                EXIT;
-
-            if( *ptr == '%' )
-            {
-                if( memcmp( ptr, "%YAML:", 6 ) == 0 &&
-                    memcmp( ptr, "%YAML:1.", 8 ) != 0 )
-                    CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Unsupported YAML version (it must be 1.x)" );
-                *ptr = '\0';
-            }
-            else if( *ptr == '-' )
-            {
-                if( memcmp(ptr, "---", 3) == 0 )
-                {
-                    ptr += 3;
-                    break;
-                }
-                else if( is_first )
-                    break;
-            }
-            else if( isalnum(*ptr) || *ptr=='_')
-            {
-                if( !is_first )
-                    CV_PARSE_ERROR( "The YAML streams must start with '---', except the first one" );
-                break;
-            }
-            else
-                CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Invalid or unsupported syntax" );
-        }
-
-        CV_CALL( ptr = icvYMLSkipSpaces( fs, ptr, 0, INT_MAX ));
-        if( memcmp( ptr, "...", 3 ) != 0 )
-        {
-            // 2. parse the collection
-            CvFileNode* root_node = (CvFileNode*)cvSeqPush( fs->roots, 0 );
-
-            CV_CALL( ptr = icvYMLParseValue( fs, ptr, root_node, CV_NODE_NONE, 0 ));
-            if( !CV_NODE_IS_COLLECTION(root_node->tag) )
-                CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Only collections as YAML streams are supported by this parser" );
-
-            // 3. parse until the end of file or next collection
-            CV_CALL( ptr = icvYMLSkipSpaces( fs, ptr, 0, INT_MAX ));
-            if( !ptr )
-                EXIT;
-        }
-
-        if( fs->dummy_eof )
-            break;
-        ptr += 3;
-        is_first = 0;
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-/****************************************************************************************\
-*                                       YAML Emitter                                     *
-\****************************************************************************************/
-
-static void
-icvYMLWrite( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* key, const char* data, const char* cvFuncName )
-{
-    //CV_FUNCNAME( "icvYMLWrite" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    int i, keylen = 0;
-    int datalen = 0;
-    int struct_flags;
-    char* ptr;
-
-    struct_flags = fs->struct_flags;
-
-    if( key && key[0] == '\0' )
-        key = 0;
-
-    if( CV_NODE_IS_COLLECTION(struct_flags) )
-    {
-        if( (CV_NODE_IS_MAP(struct_flags) ^ (key != 0)) )
-            CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "An attempt to add element without a key to a map, "
-                                    "or add element with key to sequence" );
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        fs->is_first = 0;
-        struct_flags = CV_NODE_EMPTY | (key ? CV_NODE_MAP : CV_NODE_SEQ);
-    }
-
-    if( key )
-    {
-        keylen = (int)strlen(key);
-        if( keylen == 0 )
-            CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "The key is an empty" );
-
-        if( keylen > CV_FS_MAX_LEN )
-            CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "The key is too long" );
-    }
-
-    if( data )
-        datalen = (int)strlen(data);
-
-    if( CV_NODE_IS_FLOW(struct_flags) )
-    {
-        int new_offset;
-        ptr = fs->buffer;
-        if( !CV_NODE_IS_EMPTY(struct_flags) )
-            *ptr++ = ',';
-        new_offset = (int)(ptr - fs->buffer_start) + keylen + datalen;
-        if( new_offset > fs->wrap_margin && new_offset - fs->struct_indent > 10 )
-        {
-            fs->buffer = ptr;
-            ptr = icvFSFlush(fs);
-        }
-        else
-            *ptr++ = ' ';
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        ptr = icvFSFlush(fs);
-        if( !CV_NODE_IS_MAP(struct_flags) )
-        {
-            *ptr++ = '-';
-            if( data )
-                *ptr++ = ' ';
-        }
-    }
-
-    if( key )
-    {
-        if( !isalpha(key[0]) && key[0] != '_' )
-            CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "Key must start with a letter or _" );
-
-        ptr = icvFSResizeWriteBuffer( fs, ptr, keylen );
-
-        for( i = 0; i < keylen; i++ )
-        {
-            int c = key[i];
-
-            ptr[i] = (char)c;
-            if( !isalnum(c) && c != '-' && c != '_' && c != ' ' )
-                CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "Invalid character occurs in the key" );
-        }
-
-        ptr += keylen;
-        *ptr++ = ':';
-        if( !CV_NODE_IS_FLOW(struct_flags) && data )
-            *ptr++ = ' ';
-    }
-
-    if( data )
-    {
-        ptr = icvFSResizeWriteBuffer( fs, ptr, datalen );
-        memcpy( ptr, data, datalen );
-        ptr += datalen;
-    }
-
-    fs->buffer = ptr;
-    fs->struct_flags = struct_flags & ~CV_NODE_EMPTY;
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvYMLStartWriteStruct( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* key, int struct_flags,
-                        const char* type_name CV_DEFAULT(0))
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvYMLStartWriteStruct" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    int parent_flags;
-    char buf[CV_FS_MAX_LEN + 1024];
-    const char* data = 0;
-
-    struct_flags = (struct_flags & (CV_NODE_TYPE_MASK|CV_NODE_FLOW)) | CV_NODE_EMPTY;
-    if( !CV_NODE_IS_COLLECTION(struct_flags))
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg,
-        "Some collection type - CV_NODE_SEQ or CV_NODE_MAP, must be specified" );
-
-    if( CV_NODE_IS_FLOW(struct_flags) )
-    {
-        char c = CV_NODE_IS_MAP(struct_flags) ? '{' : '[';
-        struct_flags |= CV_NODE_FLOW;
-
-        if( type_name )
-            sprintf( buf, "!!%s %c", type_name, c );
-        else
-        {
-            buf[0] = c;
-            buf[1] = '\0';
-        }
-        data = buf;
-    }
-    else if( type_name )
-    {
-        sprintf( buf, "!!%s", type_name );
-        data = buf;
-    }
-
-    CV_CALL( icvYMLWrite( fs, key, data, cvFuncName ));
-
-    parent_flags = fs->struct_flags;
-    cvSeqPush( fs->write_stack, &parent_flags );
-    fs->struct_flags = struct_flags;
-
-    if( !CV_NODE_IS_FLOW(parent_flags) )
-        fs->struct_indent += CV_YML_INDENT + CV_NODE_IS_FLOW(struct_flags);
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvYMLEndWriteStruct( CvFileStorage* fs )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvYMLEndWriteStruct" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    int parent_flags = 0, struct_flags;
-    char* ptr;
-
-    struct_flags = fs->struct_flags;
-    if( fs->write_stack->total == 0 )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "EndWriteStruct w/o matching StartWriteStruct" );
-
-    cvSeqPop( fs->write_stack, &parent_flags );
-
-    if( CV_NODE_IS_FLOW(struct_flags) )
-    {
-        ptr = fs->buffer;
-        if( ptr > fs->buffer_start + fs->struct_indent && !CV_NODE_IS_EMPTY(struct_flags) )
-            *ptr++ = ' ';
-        *ptr++ = CV_NODE_IS_MAP(struct_flags) ? '}' : ']';
-        fs->buffer = ptr;
-    }
-    else if( CV_NODE_IS_EMPTY(struct_flags) )
-    {
-        ptr = icvFSFlush(fs);
-        memcpy( ptr, CV_NODE_IS_MAP(struct_flags) ? "{}" : "[]", 2 );
-        fs->buffer = ptr + 2;
-    }
-
-    if( !CV_NODE_IS_FLOW(parent_flags) )
-        fs->struct_indent -= CV_YML_INDENT + CV_NODE_IS_FLOW(struct_flags);
-    assert( fs->struct_indent >= 0 );
-
-    fs->struct_flags = parent_flags;
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvYMLStartNextStream( CvFileStorage* fs )
-{
-    //CV_FUNCNAME( "icvYMLStartNextStream" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    if( !fs->is_first )
-    {
-        while( fs->write_stack->total > 0 )
-            icvYMLEndWriteStruct(fs);
-
-        fs->struct_indent = 0;
-        icvFSFlush(fs);
-        fputs( "...\n", fs->file );
-        fputs( "---\n", fs->file );
-        fs->buffer = fs->buffer_start;
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvYMLWriteInt( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* key, int value )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvYMLWriteInt" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    char buf[128];
-    CV_CALL( icvYMLWrite( fs, key, icv_itoa( value, buf, 10 ), cvFuncName ));
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvYMLWriteReal( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* key, double value )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvYMLWriteReal" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    char buf[128];
-    CV_CALL( icvYMLWrite( fs, key, icvDoubleToString( buf, value ), cvFuncName ));
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvYMLWriteString( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* key,
-                   const char* str, int quote CV_DEFAULT(0))
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvYMLWriteString" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    char buf[CV_FS_MAX_LEN*4+16];
-    char* data = (char*)str;
-    int i, len;
-
-    if( !str )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr, "Null string pointer" );
-
-    len = (int)strlen(str);
-    if( len > CV_FS_MAX_LEN )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "The written string is too long" );
-
-    if( quote || len == 0 || str[0] != str[len-1] || str[0] != '\"' && str[0] != '\'' )
-    {
-        int need_quote = quote || len == 0;
-        data = buf;
-        *data++ = '\"';
-        for( i = 0; i < len; i++ )
-        {
-            char c = str[i];
-
-            if( !need_quote && !isalnum(c) && c != '_' && c != ' ' && c != '-' &&
-                c != '(' && c != ')' && c != '/' && c != '+' && c != ';' )
-                need_quote = 1;
-
-            if( !isalnum(c) && (!cv_isprint(c) || c == '\\' || c == '\'' || c == '\"') )
-            {
-                *data++ = '\\';
-                if( cv_isprint(c) )
-                    *data++ = c;
-                else if( c == '\n' )
-                    *data++ = 'n';
-                else if( c == '\r' )
-                    *data++ = 'r';
-                else if( c == '\t' )
-                    *data++ = 't';
-                else
-                {
-                    sprintf( data, "x%02x", c );
-                    data += 3;
-                }
-            }
-            else
-                *data++ = c;
-        }
-        if( !need_quote && (isdigit(str[0]) ||
-            str[0] == '+' || str[0] == '-' || str[0] == '.' ))
-            need_quote = 1;
-
-        if( need_quote )
-            *data++ = '\"';
-        *data++ = '\0';
-        data = buf + !need_quote;
-    }
-
-    CV_CALL( icvYMLWrite( fs, key, data, cvFuncName ));
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvYMLWriteComment( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* comment, int eol_comment )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvYMLWriteComment" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    int len; //, indent;
-    int multiline;
-    const char* eol;
-    char* ptr;
-
-    if( !comment )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr, "Null comment" );
-
-    len = (int)strlen(comment);
-    eol = strchr(comment, '\n');
-    multiline = eol != 0;
-    ptr = fs->buffer;
-
-    if( !eol_comment || multiline ||
-        fs->buffer_end - ptr < len || ptr == fs->buffer_start )
-        ptr = icvFSFlush( fs );
-    else
-        *ptr++ = ' ';
-
-    while( comment )
-    {
-        *ptr++ = '#';
-        *ptr++ = ' ';
-        if( eol )
-        {
-            ptr = icvFSResizeWriteBuffer( fs, ptr, (int)(eol - comment) + 1 );
-            memcpy( ptr, comment, eol - comment + 1 );
-            fs->buffer = ptr + (eol - comment);
-            comment = eol + 1;
-            eol = strchr( comment, '\n' );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            len = (int)strlen(comment);
-            ptr = icvFSResizeWriteBuffer( fs, ptr, len );
-            memcpy( ptr, comment, len );
-            fs->buffer = ptr + len;
-            comment = 0;
-        }
-        ptr = icvFSFlush( fs );
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-/****************************************************************************************\
-*                                       XML Parser                                       *
-\****************************************************************************************/
-
-#define CV_XML_INSIDE_COMMENT 1
-#define CV_XML_INSIDE_TAG 2
-#define CV_XML_INSIDE_DIRECTIVE 3
-
-static char*
-icvXMLSkipSpaces( CvFileStorage* fs, char* ptr, int mode )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvXMLSkipSpaces" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    int level = 0;
-
-    for(;;)
-    {
-        char c;
-        ptr--;
-
-        if( mode == CV_XML_INSIDE_COMMENT )
-        {
-            do c = *++ptr;
-            while( cv_isprint_or_tab(c) && (c != '-' || ptr[1] != '-' || ptr[2] != '>') );
-
-            if( c == '-' )
-            {
-                assert( ptr[1] == '-' && ptr[2] == '>' );
-                mode = 0;
-                ptr += 3;
-            }
-        }
-        else if( mode == CV_XML_INSIDE_DIRECTIVE )
-        {
-            // !!!NOTE!!! This is not quite correct, but should work in most cases
-            do
-            {
-                c = *++ptr;
-                level += c == '<';
-                level -= c == '>';
-                if( level < 0 )
-                    EXIT;
-            } while( cv_isprint_or_tab(c) );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            do c = *++ptr;
-            while( c == ' ' || c == '\t' );
-
-            if( c == '<' && ptr[1] == '!' && ptr[2] == '-' && ptr[3] == '-' )
-            {
-                if( mode != 0 )
-                    CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Comments are not allowed here" );
-                mode = CV_XML_INSIDE_COMMENT;
-                ptr += 4;
-            }
-            else if( cv_isprint(c) )
-                break;
-        }
-
-        if( !cv_isprint(*ptr) )
-        {
-            int max_size = (int)(fs->buffer_end - fs->buffer_start);
-            if( *ptr != '\0' && *ptr != '\n' && *ptr != '\r' )
-                CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Invalid character in the stream" );
-            ptr = fgets( fs->buffer_start, max_size, fs->file );
-            if( !ptr )
-            {
-                ptr = fs->buffer_start;
-                *ptr = '\0';
-                fs->dummy_eof = 1;
-                break;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                int l = (int)strlen(ptr);
-                if( ptr[l-1] != '\n' && ptr[l-1] != '\r' && !feof(fs->file) )
-                    CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Too long string or a last string w/o newline" );
-            }
-            fs->lineno++;
-        }
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return ptr;
-}
-
-
-static char*
-icvXMLParseTag( CvFileStorage* fs, char* ptr, CvStringHashNode** _tag,
-                CvAttrList** _list, int* _tag_type );
-
-static char*
-icvXMLParseValue( CvFileStorage* fs, char* ptr, CvFileNode* node,
-                  int value_type CV_DEFAULT(CV_NODE_NONE))
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvXMLParseValue" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CvFileNode *elem = node;
-    int have_space = 1, is_simple = 1;
-    int is_user_type = CV_NODE_IS_USER(value_type);
-    memset( node, 0, sizeof(*node) );
-
-    value_type = CV_NODE_TYPE(value_type);
-
-    for(;;)
-    {
-        char c = *ptr, d;
-        char* endptr;
-
-        if( isspace(c) || c == '\0' || c == '<' && ptr[1] == '!' && ptr[2] == '-' )
-        {
-            CV_CALL( ptr = icvXMLSkipSpaces( fs, ptr, 0 ));
-            have_space = 1;
-            c = *ptr;
-        }
-
-        d = ptr[1];
-
-        if( c =='<' )
-        {
-            CvStringHashNode *key = 0, *key2 = 0;
-            CvAttrList* list = 0;
-            CvTypeInfo* info = 0;
-            int tag_type = 0;
-            int is_noname = 0;
-            const char* type_name = 0;
-            int elem_type = CV_NODE_NONE;
-
-            if( d == '/' )
-                break;
-
-            CV_CALL( ptr = icvXMLParseTag( fs, ptr, &key, &list, &tag_type ));
-
-            if( tag_type == CV_XML_DIRECTIVE_TAG )
-                CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Directive tags are not allowed here" );
-            if( tag_type == CV_XML_EMPTY_TAG )
-                CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Empty tags are not supported" );
-
-            assert( tag_type == CV_XML_OPENING_TAG );
-
-            type_name = list ? cvAttrValue( list, "type_id" ) : 0;
-            if( type_name )
-            {
-                if( strcmp( type_name, "str" ) == 0 )
-                    elem_type = CV_NODE_STRING;
-                else if( strcmp( type_name, "map" ) == 0 )
-                    elem_type = CV_NODE_MAP;
-                else if( strcmp( type_name, "seq" ) == 0 )
-                    elem_type = CV_NODE_MAP;
-                else
-                {
-                    CV_CALL( info = cvFindType( type_name ));
-                    if( info )
-                        elem_type = CV_NODE_USER;
-                }
-            }
-
-            is_noname = key->str.len == 1 && key->str.ptr[0] == '_';
-            if( !CV_NODE_IS_COLLECTION(node->tag) )
-            {
-                CV_CALL( icvFSCreateCollection( fs, is_noname ? CV_NODE_SEQ : CV_NODE_MAP, node ));
-            }
-            else if( is_noname ^ CV_NODE_IS_SEQ(node->tag) )
-                CV_PARSE_ERROR( is_noname ? "Map element should have a name" :
-                              "Sequence element should not have name (use <_></_>)" );
-
-            if( is_noname )
-                elem = (CvFileNode*)cvSeqPush( node->data.seq, 0 );
-            else
-                CV_CALL( elem = cvGetFileNode( fs, node, key, 1 ));
-
-            CV_CALL( ptr = icvXMLParseValue( fs, ptr, elem, elem_type));
-            if( !is_noname )
-                elem->tag |= CV_NODE_NAMED;
-            is_simple &= !CV_NODE_IS_COLLECTION(elem->tag);
-            elem->info = info;
-            CV_CALL( ptr = icvXMLParseTag( fs, ptr, &key2, &list, &tag_type ));
-            if( tag_type != CV_XML_CLOSING_TAG || key2 != key )
-                CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Mismatched closing tag" );
-            have_space = 1;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            if( !have_space )
-                CV_PARSE_ERROR( "There should be space between literals" );
-
-            elem = node;
-            if( node->tag != CV_NODE_NONE )
-            {
-                if( !CV_NODE_IS_COLLECTION(node->tag) )
-                    CV_CALL( icvFSCreateCollection( fs, CV_NODE_SEQ, node ));
-
-                elem = (CvFileNode*)cvSeqPush( node->data.seq, 0 );
-                elem->info = 0;
-            }
-
-            if( value_type != CV_NODE_STRING &&
-                (isdigit(c) || (c == '-' || c == '+') &&
-                (isdigit(d) || d == '.') || c == '.' && isalnum(d)) ) // a number
-            {
-                double fval;
-                int ival;
-                endptr = ptr + (c == '-' || c == '+');
-                while( isdigit(*endptr) )
-                    endptr++;
-                if( *endptr == '.' || *endptr == 'e' )
-                {
-                    fval = icv_strtod( fs, ptr, &endptr );
-                    /*if( endptr == ptr || isalpha(*endptr) )
-                        CV_CALL( icvProcessSpecialDouble( fs, ptr, &fval, &endptr ));*/
-                    elem->tag = CV_NODE_REAL;
-                    elem->data.f = fval;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    ival = (int)strtol( ptr, &endptr, 0 );
-                    elem->tag = CV_NODE_INT;
-                    elem->data.i = ival;
-                }
-
-                if( endptr == ptr )
-                    CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Invalid numeric value (inconsistent explicit type specification?)" );
-
-                ptr = endptr;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                // string
-                char buf[CV_FS_MAX_LEN+16];
-                int i = 0, len, is_quoted = 0;
-                elem->tag = CV_NODE_STRING;
-                if( c == '\"' )
-                    is_quoted = 1;
-                else
-                    --ptr;
-
-                for( ;; )
-                {
-                    c = *++ptr;
-                    if( !isalnum(c) )
-                    {
-                        if( c == '\"' )
-                        {
-                            if( !is_quoted )
-                                CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Literal \" is not allowed within a string. Use &quot;" );
-                            ++ptr;
-                            break;
-                        }
-                        else if( !cv_isprint(c) || c == '<' || (!is_quoted && isspace(c)))
-                        {
-                            if( is_quoted )
-                                CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Closing \" is expected" );
-                            break;
-                        }
-                        else if( c == '\'' || c == '>' )
-                        {
-                            CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Literal \' or > are not allowed. Use &apos; or &gt;" );
-                        }
-                        else if( c == '&' )
-                        {
-                            if( *ptr == '#' )
-                            {
-                                int val;
-                                ptr++;
-                                val = (int)strtol( ptr, &endptr, 0 );
-                                if( (unsigned)val > (unsigned)255 ||
-                                    !endptr || *endptr != ';' )
-                                    CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Invalid numeric value in the string" );
-                                c = (char)val;
-                            }
-                            else
-                            {
-                                endptr = ptr++;
-                                do c = *++endptr;
-                                while( isalnum(c) );
-                                if( c != ';' )
-                                    CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Invalid character in the symbol entity name" );
-                                len = (int)(endptr - ptr);
-                                if( len == 2 && memcmp( ptr, "lt", len ) == 0 )
-                                    c = '<';
-                                else if( len == 2 && memcmp( ptr, "gt", len ) == 0 )
-                                    c = '>';
-                                else if( len == 3 && memcmp( ptr, "amp", len ) == 0 )
-                                    c = '&';
-                                else if( len == 4 && memcmp( ptr, "apos", len ) == 0 )
-                                    c = '\'';
-                                else if( len == 4 && memcmp( ptr, "quot", len ) == 0 )
-                                    c = '\"';
-                                else
-                                {
-                                    memcpy( buf + i, ptr-1, len + 2 );
-                                    i += len + 2;
-                                }
-                            }
-                            ptr = endptr;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    buf[i++] = c;
-                    if( i >= CV_FS_MAX_LEN )
-                        CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Too long string literal" );
-                }
-                CV_CALL( elem->data.str = cvMemStorageAllocString( fs->memstorage, buf, i ));
-            }
-
-            if( !CV_NODE_IS_COLLECTION(value_type) && value_type != CV_NODE_NONE )
-                break;
-            have_space = 0;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if( (CV_NODE_TYPE(node->tag) == CV_NODE_NONE ||
-        CV_NODE_TYPE(node->tag) != value_type &&
-        !CV_NODE_IS_COLLECTION(node->tag)) &&
-        CV_NODE_IS_COLLECTION(value_type) )
-    {
-        CV_CALL( icvFSCreateCollection( fs, CV_NODE_IS_MAP(value_type) ?
-                                        CV_NODE_MAP : CV_NODE_SEQ, node ));
-    }
-
-    if( value_type != CV_NODE_NONE &&
-        value_type != CV_NODE_TYPE(node->tag) )
-        CV_PARSE_ERROR( "The actual type is different from the specified type" );
-
-    if( CV_NODE_IS_COLLECTION(node->tag) && is_simple )
-            node->data.seq->flags |= CV_NODE_SEQ_SIMPLE;
-
-    node->tag |= is_user_type ? CV_NODE_USER : 0;
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return ptr;
-}
-
-
-static char*
-icvXMLParseTag( CvFileStorage* fs, char* ptr, CvStringHashNode** _tag,
-                CvAttrList** _list, int* _tag_type )
-{
-    int tag_type = 0;
-    CvStringHashNode* tagname = 0;
-    CvAttrList *first = 0, *last = 0;
-    int count = 0, max_count = 4;
-    int attr_buf_size = (max_count*2 + 1)*sizeof(char*) + sizeof(CvAttrList);
-
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvXMLParseTag" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    char* endptr;
-    char c;
-    int have_space;
-
-    if( *ptr != '<' )
-        CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Tag should start with \'<\'" );
-
-    ptr++;
-    if( isalnum(*ptr) || *ptr == '_' )
-        tag_type = CV_XML_OPENING_TAG;
-    else if( *ptr == '/' )
-    {
-        tag_type = CV_XML_CLOSING_TAG;
-        ptr++;
-    }
-    else if( *ptr == '?' )
-    {
-        tag_type = CV_XML_HEADER_TAG;
-        ptr++;
-    }
-    else if( *ptr == '!' )
-    {
-        tag_type = CV_XML_DIRECTIVE_TAG;
-        assert( ptr[1] != '-' || ptr[2] != '-' );
-        ptr++;
-    }
-    else
-        CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Unknown tag type" );
-
-    for(;;)
-    {
-        CvStringHashNode* attrname;
-
-        if( !isalpha(*ptr) && *ptr != '_' )
-            CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Name should start with a letter or underscore" );
-
-        endptr = ptr - 1;
-        do c = *++endptr;
-        while( isalnum(c) || c == '_' || c == '-' );
-
-        CV_CALL( attrname = cvGetHashedKey( fs, ptr, (int)(endptr - ptr), 1 ));
-        ptr = endptr;
-
-        if( !tagname )
-            tagname = attrname;
-        else
-        {
-            if( tag_type == CV_XML_CLOSING_TAG )
-                CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Closing tag should not contain any attributes" );
-
-            if( !last || count >= max_count )
-            {
-                CvAttrList* chunk;
-
-                CV_CALL( chunk = (CvAttrList*)cvMemStorageAlloc( fs->memstorage, attr_buf_size ));
-                memset( chunk, 0, attr_buf_size );
-                chunk->attr = (const char**)(chunk + 1);
-                count = 0;
-                if( !last )
-                    first = last = chunk;
-                else
-                    last = last->next = chunk;
-            }
-            last->attr[count*2] = attrname->str.ptr;
-        }
-
-        if( last )
-        {
-            CvFileNode stub;
-
-            if( *ptr != '=' )
-            {
-                CV_CALL( ptr = icvXMLSkipSpaces( fs, ptr, CV_XML_INSIDE_TAG ));
-                if( *ptr != '=' )
-                    CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Attribute name should be followed by \'=\'" );
-            }
-
-            c = *++ptr;
-            if( c != '\"' && c != '\'' )
-            {
-                CV_CALL( ptr = icvXMLSkipSpaces( fs, ptr, CV_XML_INSIDE_TAG ));
-                if( *ptr != '\"' && *ptr != '\'' )
-                    CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Attribute value should be put into single or double quotes" );
-            }
-
-            ptr = icvXMLParseValue( fs, ptr, &stub, CV_NODE_STRING );
-            assert( stub.tag == CV_NODE_STRING );
-            last->attr[count*2+1] = stub.data.str.ptr;
-            count++;
-        }
-
-        c = *ptr;
-        have_space = isspace(c) || c == '\0';
-
-        if( c != '>' )
-        {
-            CV_CALL( ptr = icvXMLSkipSpaces( fs, ptr, CV_XML_INSIDE_TAG ));
-            c = *ptr;
-        }
-
-        if( c == '>' )
-        {
-            if( tag_type == CV_XML_HEADER_TAG )
-                CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Invalid closing tag for <?xml ..." );
-            ptr++;
-            break;
-        }
-        else if( c == '?' && tag_type == CV_XML_HEADER_TAG )
-        {
-            if( ptr[1] != '>'  )
-                CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Invalid closing tag for <?xml ..." );
-            ptr += 2;
-            break;
-        }
-        else if( c == '/' && ptr[1] == '>' && tag_type == CV_XML_OPENING_TAG )
-        {
-            tag_type = CV_XML_EMPTY_TAG;
-            ptr += 2;
-            break;
-        }
-
-        if( !have_space )
-            CV_PARSE_ERROR( "There should be space between attributes" );
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-
-    *_tag = tagname;
-    *_tag_type = tag_type;
-    *_list = first;
-
-    return ptr;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvXMLParse( CvFileStorage* fs )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvXMLParse" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    char* ptr = fs->buffer_start;
-    CvStringHashNode *key = 0, *key2 = 0;
-    CvAttrList* list = 0;
-    int tag_type = 0;
-
-    // CV_XML_INSIDE_TAG is used to prohibit leading comments
-    CV_CALL( ptr = icvXMLSkipSpaces( fs, ptr, CV_XML_INSIDE_TAG ));
-
-    if( memcmp( ptr, "<?xml", 5 ) != 0 )
-        CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Valid XML should start with \'<?xml ...?>\'" );
-
-    CV_CALL( ptr = icvXMLParseTag( fs, ptr, &key, &list, &tag_type ));
-
-    /*{
-        const char* version = cvAttrValue( list, "version" );
-        if( version && strncmp( version, "1.", 2 ) != 0 )
-            CV_ERROR( CV_StsParseError, "Unsupported version of XML" );
-    }*/
-    {
-        const char* encoding = cvAttrValue( list, "encoding" );
-        if( encoding && strcmp( encoding, "ASCII" ) != 0 )
-            CV_PARSE_ERROR( "Unsupported encoding" );
-    }
-
-    while( *ptr != '\0' )
-    {
-        CV_CALL( ptr = icvXMLSkipSpaces( fs, ptr, 0 ));
-
-        if( *ptr != '\0' )
-        {
-            CvFileNode* root_node;
-            CV_CALL( ptr = icvXMLParseTag( fs, ptr, &key, &list, &tag_type ));
-            if( tag_type != CV_XML_OPENING_TAG ||
-                strcmp(key->str.ptr,"opencv_storage") != 0 )
-                CV_PARSE_ERROR( "<opencv_storage> tag is missing" );
-
-            root_node = (CvFileNode*)cvSeqPush( fs->roots, 0 );
-            CV_CALL( ptr = icvXMLParseValue( fs, ptr, root_node, CV_NODE_NONE ));
-            CV_CALL( ptr = icvXMLParseTag( fs, ptr, &key2, &list, &tag_type ));
-            if( tag_type != CV_XML_CLOSING_TAG || key != key2 )
-                CV_PARSE_ERROR( "</opencv_storage> tag is missing" );
-            CV_CALL( ptr = icvXMLSkipSpaces( fs, ptr, 0 ));
-        }
-    }
-
-    assert( fs->dummy_eof != 0 );
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-/****************************************************************************************\
-*                                       XML Emitter                                      *
-\****************************************************************************************/
-
-#define icvXMLFlush icvFSFlush
-
-static void
-icvXMLWriteTag( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* key, int tag_type, CvAttrList list )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvXMLWriteTag" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    char* ptr = fs->buffer;
-    int i, len = 0;
-    int struct_flags = fs->struct_flags;
-
-    if( key && key[0] == '\0' )
-        key = 0;
-
-    if( tag_type == CV_XML_OPENING_TAG || tag_type == CV_XML_EMPTY_TAG )
-    {
-        if( CV_NODE_IS_COLLECTION(struct_flags) )
-        {
-            if( CV_NODE_IS_MAP(struct_flags) ^ (key != 0) )
-                CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "An attempt to add element without a key to a map, "
-                                        "or add element with key to sequence" );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            struct_flags = CV_NODE_EMPTY + (key ? CV_NODE_MAP : CV_NODE_SEQ);
-            fs->is_first = 0;
-        }
-
-        if( !CV_NODE_IS_EMPTY(struct_flags) )
-            ptr = icvXMLFlush(fs);
-    }
-
-    if( !key )
-        key = "_";
-    else if( key[0] == '_' && key[1] == '\0' )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "A single _ is a reserved tag name" );
-
-    len = (int)strlen( key );
-    *ptr++ = '<';
-    if( tag_type == CV_XML_CLOSING_TAG )
-    {
-        if( list.attr )
-            CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "Closing tag should not include any attributes" );
-        *ptr++ = '/';
-    }
-
-    if( !isalpha(key[0]) && key[0] != '_' )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "Key should start with a letter or _" );
-
-    ptr = icvFSResizeWriteBuffer( fs, ptr, len );
-    for( i = 0; i < len; i++ )
-    {
-        char c = key[i];
-        if( !isalnum(c) && c != '_' && c != '-' )
-            CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "Invalid character in the key" );
-        ptr[i] = c;
-    }
-    ptr += len;
-
-    for(;;)
-    {
-        const char** attr = list.attr;
-
-        for( ; attr && attr[0] != 0; attr += 2 )
-        {
-            int len0 = (int)strlen(attr[0]);
-            int len1 = (int)strlen(attr[1]);
-
-            ptr = icvFSResizeWriteBuffer( fs, ptr, len0 + len1 + 4 );
-            *ptr++ = ' ';
-            memcpy( ptr, attr[0], len0 );
-            ptr += len0;
-            *ptr++ = '=';
-            *ptr++ = '\"';
-            memcpy( ptr, attr[1], len1 );
-            ptr += len1;
-            *ptr++ = '\"';
-        }
-        if( !list.next )
-            break;
-        list = *list.next;
-    }
-
-    if( tag_type == CV_XML_EMPTY_TAG )
-        *ptr++ = '/';
-    *ptr++ = '>';
-    fs->buffer = ptr;
-    fs->struct_flags = struct_flags & ~CV_NODE_EMPTY;
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvXMLStartWriteStruct( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* key, int struct_flags,
-                        const char* type_name CV_DEFAULT(0))
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvXMLStartWriteStruct" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CvXMLStackRecord parent;
-    const char* attr[10];
-    int idx = 0;
-
-    struct_flags = (struct_flags & (CV_NODE_TYPE_MASK|CV_NODE_FLOW)) | CV_NODE_EMPTY;
-    if( !CV_NODE_IS_COLLECTION(struct_flags))
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg,
-        "Some collection type: CV_NODE_SEQ or CV_NODE_MAP must be specified" );
-
-    if( type_name )
-    {
-        attr[idx++] = "type_id";
-        attr[idx++] = type_name;
-    }
-    attr[idx++] = 0;
-
-    CV_CALL( icvXMLWriteTag( fs, key, CV_XML_OPENING_TAG, cvAttrList(attr,0) ));
-
-    parent.struct_flags = fs->struct_flags & ~CV_NODE_EMPTY;
-    parent.struct_indent = fs->struct_indent;
-    parent.struct_tag = fs->struct_tag;
-    cvSaveMemStoragePos( fs->strstorage, &parent.pos );
-    cvSeqPush( fs->write_stack, &parent );
-
-    fs->struct_indent += CV_XML_INDENT;
-    if( !CV_NODE_IS_FLOW(struct_flags) )
-        icvXMLFlush( fs );
-
-    fs->struct_flags = struct_flags;
-    if( key )
-    {
-        CV_CALL( fs->struct_tag = cvMemStorageAllocString( fs->strstorage, (char*)key, -1 ));
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        fs->struct_tag.ptr = 0;
-        fs->struct_tag.len = 0;
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvXMLEndWriteStruct( CvFileStorage* fs )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvXMLStartWriteStruct" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CvXMLStackRecord parent;
-
-    if( fs->write_stack->total == 0 )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "An extra closing tag" );
-
-    CV_CALL( icvXMLWriteTag( fs, fs->struct_tag.ptr, CV_XML_CLOSING_TAG, cvAttrList(0,0) ));
-    cvSeqPop( fs->write_stack, &parent );
-
-    fs->struct_indent = parent.struct_indent;
-    fs->struct_flags = parent.struct_flags;
-    fs->struct_tag = parent.struct_tag;
-    cvRestoreMemStoragePos( fs->strstorage, &parent.pos );
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvXMLStartNextStream( CvFileStorage* fs )
-{
-    //CV_FUNCNAME( "icvXMLStartNextStream" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    if( !fs->is_first )
-    {
-        while( fs->write_stack->total > 0 )
-            icvXMLEndWriteStruct(fs);
-
-        fs->struct_indent = 0;
-        icvXMLFlush(fs);
-        /* XML does not allow multiple top-level elements,
-           so we just put a comment and continue
-           the current (and the only) "stream" */
-        fputs( "\n<!-- next stream -->\n", fs->file );
-        /*fputs( "</opencv_storage>\n", fs->file );
-        fputs( "<opencv_storage>\n", fs->file );*/
-        fs->buffer = fs->buffer_start;
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvXMLWriteScalar( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* key, const char* data, int len )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvXMLWriteScalar" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    if( CV_NODE_IS_MAP(fs->struct_flags) ||
-        (!CV_NODE_IS_COLLECTION(fs->struct_flags) && key) )
-    {
-        icvXMLWriteTag( fs, key, CV_XML_OPENING_TAG, cvAttrList(0,0) );
-        char* ptr = icvFSResizeWriteBuffer( fs, fs->buffer, len );
-        memcpy( ptr, data, len );
-        fs->buffer = ptr + len;
-        icvXMLWriteTag( fs, key, CV_XML_CLOSING_TAG, cvAttrList(0,0) );
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        char* ptr = fs->buffer;
-        int new_offset = (int)(ptr - fs->buffer_start) + len;
-
-        if( key )
-            CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "elements with keys can not be written to sequence" );
-
-        fs->struct_flags = CV_NODE_SEQ;
-
-        if( (new_offset > fs->wrap_margin && new_offset - fs->struct_indent > 10) ||
-            (ptr > fs->buffer_start && ptr[-1] == '>' && !CV_NODE_IS_EMPTY(fs->struct_flags)) )
-        {
-            ptr = icvXMLFlush(fs);
-        }
-        else if( ptr > fs->buffer_start + fs->struct_indent && ptr[-1] != '>' )
-            *ptr++ = ' ';
-
-        memcpy( ptr, data, len );
-        fs->buffer = ptr + len;
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvXMLWriteInt( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* key, int value )
-{
-    //CV_FUNCNAME( "cvXMLWriteInt" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    char buf[128], *ptr = icv_itoa( value, buf, 10 );
-    int len = (int)strlen(ptr);
-    icvXMLWriteScalar( fs, key, ptr, len );
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvXMLWriteReal( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* key, double value )
-{
-    //CV_FUNCNAME( "cvXMLWriteReal" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    char buf[128];
-    int len = (int)strlen( icvDoubleToString( buf, value ));
-    icvXMLWriteScalar( fs, key, buf, len );
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvXMLWriteString( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* key, const char* str, int quote )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvXMLWriteString" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    char buf[CV_FS_MAX_LEN*6+16];
-    char* data = (char*)str;
-    int i, len;
-
-    if( !str )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr, "Null string pointer" );
-
-    len = (int)strlen(str);
-    if( len > CV_FS_MAX_LEN )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "The written string is too long" );
-
-    if( quote || len == 0 || str[0] != '\"' || str[0] != str[len-1] )
-    {
-        int need_quote = quote || len == 0;
-        data = buf;
-        *data++ = '\"';
-        for( i = 0; i < len; i++ )
-        {
-            char c = str[i];
-
-            if( !isalnum(c) && (!cv_isprint(c) || c == '<' || c == '>' ||
-                c == '&' || c == '\'' || c == '\"') )
-            {
-                *data++ = '&';
-                if( c == '<' )
-                {
-                    memcpy(data, "lt", 2);
-                    data += 2;
-                }
-                else if( c == '>' )
-                {
-                    memcpy(data, "gt", 2);
-                    data += 2;
-                }
-                else if( c == '&' )
-                {
-                    memcpy(data, "amp", 3);
-                    data += 3;
-                }
-                else if( c == '\'' )
-                {
-                    memcpy(data, "apos", 4);
-                    data += 4;
-                }
-                else if( c == '\"' )
-                {
-                    memcpy( data, "quot", 4);
-                    data += 4;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    sprintf( data, "#x%02x", c );
-                    data += 4;
-                }
-                *data++ = ';';
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                if( c == ' ' )
-                    need_quote = 1;
-                *data++ = c;
-            }
-        }
-        if( !need_quote && (isdigit(str[0]) ||
-            str[0] == '+' || str[0] == '-' || str[0] == '.' ))
-            need_quote = 1;
-
-        if( need_quote )
-            *data++ = '\"';
-        len = (int)(data - buf) - !need_quote;
-        *data++ = '\0';
-        data = buf + !need_quote;
-    }
-
-    icvXMLWriteScalar( fs, key, data, len );
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvXMLWriteComment( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* comment, int eol_comment )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvXMLWriteComment" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    int len;
-    int multiline;
-    const char* eol;
-    char* ptr;
-
-    if( !comment )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr, "Null comment" );
-
-    if( strstr(comment, "--") != 0 )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "Double hyphen \'--\' is not allowed in the comments" );
-
-    len = (int)strlen(comment);
-    eol = strchr(comment, '\n');
-    multiline = eol != 0;
-    ptr = fs->buffer;
-
-    if( multiline || !eol_comment || fs->buffer_end - ptr < len + 5 )
-        ptr = icvXMLFlush( fs );
-    else if( ptr > fs->buffer_start + fs->struct_indent )
-        *ptr++ = ' ';
-
-    if( !multiline )
-    {
-        ptr = icvFSResizeWriteBuffer( fs, ptr, len + 9 );
-        sprintf( ptr, "<!-- %s -->", comment );
-        len = (int)strlen(ptr);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        strcpy( ptr, "<!--" );
-        len = 4;
-    }
-
-    fs->buffer = ptr + len;
-    ptr = icvXMLFlush(fs);
-
-    if( multiline )
-    {
-        while( comment )
-        {
-            if( eol )
-            {
-                ptr = icvFSResizeWriteBuffer( fs, ptr, (int)(eol - comment) + 1 );
-                memcpy( ptr, comment, eol - comment + 1 );
-                ptr += eol - comment;
-                comment = eol + 1;
-                eol = strchr( comment, '\n' );
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                len = (int)strlen(comment);
-                ptr = icvFSResizeWriteBuffer( fs, ptr, len );
-                memcpy( ptr, comment, len );
-                ptr += len;
-                comment = 0;
-            }
-            fs->buffer = ptr;
-            ptr = icvXMLFlush( fs );
-        }
-        sprintf( ptr, "-->" );
-        fs->buffer = ptr + 3;
-        icvXMLFlush( fs );
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-/****************************************************************************************\
-*                              Common High-Level Functions                               *
-\****************************************************************************************/
-
-CV_IMPL CvFileStorage*
-cvOpenFileStorage( const char* filename, CvMemStorage* dststorage, int flags )
-{
-    CvFileStorage* fs = 0;
-    char* xml_buf = 0;
-
-    CV_FUNCNAME("cvOpenFileStorage" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    int default_block_size = 1 << 18;
-    bool append = (flags & 3) == CV_STORAGE_APPEND;
-
-    if( !filename )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr, "NULL filename" );
-
-    CV_CALL( fs = (CvFileStorage*)cvAlloc( sizeof(*fs) ));
-    memset( fs, 0, sizeof(*fs));
-
-    CV_CALL( fs->memstorage = cvCreateMemStorage( default_block_size ));
-    fs->dststorage = dststorage ? dststorage : fs->memstorage;
-
-    CV_CALL( fs->filename = (char*)cvMemStorageAlloc( fs->memstorage, strlen(filename)+1 ));
-    strcpy( fs->filename, filename );
-
-    fs->flags = CV_FILE_STORAGE;
-    fs->write_mode = (flags & 3) != 0;
-    fs->file = fopen( fs->filename, !fs->write_mode ? "rt" : !append ? "wt" : "a+t" );
-    if( !fs->file )
-        EXIT;
-
-    fs->roots = 0;
-    fs->struct_indent = 0;
-    fs->struct_flags = 0;
-    fs->wrap_margin = 71;
-
-    if( fs->write_mode )
-    {
-        // we use factor=6 for XML (the longest characters (' and ") are encoded with 6 bytes (&apos; and &quot;)
-        // and factor=4 for YAML ( as we use 4 bytes for non ASCII characters (e.g. \xAB))
-        int buf_size = CV_FS_MAX_LEN*(fs->is_xml ? 6 : 4) + 1024;
-
-        char* dot_pos = strrchr( fs->filename, '.' );
-        fs->is_xml = dot_pos && (strcmp( dot_pos, ".xml" ) == 0 ||
-                      strcmp( dot_pos, ".XML" ) == 0 || strcmp( dot_pos, ".Xml" ) == 0);
-
-        if( append )
-            fseek( fs->file, 0, SEEK_END );
-
-        fs->write_stack = cvCreateSeq( 0, sizeof(CvSeq), fs->is_xml ?
-                sizeof(CvXMLStackRecord) : sizeof(int), fs->memstorage );
-        fs->is_first = 1;
-        fs->struct_indent = 0;
-        fs->struct_flags = CV_NODE_EMPTY;
-        CV_CALL( fs->buffer_start = fs->buffer = (char*)cvAlloc( buf_size + 1024 ));
-        fs->buffer_end = fs->buffer_start + buf_size;
-        if( fs->is_xml )
-        {
-            int file_size = (int)ftell( fs->file );
-            CV_CALL( fs->strstorage = cvCreateChildMemStorage( fs->memstorage ));
-            if( !append || file_size == 0 )
-            {
-                fputs( "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n", fs->file );
-                fputs( "<opencv_storage>\n", fs->file );
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                int xml_buf_size = 1 << 10;
-                char substr[] = "</opencv_storage>";
-                int last_occurence = -1;
-                xml_buf_size = MIN(xml_buf_size, file_size);
-                fseek( fs->file, -xml_buf_size, SEEK_END );
-                CV_CALL(xml_buf = (char*)cvAlloc( xml_buf_size+2 ));
-                // find the last occurence of </opencv_storage>
-                for(;;)
-                {
-                    int line_offset = ftell( fs->file );
-                    char* ptr0 = fgets( xml_buf, xml_buf_size, fs->file ), *ptr;
-                    if( !ptr0 )
-                        break;
-                    ptr = ptr0;
-                    for(;;)
-                    {
-                        ptr = strstr( ptr, substr );
-                        if( !ptr )
-                            break;
-                        last_occurence = line_offset + (int)(ptr - ptr0);
-                        ptr += strlen(substr);
-                    }
-                }
-                if( last_occurence < 0 )
-                    CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "Could not find </opencv_storage> in the end of file.\n" );
-                fclose( fs->file );
-                fs->file = fopen( fs->filename, "r+t" );
-                fseek( fs->file, last_occurence, SEEK_SET );
-                // replace the last "</opencv_storage>" with " <!-- resumed -->", which has the same length
-                fputs( " <!-- resumed -->", fs->file );
-                fseek( fs->file, 0, SEEK_END );
-                fputs( "\n", fs->file );
-            }
-            fs->start_write_struct = icvXMLStartWriteStruct;
-            fs->end_write_struct = icvXMLEndWriteStruct;
-            fs->write_int = icvXMLWriteInt;
-            fs->write_real = icvXMLWriteReal;
-            fs->write_string = icvXMLWriteString;
-            fs->write_comment = icvXMLWriteComment;
-            fs->start_next_stream = icvXMLStartNextStream;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            if( !append )
-                fputs( "%YAML:1.0\n", fs->file );
-            else
-                fputs( "...\n---\n", fs->file );
-            fs->start_write_struct = icvYMLStartWriteStruct;
-            fs->end_write_struct = icvYMLEndWriteStruct;
-            fs->write_int = icvYMLWriteInt;
-            fs->write_real = icvYMLWriteReal;
-            fs->write_string = icvYMLWriteString;
-            fs->write_comment = icvYMLWriteComment;
-            fs->start_next_stream = icvYMLStartNextStream;
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        int buf_size;
-        const char* yaml_signature = "%YAML:";
-        char buf[16];
-        fgets( buf, sizeof(buf)-2, fs->file );
-        fs->is_xml = strncmp( buf, yaml_signature, strlen(yaml_signature) ) != 0;
-
-        fseek( fs->file, 0, SEEK_END );
-        buf_size = ftell( fs->file );
-        fseek( fs->file, 0, SEEK_SET );
-
-        buf_size = MIN( buf_size, (1 << 20) );
-        buf_size = MAX( buf_size, CV_FS_MAX_LEN*2 + 1024 );
-
-        CV_CALL( fs->str_hash = cvCreateMap( 0, sizeof(CvStringHash),
-                        sizeof(CvStringHashNode), fs->memstorage, 256 ));
-
-        CV_CALL( fs->roots = cvCreateSeq( 0, sizeof(CvSeq),
-                        sizeof(CvFileNode), fs->memstorage ));
-
-        CV_CALL( fs->buffer = fs->buffer_start = (char*)cvAlloc( buf_size + 256 ));
-        fs->buffer_end = fs->buffer_start + buf_size;
-        fs->buffer[0] = '\n';
-        fs->buffer[1] = '\0';
-
-        //mode = cvGetErrMode();
-        //cvSetErrMode( CV_ErrModeSilent );
-        if( fs->is_xml )
-            icvXMLParse( fs );
-        else
-            icvYMLParse( fs );
-        //cvSetErrMode( mode );
-
-        // release resources that we do not need anymore
-        cvFree( &fs->buffer_start );
-        fs->buffer = fs->buffer_end = 0;
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-
-    if( fs )
-    {
-        if( cvGetErrStatus() < 0 || !fs->file )
-        {
-            cvReleaseFileStorage( &fs );
-        }
-        else if( !fs->write_mode )
-        {
-            fclose( fs->file );
-            fs->file = 0;
-        }
-    }
-
-    cvFree( &xml_buf );
-
-    return  fs;
-}
-
-
-CV_IMPL void
-cvStartWriteStruct( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* key, int struct_flags,
-                    const char* type_name, CvAttrList /*attributes*/ )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvStartWriteStruct" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CV_CHECK_OUTPUT_FILE_STORAGE(fs);
-    CV_CALL( fs->start_write_struct( fs, key, struct_flags, type_name ));
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-CV_IMPL void
-cvEndWriteStruct( CvFileStorage* fs )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvEndWriteStruct" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CV_CHECK_OUTPUT_FILE_STORAGE(fs);
-    CV_CALL( fs->end_write_struct( fs ));
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-CV_IMPL void
-cvWriteInt( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* key, int value )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvWriteInt" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CV_CHECK_OUTPUT_FILE_STORAGE(fs);
-    CV_CALL( fs->write_int( fs, key, value ));
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-CV_IMPL void
-cvWriteReal( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* key, double value )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvWriteReal" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CV_CHECK_OUTPUT_FILE_STORAGE(fs);
-    CV_CALL( fs->write_real( fs, key, value ));
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-CV_IMPL void
-cvWriteString( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* key, const char* value, int quote )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvWriteString" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CV_CHECK_OUTPUT_FILE_STORAGE(fs);
-    CV_CALL( fs->write_string( fs, key, value, quote ));
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-CV_IMPL void
-cvWriteComment( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* comment, int eol_comment )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvWriteComment" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CV_CHECK_OUTPUT_FILE_STORAGE(fs);
-    CV_CALL( fs->write_comment( fs, comment, eol_comment ));
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-CV_IMPL void
-cvStartNextStream( CvFileStorage* fs )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvStartNextStream" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CV_CHECK_OUTPUT_FILE_STORAGE(fs);
-    CV_CALL( fs->start_next_stream( fs ));
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static const char icvTypeSymbol[] = "ucwsifdr";
-#define CV_FS_MAX_FMT_PAIRS  128
-
-static char*
-icvEncodeFormat( int elem_type, char* dt )
-{
-    sprintf( dt, "%d%c", CV_MAT_CN(elem_type), icvTypeSymbol[CV_MAT_DEPTH(elem_type)] );
-    return dt + ( dt[2] == '\0' && dt[0] == '1' );
-}
-
-static int
-icvDecodeFormat( const char* dt, int* fmt_pairs, int max_len )
-{
-    int fmt_pair_count = 0;
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvDecodeFormat" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    int i = 0, k = 0, len = dt ? (int)strlen(dt) : 0;
-
-    if( !dt || !len )
-        EXIT;
-
-    assert( fmt_pairs != 0 && max_len > 0 );
-    fmt_pairs[0] = 0;
-    max_len *= 2;
-
-    for( ; k < len; k++ )
-    {
-        char c = dt[k];
-
-        if( isdigit(c) )
-        {
-            int count = c - '0';
-            if( isdigit(dt[k+1]) )
-            {
-                char* endptr = 0;
-                count = (int)strtol( dt+k, &endptr, 10 );
-                k = (int)(endptr - dt) - 1;
-            }
-
-            if( count <= 0 )
-                CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "Invalid data type specification" );
-
-            fmt_pairs[i] = count;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            const char* pos = strchr( icvTypeSymbol, c );
-            if( !pos )
-                CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "Invalid data type specification" );
-            if( fmt_pairs[i] == 0 )
-                fmt_pairs[i] = 1;
-            fmt_pairs[i+1] = (int)(pos - icvTypeSymbol);
-            if( i > 0 && fmt_pairs[i+1] == fmt_pairs[i-1] )
-                fmt_pairs[i-2] += fmt_pairs[i];
-            else
-            {
-                i += 2;
-                if( i >= max_len )
-                    CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "Too long data type specification" );
-            }
-            fmt_pairs[i] = 0;
-        }
-    }
-
-    fmt_pair_count = i/2;
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return fmt_pair_count;
-}
-
-
-static int
-icvCalcElemSize( const char* dt, int initial_size )
-{
-    int size = 0;
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvCalcElemSize" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    int fmt_pairs[CV_FS_MAX_FMT_PAIRS], i, fmt_pair_count;
-    int comp_size;
-
-    CV_CALL( fmt_pair_count = icvDecodeFormat( dt, fmt_pairs, CV_FS_MAX_FMT_PAIRS ));
-    fmt_pair_count *= 2;
-    for( i = 0, size = initial_size; i < fmt_pair_count; i += 2 )
-    {
-        comp_size = CV_ELEM_SIZE(fmt_pairs[i+1]);
-        size = cvAlign( size, comp_size );
-        size += comp_size * fmt_pairs[i];
-    }
-    if( initial_size == 0 )
-    {
-        comp_size = CV_ELEM_SIZE(fmt_pairs[1]);
-        size = cvAlign( size, comp_size );
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return size;
-}
-
-
-static int
-icvDecodeSimpleFormat( const char* dt )
-{
-    int elem_type = -1;
-
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvDecodeSimpleFormat" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    int fmt_pairs[CV_FS_MAX_FMT_PAIRS], fmt_pair_count;
-
-    CV_CALL( fmt_pair_count = icvDecodeFormat( dt, fmt_pairs, CV_FS_MAX_FMT_PAIRS ));
-    if( fmt_pair_count != 1 || fmt_pairs[0] > 4 )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "Too complex format for the matrix" );
-
-    elem_type = CV_MAKETYPE( fmt_pairs[1], fmt_pairs[0] );
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return elem_type;
-}
-
-
-CV_IMPL void
-cvWriteRawData( CvFileStorage* fs, const void* _data, int len, const char* dt )
-{
-    const char* data0 = (const char*)_data;
-
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvWriteRawData" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    int offset = 0;
-    int fmt_pairs[CV_FS_MAX_FMT_PAIRS*2], k, fmt_pair_count;
-    char buf[256] = "";
-
-    CV_CHECK_OUTPUT_FILE_STORAGE( fs );
-
-    if( !data0 )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr, "Null data pointer" );
-
-    if( len < 0 )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsOutOfRange, "Negative number of elements" );
-
-    CV_CALL( fmt_pair_count = icvDecodeFormat( dt, fmt_pairs, CV_FS_MAX_FMT_PAIRS ));
-
-    if( !len )
-        EXIT;
-
-    if( fmt_pair_count == 1 )
-    {
-        fmt_pairs[0] *= len;
-        len = 1;
-    }
-
-    for(;len--;)
-    {
-        for( k = 0; k < fmt_pair_count; k++ )
-        {
-            int i, count = fmt_pairs[k*2];
-            int elem_type = fmt_pairs[k*2+1];
-            int elem_size = CV_ELEM_SIZE(elem_type);
-            const char* data, *ptr;
-
-            offset = cvAlign( offset, elem_size );
-            data = data0 + offset;
-
-            for( i = 0; i < count; i++ )
-            {
-                switch( elem_type )
-                {
-                case CV_8U:
-                    ptr = icv_itoa( *(uchar*)data, buf, 10 );
-                    data++;
-                    break;
-                case CV_8S:
-                    ptr = icv_itoa( *(char*)data, buf, 10 );
-                    data++;
-                    break;
-                case CV_16U:
-                    ptr = icv_itoa( *(ushort*)data, buf, 10 );
-                    data += sizeof(ushort);
-                    break;
-                case CV_16S:
-                    ptr = icv_itoa( *(short*)data, buf, 10 );
-                    data += sizeof(short);
-                    break;
-                case CV_32S:
-                    ptr = icv_itoa( *(int*)data, buf, 10 );
-                    data += sizeof(int);
-                    break;
-                case CV_32F:
-                    ptr = icvFloatToString( buf, *(float*)data );
-                    data += sizeof(float);
-                    break;
-                case CV_64F:
-                    ptr = icvDoubleToString( buf, *(double*)data );
-                    data += sizeof(double);
-                    break;
-                case CV_USRTYPE1: /* reference */
-                    ptr = icv_itoa( (int)*(size_t*)data, buf, 10 );
-                    data += sizeof(size_t);
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    assert(0);
-                    EXIT;
-                }
-
-                if( fs->is_xml )
-                {
-                    int buf_len = (int)strlen(ptr);
-                    CV_CALL( icvXMLWriteScalar( fs, 0, ptr, buf_len ));
-                }
-                else
-                    CV_CALL( icvYMLWrite( fs, 0, ptr, cvFuncName ));
-            }
-
-            offset = (int)(data - data0);
-        }
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-CV_IMPL void
-cvStartReadRawData( const CvFileStorage* fs, const CvFileNode* src, CvSeqReader* reader )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvStartReadRawData" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    int node_type;
-    CV_CHECK_FILE_STORAGE( fs );
-
-    if( !src || !reader )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr, "Null pointer to source file node or reader" );
-
-    node_type = CV_NODE_TYPE(src->tag);
-    if( node_type == CV_NODE_INT || node_type == CV_NODE_REAL )
-    {
-        // emulate reading from 1-element sequence
-        reader->ptr = (schar*)src;
-        reader->block_max = reader->ptr + sizeof(*src)*2;
-        reader->block_min = reader->ptr;
-        reader->seq = 0;
-    }
-    else if( node_type == CV_NODE_SEQ )
-    {
-        CV_CALL( cvStartReadSeq( src->data.seq, reader, 0 ));
-    }
-    else if( node_type == CV_NODE_NONE )
-    {
-        memset( reader, 0, sizeof(*reader) );
-    }
-    else
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "The file node should be a numerical scalar or a sequence" );
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-CV_IMPL void
-cvReadRawDataSlice( const CvFileStorage* fs, CvSeqReader* reader,
-                    int len, void* _data, const char* dt )
-{
-    char* data0 = (char*)_data;
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvReadRawDataSlice" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    int fmt_pairs[CV_FS_MAX_FMT_PAIRS*2], k = 0, fmt_pair_count;
-    int i = 0, offset = 0, count = 0;
-
-    CV_CHECK_FILE_STORAGE( fs );
-
-    if( !reader || !data0 )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr, "Null pointer to reader or destination array" );
-
-    if( !reader->seq && len != 1 )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadSize, "The readed sequence is a scalar, thus len must be 1" );
-
-    CV_CALL( fmt_pair_count = icvDecodeFormat( dt, fmt_pairs, CV_FS_MAX_FMT_PAIRS ));
-
-    for(;;)
-    {
-        for( k = 0; k < fmt_pair_count; k++ )
-        {
-            int elem_type = fmt_pairs[k*2+1];
-            int elem_size = CV_ELEM_SIZE(elem_type);
-            char* data;
-
-            count = fmt_pairs[k*2];
-            offset = cvAlign( offset, elem_size );
-            data = data0 + offset;
-
-            for( i = 0; i < count; i++ )
-            {
-                CvFileNode* node = (CvFileNode*)reader->ptr;
-                if( CV_NODE_IS_INT(node->tag) )
-                {
-                    int ival = node->data.i;
-
-                    switch( elem_type )
-                    {
-                    case CV_8U:
-                        *(uchar*)data = CV_CAST_8U(ival);
-                        data++;
-                        break;
-                    case CV_8S:
-                        *(char*)data = CV_CAST_8S(ival);
-                        break;
-                    case CV_16U:
-                        *(ushort*)data = CV_CAST_16U(ival);
-                        data += sizeof(ushort);
-                        break;
-                    case CV_16S:
-                        *(short*)data = CV_CAST_16S(ival);
-                        data += sizeof(short);
-                        break;
-                    case CV_32S:
-                        *(int*)data = ival;
-                        data += sizeof(int);
-                        break;
-                    case CV_32F:
-                        *(float*)data = (float)ival;
-                        data += sizeof(float);
-                        break;
-                    case CV_64F:
-                        *(double*)data = (double)ival;
-                        data += sizeof(double);
-                        break;
-                    case CV_USRTYPE1: /* reference */
-                        *(size_t*)data = ival;
-                        data += sizeof(size_t);
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        assert(0);
-                        EXIT;
-                    }
-                }
-                else if( CV_NODE_IS_REAL(node->tag) )
-                {
-                    double fval = node->data.f;
-                    int ival;
-
-                    switch( elem_type )
-                    {
-                    case CV_8U:
-                        ival = cvRound(fval);
-                        *(uchar*)data = CV_CAST_8U(ival);
-                        data++;
-                        break;
-                    case CV_8S:
-                        ival = cvRound(fval);
-                        *(char*)data = CV_CAST_8S(ival);
-                        break;
-                    case CV_16U:
-                        ival = cvRound(fval);
-                        *(ushort*)data = CV_CAST_16U(ival);
-                        data += sizeof(ushort);
-                        break;
-                    case CV_16S:
-                        ival = cvRound(fval);
-                        *(short*)data = CV_CAST_16S(ival);
-                        data += sizeof(short);
-                        break;
-                    case CV_32S:
-                        ival = cvRound(fval);
-                        *(int*)data = ival;
-                        data += sizeof(int);
-                        break;
-                    case CV_32F:
-                        *(float*)data = (float)fval;
-                        data += sizeof(float);
-                        break;
-                    case CV_64F:
-                        *(double*)data = fval;
-                        data += sizeof(double);
-                        break;
-                    case CV_USRTYPE1: /* reference */
-                        ival = cvRound(fval);
-                        *(size_t*)data = ival;
-                        data += sizeof(size_t);
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        assert(0);
-                        EXIT;
-                    }
-                }
-                else
-                    CV_ERROR( CV_StsError,
-                    "The sequence element is not a numerical scalar" );
-
-                CV_NEXT_SEQ_ELEM( sizeof(CvFileNode), *reader );
-                if( !--len )
-                    goto end_loop;
-            }
-
-            offset = (int)(data - data0);
-        }
-    }
-
-end_loop:
-    if( i != count - 1 || k != fmt_pair_count - 1 )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadSize,
-        "The sequence slice does not fit an integer number of records" );
-
-    if( !reader->seq )
-        reader->ptr -= sizeof(CvFileNode);
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-CV_IMPL void
-cvReadRawData( const CvFileStorage* fs, const CvFileNode* src,
-               void* data, const char* dt )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvReadRawData" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CvSeqReader reader;
-
-    if( !src || !data )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr, "Null pointers to source file node or destination array" );
-
-    CV_CALL( cvStartReadRawData( fs, src, &reader ));
-    cvReadRawDataSlice( fs, &reader, CV_NODE_IS_SEQ(src->tag) ?
-                        src->data.seq->total : 1, data, dt );
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvWriteFileNode( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* name, const CvFileNode* node );
-
-static void
-icvWriteCollection( CvFileStorage* fs, const CvFileNode* node )
-{
-    int i, total = node->data.seq->total;
-    int elem_size = node->data.seq->elem_size;
-    int is_map = CV_NODE_IS_MAP(node->tag);
-    CvSeqReader reader;
-
-    cvStartReadSeq( node->data.seq, &reader, 0 );
-
-    for( i = 0; i < total; i++ )
-    {
-        CvFileMapNode* elem = (CvFileMapNode*)reader.ptr;
-        if( !is_map || CV_IS_SET_ELEM(elem) )
-        {
-            const char* name = is_map ? elem->key->str.ptr : 0;
-            icvWriteFileNode( fs, name, &elem->value );
-        }
-        CV_NEXT_SEQ_ELEM( elem_size, reader );
-    }
-}
-
-static void
-icvWriteFileNode( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* name, const CvFileNode* node )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvWriteFileNode" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    switch( CV_NODE_TYPE(node->tag) )
-    {
-    case CV_NODE_INT:
-        fs->write_int( fs, name, node->data.i );
-        break;
-    case CV_NODE_REAL:
-        fs->write_real( fs, name, node->data.f );
-        break;
-    case CV_NODE_STR:
-        fs->write_string( fs, name, node->data.str.ptr, 0 );
-        break;
-    case CV_NODE_SEQ:
-    case CV_NODE_MAP:
-        fs->start_write_struct( fs, name, CV_NODE_TYPE(node->tag) +
-                (CV_NODE_SEQ_IS_SIMPLE(node->data.seq) ? CV_NODE_FLOW : 0),
-                node->info ? node->info->type_name : 0 );
-        icvWriteCollection( fs, node );
-        fs->end_write_struct( fs );
-        break;
-    case CV_NODE_NONE:
-        fs->start_write_struct( fs, name, CV_NODE_SEQ, 0 );
-        fs->end_write_struct( fs );
-        break;
-    default:
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadFlag, "Unknown type of file node" );
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-CV_IMPL void
-cvWriteFileNode( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* new_node_name,
-                 const CvFileNode* node, int embed )
-{
-    CvFileStorage* dst = 0;
-
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvWriteFileNode" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CV_CHECK_OUTPUT_FILE_STORAGE(fs);
-
-    if( !node )
-        EXIT;
-
-    if( CV_NODE_IS_COLLECTION(node->tag) && embed )
-    {
-        CV_CALL( icvWriteCollection( fs, node ));
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        CV_CALL( icvWriteFileNode( fs, new_node_name, node ));
-    }
-    /*
-    int i, stream_count;
-    stream_count = fs->roots->total;
-    for( i = 0; i < stream_count; i++ )
-    {
-        CvFileNode* node = (CvFileNode*)cvGetSeqElem( fs->roots, i, 0 );
-        icvDumpCollection( dst, node );
-        if( i < stream_count - 1 )
-            dst->start_next_stream( dst );
-    }*/
-
-    __END__;
-
-    cvReleaseFileStorage( &dst );
-}
-
-
-CV_IMPL const char*
-cvGetFileNodeName( const CvFileNode* file_node )
-{
-    return file_node && CV_NODE_HAS_NAME(file_node->tag) ?
-        ((CvFileMapNode*)file_node)->key->str.ptr : 0;
-}
-
-/****************************************************************************************\
-*                          Reading/Writing etc. for standard types                       *
-\****************************************************************************************/
-
-/*#define CV_TYPE_NAME_MAT "opencv-matrix"
-#define CV_TYPE_NAME_MATND "opencv-nd-matrix"
-#define CV_TYPE_NAME_SPARSE_MAT "opencv-sparse-matrix"
-#define CV_TYPE_NAME_IMAGE "opencv-image"
-#define CV_TYPE_NAME_SEQ "opencv-sequence"
-#define CV_TYPE_NAME_SEQ_TREE "opencv-sequence-tree"
-#define CV_TYPE_NAME_GRAPH "opencv-graph"*/
-
-/******************************* CvMat ******************************/
-
-static int
-icvIsMat( const void* ptr )
-{
-    return CV_IS_MAT_HDR(ptr);
-}
-
-static void
-icvWriteMat( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* name,
-             const void* struct_ptr, CvAttrList /*attr*/ )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvWriteMat" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    const CvMat* mat = (const CvMat*)struct_ptr;
-    char dt[16];
-    CvSize size;
-    int y;
-
-    assert( CV_IS_MAT(mat) );
-
-    CV_CALL( cvStartWriteStruct( fs, name, CV_NODE_MAP, CV_TYPE_NAME_MAT ));
-    cvWriteInt( fs, "rows", mat->rows );
-    cvWriteInt( fs, "cols", mat->cols );
-    cvWriteString( fs, "dt", icvEncodeFormat( CV_MAT_TYPE(mat->type), dt ), 0 );
-    cvStartWriteStruct( fs, "data", CV_NODE_SEQ + CV_NODE_FLOW );
-
-    size = cvGetSize(mat);
-    if( CV_IS_MAT_CONT(mat->type) )
-    {
-        size.width *= size.height;
-        size.height = 1;
-    }
-
-    for( y = 0; y < size.height; y++ )
-        cvWriteRawData( fs, mat->data.ptr + y*mat->step, size.width, dt );
-    cvEndWriteStruct( fs );
-    cvEndWriteStruct( fs );
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static int
-icvFileNodeSeqLen( CvFileNode* node )
-{
-    return CV_NODE_IS_COLLECTION(node->tag) ? node->data.seq->total :
-           CV_NODE_TYPE(node->tag) != CV_NODE_NONE;
-}
-
-
-static void*
-icvReadMat( CvFileStorage* fs, CvFileNode* node )
-{
-    void* ptr = 0;
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvReadMat" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CvMat* mat;
-    const char* dt;
-    CvFileNode* data;
-    int rows, cols, elem_type;
-
-    CV_CALL( rows = cvReadIntByName( fs, node, "rows", 0 ));
-    cols = cvReadIntByName( fs, node, "cols", 0 );
-    dt = cvReadStringByName( fs, node, "dt", 0 );
-
-    if( rows == 0 || cols == 0 || dt == 0 )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "Some of essential matrix attributes are absent" );
-
-    CV_CALL( elem_type = icvDecodeSimpleFormat( dt ));
-
-    data = cvGetFileNodeByName( fs, node, "data" );
-    if( !data )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "The matrix data is not found in file storage" );
-
-    if( icvFileNodeSeqLen( data ) != rows*cols*CV_MAT_CN(elem_type) )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsUnmatchedSizes,
-        "The matrix size does not match to the number of stored elements" );
-
-    CV_CALL( mat = cvCreateMat( rows, cols, elem_type ));
-    CV_CALL( cvReadRawData( fs, data, mat->data.ptr, dt ));
-
-    ptr = mat;
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return ptr;
-}
-
-
-/******************************* CvMatND ******************************/
-
-static int
-icvIsMatND( const void* ptr )
-{
-    return CV_IS_MATND(ptr);
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvWriteMatND( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* name,
-               const void* struct_ptr, CvAttrList /*attr*/ )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvWriteMatND" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    void* mat = (void*)struct_ptr;
-    CvMatND stub;
-    CvNArrayIterator iterator;
-    int dims, sizes[CV_MAX_DIM];
-    char dt[16];
-
-    assert( CV_IS_MATND(mat) );
-
-    CV_CALL( cvStartWriteStruct( fs, name, CV_NODE_MAP, CV_TYPE_NAME_MATND ));
-    dims = cvGetDims( mat, sizes );
-    cvStartWriteStruct( fs, "sizes", CV_NODE_SEQ + CV_NODE_FLOW );
-    cvWriteRawData( fs, sizes, dims, "i" );
-    cvEndWriteStruct( fs );
-    cvWriteString( fs, "dt", icvEncodeFormat( cvGetElemType(mat), dt ), 0 );
-    cvStartWriteStruct( fs, "data", CV_NODE_SEQ + CV_NODE_FLOW );
-
-    CV_CALL( cvInitNArrayIterator( 1, &mat, 0, &stub, &iterator ));
-
-    do
-        cvWriteRawData( fs, iterator.ptr[0], iterator.size.width, dt );
-    while( cvNextNArraySlice( &iterator ));
-    cvEndWriteStruct( fs );
-    cvEndWriteStruct( fs );
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void*
-icvReadMatND( CvFileStorage* fs, CvFileNode* node )
-{
-    void* ptr = 0;
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvReadMatND" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CvMatND* mat;
-    const char* dt;
-    CvFileNode* data;
-    CvFileNode* sizes_node;
-    int sizes[CV_MAX_DIM], dims, elem_type;
-    int i, total_size;
-
-    CV_CALL( sizes_node = cvGetFileNodeByName( fs, node, "sizes" ));
-    dt = cvReadStringByName( fs, node, "dt", 0 );
-
-    if( !sizes_node || !dt )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "Some of essential matrix attributes are absent" );
-
-    dims = CV_NODE_IS_SEQ(sizes_node->tag) ? sizes_node->data.seq->total :
-           CV_NODE_IS_INT(sizes_node->tag) ? 1 : -1;
-
-    if( dims <= 0 || dims > CV_MAX_DIM )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsParseError, "Could not determine the matrix dimensionality" );
-
-    CV_CALL( cvReadRawData( fs, sizes_node, sizes, "i" ));
-    CV_CALL( elem_type = icvDecodeSimpleFormat( dt ));
-
-    data = cvGetFileNodeByName( fs, node, "data" );
-    if( !data )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "The matrix data is not found in file storage" );
-
-    for( total_size = CV_MAT_CN(elem_type), i = 0; i < dims; i++ )
-        total_size *= sizes[i];
-
-    if( icvFileNodeSeqLen( data ) != total_size )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsUnmatchedSizes,
-        "The matrix size does not match to the number of stored elements" );
-
-    CV_CALL( mat = cvCreateMatND( dims, sizes, elem_type ));
-    CV_CALL( cvReadRawData( fs, data, mat->data.ptr, dt ));
-
-    ptr = mat;
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return ptr;
-}
-
-
-/******************************* CvSparseMat ******************************/
-
-static int
-icvIsSparseMat( const void* ptr )
-{
-    return CV_IS_SPARSE_MAT(ptr);
-}
-
-
-static int
-icvSortIdxCmpFunc( const void* _a, const void* _b, void* userdata )
-{
-    int i, dims = *(int*)userdata;
-    const int* a = *(const int**)_a;
-    const int* b = *(const int**)_b;
-
-    for( i = 0; i < dims; i++ )
-    {
-        int delta = a[i] - b[i];
-        if( delta )
-            return delta;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvWriteSparseMat( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* name,
-                   const void* struct_ptr, CvAttrList /*attr*/ )
-{
-    CvMemStorage* memstorage = 0;
-
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvWriteSparseMat" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    const CvSparseMat* mat = (const CvSparseMat*)struct_ptr;
-    CvSparseMatIterator iterator;
-    CvSparseNode* node;
-    CvSeq* elements;
-    CvSeqReader reader;
-    int i, dims;
-    int *prev_idx = 0;
-    char dt[16];
-
-    assert( CV_IS_SPARSE_MAT(mat) );
-
-    CV_CALL( memstorage = cvCreateMemStorage());
-
-    CV_CALL( cvStartWriteStruct( fs, name, CV_NODE_MAP, CV_TYPE_NAME_SPARSE_MAT ));
-    dims = cvGetDims( mat, 0 );
-
-    cvStartWriteStruct( fs, "sizes", CV_NODE_SEQ + CV_NODE_FLOW );
-    cvWriteRawData( fs, mat->size, dims, "i" );
-    cvEndWriteStruct( fs );
-    cvWriteString( fs, "dt", icvEncodeFormat( CV_MAT_TYPE(mat->type), dt ), 0 );
-    cvStartWriteStruct( fs, "data", CV_NODE_SEQ + CV_NODE_FLOW );
-
-    elements = cvCreateSeq( CV_SEQ_ELTYPE_PTR, sizeof(CvSeq), sizeof(int*), memstorage );
-
-    node = cvInitSparseMatIterator( mat, &iterator );
-    while( node )
-    {
-        int* idx = CV_NODE_IDX( mat, node );
-        cvSeqPush( elements, &idx );
-        node = cvGetNextSparseNode( &iterator );
-    }
-
-    cvSeqSort( elements, icvSortIdxCmpFunc, &dims );
-    cvStartReadSeq( elements, &reader, 0 );
-
-    for( i = 0; i < elements->total; i++ )
-    {
-        int* idx;
-        void* val;
-        int k = 0;
-
-        CV_READ_SEQ_ELEM( idx, reader );
-        if( i > 0 )
-        {
-            for( ; idx[k] == prev_idx[k]; k++ )
-                assert( k < dims );
-            if( k < dims - 1 )
-                fs->write_int( fs, 0, k - dims + 1 );
-        }
-        for( ; k < dims; k++ )
-            fs->write_int( fs, 0, idx[k] );
-        prev_idx = idx;
-
-        node = (CvSparseNode*)((uchar*)idx - mat->idxoffset );
-        val = CV_NODE_VAL( mat, node );
-
-        cvWriteRawData( fs, val, 1, dt );
-    }
-
-    cvEndWriteStruct( fs );
-    cvEndWriteStruct( fs );
-
-    __END__;
-
-    cvReleaseMemStorage( &memstorage );
-}
-
-
-static void*
-icvReadSparseMat( CvFileStorage* fs, CvFileNode* node )
-{
-    void* ptr = 0;
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvReadSparseMat" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CvSparseMat* mat;
-    const char* dt;
-    CvFileNode* data;
-    CvFileNode* sizes_node;
-    CvSeqReader reader;
-    CvSeq* elements;
-    int* idx;
-    int* sizes = 0, dims, elem_type, cn;
-    int i;
-
-    CV_CALL( sizes_node = cvGetFileNodeByName( fs, node, "sizes" ));
-    dt = cvReadStringByName( fs, node, "dt", 0 );
-
-    if( !sizes_node || !dt )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "Some of essential matrix attributes are absent" );
-
-    dims = CV_NODE_IS_SEQ(sizes_node->tag) ? sizes_node->data.seq->total :
-           CV_NODE_IS_INT(sizes_node->tag) ? 1 : -1;
-
-    if( dims <= 0 || dims > CV_MAX_DIM_HEAP )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsParseError, "Could not determine sparse matrix dimensionality" );
-
-    sizes = (int*)alloca( dims*sizeof(sizes[0]));
-    CV_CALL( cvReadRawData( fs, sizes_node, sizes, "i" ));
-    CV_CALL( elem_type = icvDecodeSimpleFormat( dt ));
-
-    data = cvGetFileNodeByName( fs, node, "data" );
-    if( !data || !CV_NODE_IS_SEQ(data->tag) )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "The matrix data is not found in file storage" );
-
-    CV_CALL( mat = cvCreateSparseMat( dims, sizes, elem_type ));
-
-    cn = CV_MAT_CN(elem_type);
-    idx = (int*)alloca( dims*sizeof(idx[0]) );
-    elements = data->data.seq;
-    cvStartReadRawData( fs, data, &reader );
-
-    for( i = 0; i < elements->total; )
-    {
-        CvFileNode* elem = (CvFileNode*)reader.ptr;
-        uchar* val;
-        int k;
-        if( !CV_NODE_IS_INT(elem->tag ))
-            CV_ERROR( CV_StsParseError, "Sparse matrix data is corrupted" );
-        k = elem->data.i;
-        if( i > 0 && k >= 0 )
-            idx[dims-1] = k;
-        else
-        {
-            if( i > 0 )
-                k = dims + k - 1;
-            else
-                idx[0] = k, k = 1;
-            for( ; k < dims; k++ )
-            {
-                CV_NEXT_SEQ_ELEM( elements->elem_size, reader );
-                i++;
-                elem = (CvFileNode*)reader.ptr;
-                if( !CV_NODE_IS_INT(elem->tag ) || elem->data.i < 0 )
-                    CV_ERROR( CV_StsParseError, "Sparse matrix data is corrupted" );
-                idx[k] = elem->data.i;
-            }
-        }
-        CV_NEXT_SEQ_ELEM( elements->elem_size, reader );
-        i++;
-        CV_CALL( val = cvPtrND( mat, idx, 0, 1, 0 ));
-        CV_CALL( cvReadRawDataSlice( fs, &reader, cn, val, dt ));
-        i += cn;
-    }
-
-    ptr = mat;
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return ptr;
-}
-
-
-/******************************* IplImage ******************************/
-
-static int
-icvIsImage( const void* ptr )
-{
-    return CV_IS_IMAGE_HDR(ptr);
-}
-
-static void
-icvWriteImage( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* name,
-               const void* struct_ptr, CvAttrList /*attr*/ )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvWriteImage" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    const IplImage* image = (const IplImage*)struct_ptr;
-    char dt_buf[16], *dt;
-    CvSize size;
-    int y, depth;
-
-    assert( CV_IS_IMAGE(image) );
-
-    if( image->dataOrder == IPL_DATA_ORDER_PLANE )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsUnsupportedFormat,
-        "Images with planar data layout are not supported" );
-
-    CV_CALL( cvStartWriteStruct( fs, name, CV_NODE_MAP, CV_TYPE_NAME_IMAGE ));
-    cvWriteInt( fs, "width", image->width );
-    cvWriteInt( fs, "height", image->height );
-    cvWriteString( fs, "origin", image->origin == IPL_ORIGIN_TL
-                   ? "top-left" : "bottom-left", 0 );
-    cvWriteString( fs, "layout", image->dataOrder == IPL_DATA_ORDER_PLANE
-                   ? "planar" : "interleaved", 0 );
-    if( image->roi )
-    {
-        cvStartWriteStruct( fs, "roi", CV_NODE_MAP + CV_NODE_FLOW );
-        cvWriteInt( fs, "x", image->roi->xOffset );
-        cvWriteInt( fs, "y", image->roi->yOffset );
-        cvWriteInt( fs, "width", image->roi->width );
-        cvWriteInt( fs, "height", image->roi->height );
-        cvWriteInt( fs, "coi", image->roi->coi );
-        cvEndWriteStruct( fs );
-    }
-
-    depth = icvIplToCvDepth(image->depth);
-    sprintf( dt_buf, "%d%c", image->nChannels, icvTypeSymbol[depth] );
-    dt = dt_buf + (dt_buf[2] == '\0' && dt_buf[0] == '1');
-    cvWriteString( fs, "dt", dt, 0 );
-
-    size = cvSize(image->width, image->height);
-    if( size.width*image->nChannels*CV_ELEM_SIZE(depth) == image->widthStep )
-    {
-        size.width *= size.height;
-        size.height = 1;
-    }
-
-    cvStartWriteStruct( fs, "data", CV_NODE_SEQ + CV_NODE_FLOW );
-    for( y = 0; y < size.height; y++ )
-        cvWriteRawData( fs, image->imageData + y*image->widthStep, size.width, dt );
-    cvEndWriteStruct( fs );
-    cvEndWriteStruct( fs );
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void*
-icvReadImage( CvFileStorage* fs, CvFileNode* node )
-{
-    void* ptr = 0;
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvReadImage" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    IplImage* image;
-    const char* dt;
-    CvFileNode* data;
-    CvFileNode* roi_node;
-    CvSeqReader reader;
-    CvRect roi;
-    int y, width, height, elem_type, coi, depth;
-    const char* origin, *data_order;
-
-    CV_CALL( width = cvReadIntByName( fs, node, "width", 0 ));
-    height = cvReadIntByName( fs, node, "height", 0 );
-    dt = cvReadStringByName( fs, node, "dt", 0 );
-    origin = cvReadStringByName( fs, node, "origin", 0 );
-
-    if( width == 0 || height == 0 || dt == 0 || origin == 0 )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "Some of essential image attributes are absent" );
-
-    CV_CALL( elem_type = icvDecodeSimpleFormat( dt ));
-    data_order = cvReadStringByName( fs, node, "layout", "interleaved" );
-    if( strcmp( data_order, "interleaved" ) != 0 )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "Only interleaved images can be read" );
-
-    data = cvGetFileNodeByName( fs, node, "data" );
-    if( !data )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "The image data is not found in file storage" );
-
-    if( icvFileNodeSeqLen( data ) != width*height*CV_MAT_CN(elem_type) )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsUnmatchedSizes,
-        "The matrix size does not match to the number of stored elements" );
-
-    depth = cvCvToIplDepth(elem_type);
-    CV_CALL( image = cvCreateImage( cvSize(width,height), depth, CV_MAT_CN(elem_type) ));
-
-    roi_node = cvGetFileNodeByName( fs, node, "roi" );
-    if( roi_node )
-    {
-        roi.x = cvReadIntByName( fs, roi_node, "x", 0 );
-        roi.y = cvReadIntByName( fs, roi_node, "y", 0 );
-        roi.width = cvReadIntByName( fs, roi_node, "width", 0 );
-        roi.height = cvReadIntByName( fs, roi_node, "height", 0 );
-        coi = cvReadIntByName( fs, roi_node, "coi", 0 );
-
-        cvSetImageROI( image, roi );
-        cvSetImageCOI( image, coi );
-    }
-
-    if( width*CV_ELEM_SIZE(elem_type) == image->widthStep )
-    {
-        width *= height;
-        height = 1;
-    }
-
-    width *= CV_MAT_CN(elem_type);
-    cvStartReadRawData( fs, data, &reader );
-    for( y = 0; y < height; y++ )
-    {
-        CV_CALL( cvReadRawDataSlice( fs, &reader, width,
-            image->imageData + y*image->widthStep, dt ));
-    }
-
-    ptr = image;
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return ptr;
-}
-
-
-/******************************* CvSeq ******************************/
-
-static int
-icvIsSeq( const void* ptr )
-{
-    return CV_IS_SEQ(ptr);
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvReleaseSeq( void** ptr )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvReleaseSeq" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    if( !ptr )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr, "NULL double pointer" );
-
-    *ptr = 0; // it's impossible now to release seq, so just clear the pointer
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void*
-icvCloneSeq( const void* ptr )
-{
-    return cvSeqSlice( (CvSeq*)ptr, CV_WHOLE_SEQ,
-                       0 /* use the same storage as for the original sequence */, 1 );
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvWriteHeaderData( CvFileStorage* fs, const CvSeq* seq,
-                    CvAttrList* attr, int initial_header_size )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvWriteHeaderData" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    char header_dt_buf[128];
-    const char* header_dt = cvAttrValue( attr, "header_dt" );
-
-    if( header_dt )
-    {
-        int dt_header_size;
-        CV_CALL( dt_header_size = icvCalcElemSize( header_dt, initial_header_size ));
-        if( dt_header_size > seq->header_size )
-            CV_ERROR( CV_StsUnmatchedSizes,
-            "The size of header calculated from \"header_dt\" is greater than header_size" );
-    }
-    else if( seq->header_size > initial_header_size )
-    {
-        if( CV_IS_SEQ(seq) && CV_IS_SEQ_POINT_SET(seq) &&
-            seq->header_size == sizeof(CvPoint2DSeq) &&
-            seq->elem_size == sizeof(int)*2 )
-        {
-            CvPoint2DSeq* point_seq = (CvPoint2DSeq*)seq;
-
-            cvStartWriteStruct( fs, "rect", CV_NODE_MAP + CV_NODE_FLOW );
-            cvWriteInt( fs, "x", point_seq->rect.x );
-            cvWriteInt( fs, "y", point_seq->rect.y );
-            cvWriteInt( fs, "width", point_seq->rect.width );
-            cvWriteInt( fs, "height", point_seq->rect.height );
-            cvEndWriteStruct( fs );
-            cvWriteInt( fs, "color", point_seq->color );
-        }
-        else if( CV_IS_SEQ(seq) && CV_IS_SEQ_CHAIN(seq) &&
-                 CV_MAT_TYPE(seq->flags) == CV_8UC1 )
-        {
-            CvChain* chain = (CvChain*)seq;
-
-            cvStartWriteStruct( fs, "origin", CV_NODE_MAP + CV_NODE_FLOW );
-            cvWriteInt( fs, "x", chain->origin.x );
-            cvWriteInt( fs, "y", chain->origin.y );
-            cvEndWriteStruct( fs );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            unsigned extra_size = seq->header_size - initial_header_size;
-            // a heuristic to provide nice defaults for sequences of int's & float's
-            if( extra_size % sizeof(int) == 0 )
-                sprintf( header_dt_buf, "%ui", (unsigned)(extra_size/sizeof(int)) );
-            else
-                sprintf( header_dt_buf, "%uu", extra_size );
-            header_dt = header_dt_buf;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if( header_dt )
-    {
-        cvWriteString( fs, "header_dt", header_dt, 0 );
-        cvStartWriteStruct( fs, "header_user_data", CV_NODE_SEQ + CV_NODE_FLOW );
-        cvWriteRawData( fs, (uchar*)seq + sizeof(CvSeq), 1, header_dt );
-        cvEndWriteStruct( fs );
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static char*
-icvGetFormat( const CvSeq* seq, const char* dt_key, CvAttrList* attr,
-              int initial_elem_size, char* dt_buf )
-{
-    char* dt = 0;
-
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvWriteFormat" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    dt = (char*)cvAttrValue( attr, dt_key );
-
-    if( dt )
-    {
-        int dt_elem_size;
-        CV_CALL( dt_elem_size = icvCalcElemSize( dt, initial_elem_size ));
-        if( dt_elem_size != seq->elem_size )
-            CV_ERROR( CV_StsUnmatchedSizes,
-            "The size of element calculated from \"dt\" and "
-            "the elem_size do not match" );
-    }
-    else if( CV_MAT_TYPE(seq->flags) != 0 || seq->elem_size == 1 )
-    {
-        int align = CV_MAT_DEPTH(seq->flags) == CV_64F ? sizeof(double) : sizeof(size_t);
-        int full_elem_size = cvAlign(CV_ELEM_SIZE(seq->flags) + initial_elem_size, align);
-        if( seq->elem_size != full_elem_size )
-            CV_ERROR( CV_StsUnmatchedSizes,
-            "Size of sequence element (elem_size) is inconsistent with seq->flags" );
-        dt = icvEncodeFormat( CV_MAT_TYPE(seq->flags), dt_buf );
-    }
-    else if( seq->elem_size > initial_elem_size )
-    {
-        unsigned extra_elem_size = seq->elem_size - initial_elem_size;
-        // a heuristic to provide nice defaults for sequences of int's & float's
-        if( extra_elem_size % sizeof(int) == 0 )
-            sprintf( dt_buf, "%ui", (unsigned)(extra_elem_size/sizeof(int)) );
-        else
-            sprintf( dt_buf, "%uu", extra_elem_size );
-        dt = dt_buf;
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return dt;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvWriteSeq( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* name,
-             const void* struct_ptr,
-             CvAttrList attr, int level )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvWriteSeq" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    const CvSeq* seq = (CvSeq*)struct_ptr;
-    CvSeqBlock* block;
-    char buf[128];
-    char dt_buf[128], *dt;
-
-    assert( CV_IS_SEQ( seq ));
-    CV_CALL( cvStartWriteStruct( fs, name, CV_NODE_MAP, CV_TYPE_NAME_SEQ ));
-
-    if( level >= 0 )
-        cvWriteInt( fs, "level", level );
-
-    sprintf( buf, "%08x", seq->flags );
-    cvWriteString( fs, "flags", buf, 1 );
-    cvWriteInt( fs, "count", seq->total );
-    CV_CALL( dt = icvGetFormat( seq, "dt", &attr, 0, dt_buf ));
-    cvWriteString( fs, "dt", dt, 0 );
-
-    CV_CALL( icvWriteHeaderData( fs, seq, &attr, sizeof(CvSeq) ));
-    cvStartWriteStruct( fs, "data", CV_NODE_SEQ + CV_NODE_FLOW );
-
-    for( block = seq->first; block; block = block->next )
-    {
-        cvWriteRawData( fs, block->data, block->count, dt );
-        if( block == seq->first->prev )
-            break;
-    }
-    cvEndWriteStruct( fs );
-    cvEndWriteStruct( fs );
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvWriteSeqTree( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* name,
-                 const void* struct_ptr, CvAttrList attr )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvWriteSeqTree" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    const CvSeq* seq = (CvSeq*)struct_ptr;
-    const char* recursive_value = cvAttrValue( &attr, "recursive" );
-    int is_recursive = !(!recursive_value || strcmp(recursive_value,"0") == 0 ||
-                       strlen(recursive_value) == 5 &&
-                       (strcmp(recursive_value,"false") == 0 ||
-                       strcmp(recursive_value,"False") == 0 ||
-                       strcmp(recursive_value,"FALSE") == 0 ));
-
-    assert( CV_IS_SEQ( seq ));
-
-    if( !is_recursive )
-    {
-        CV_CALL( icvWriteSeq( fs, name, seq, attr, -1 ));
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        CvTreeNodeIterator tree_iterator;
-
-        CV_CALL( cvStartWriteStruct( fs, name, CV_NODE_MAP, CV_TYPE_NAME_SEQ_TREE ));
-        CV_CALL( cvStartWriteStruct( fs, "sequences", CV_NODE_SEQ ));
-        cvInitTreeNodeIterator( &tree_iterator, seq, INT_MAX );
-
-        for(;;)
-        {
-            if( !tree_iterator.node )
-                break;
-            CV_CALL( icvWriteSeq( fs, 0, tree_iterator.node, attr, tree_iterator.level ));
-            cvNextTreeNode( &tree_iterator );
-        }
-
-        cvEndWriteStruct( fs );
-        cvEndWriteStruct( fs );
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void*
-icvReadSeq( CvFileStorage* fs, CvFileNode* node )
-{
-    void* ptr = 0;
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvReadSeq" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CvSeq* seq;
-    CvSeqBlock* block;
-    CvFileNode *data, *header_node, *rect_node, *origin_node;
-    CvSeqReader reader;
-    int total, flags;
-    int elem_size, header_size = sizeof(CvSeq);
-    int fmt_pairs[CV_FS_MAX_FMT_PAIRS], i, fmt_pair_count;
-    int items_per_elem = 0;
-    const char* flags_str;
-    const char* header_dt;
-    const char* dt;
-    char* endptr = 0;
-
-    CV_CALL( flags_str = cvReadStringByName( fs, node, "flags", 0 ));
-    total = cvReadIntByName( fs, node, "count", -1 );
-    dt = cvReadStringByName( fs, node, "dt", 0 );
-
-    if( !flags_str || total == -1 || !dt )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "Some of essential sequence attributes are absent" );
-
-    flags = (int)strtol( flags_str, &endptr, 16 );
-    if( endptr == flags_str || (flags & CV_MAGIC_MASK) != CV_SEQ_MAGIC_VAL )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "The sequence flags are invalid" );
-
-    header_dt = cvReadStringByName( fs, node, "header_dt", 0 );
-    header_node = cvGetFileNodeByName( fs, node, "header_user_data" );
-
-    if( (header_dt != 0) ^ (header_node != 0) )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError,
-        "One of \"header_dt\" and \"header_user_data\" is there, while the other is not" );
-
-    rect_node = cvGetFileNodeByName( fs, node, "rect" );
-    origin_node = cvGetFileNodeByName( fs, node, "origin" );
-
-    if( (header_node != 0) + (rect_node != 0) + (origin_node != 0) > 1 )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "Only one of \"header_user_data\", \"rect\" and \"origin\" tags may occur" );
-
-    if( header_dt )
-    {
-        CV_CALL( header_size = icvCalcElemSize( header_dt, header_size ));
-    }
-    else if( rect_node )
-        header_size = sizeof(CvPoint2DSeq);
-    else if( origin_node )
-        header_size = sizeof(CvChain);
-
-    CV_CALL( elem_size = icvCalcElemSize( dt, 0 ));
-    CV_CALL( seq = cvCreateSeq( flags, header_size, elem_size, fs->dststorage ));
-
-    if( header_node )
-    {
-        CV_CALL( cvReadRawData( fs, header_node, (char*)seq + sizeof(CvSeq), header_dt ));
-    }
-    else if( rect_node )
-    {
-        CvPoint2DSeq* point_seq = (CvPoint2DSeq*)seq;
-        point_seq->rect.x = cvReadIntByName( fs, rect_node, "x", 0 );
-        point_seq->rect.y = cvReadIntByName( fs, rect_node, "y", 0 );
-        point_seq->rect.width = cvReadIntByName( fs, rect_node, "width", 0 );
-        point_seq->rect.height = cvReadIntByName( fs, rect_node, "height", 0 );
-        point_seq->color = cvReadIntByName( fs, node, "color", 0 );
-    }
-    else if( origin_node )
-    {
-        CvChain* chain = (CvChain*)seq;
-        chain->origin.x = cvReadIntByName( fs, origin_node, "x", 0 );
-        chain->origin.y = cvReadIntByName( fs, origin_node, "y", 0 );
-    }
-
-    cvSeqPushMulti( seq, 0, total, 0 );
-    CV_CALL( fmt_pair_count = icvDecodeFormat( dt, fmt_pairs, CV_FS_MAX_FMT_PAIRS ));
-    fmt_pair_count *= 2;
-    for( i = 0; i < fmt_pair_count; i += 2 )
-        items_per_elem += fmt_pairs[i];
-
-    data = cvGetFileNodeByName( fs, node, "data" );
-    if( !data )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "The image data is not found in file storage" );
-
-    if( icvFileNodeSeqLen( data ) != total*items_per_elem )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "The number of stored elements does not match to \"count\"" );
-
-    cvStartReadRawData( fs, data, &reader );
-    for( block = seq->first; block; block = block->next )
-    {
-        int delta = block->count*items_per_elem;
-        cvReadRawDataSlice( fs, &reader, delta, block->data, dt );
-        if( block == seq->first->prev )
-            break;
-    }
-
-    ptr = seq;
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return ptr;
-}
-
-
-static void*
-icvReadSeqTree( CvFileStorage* fs, CvFileNode* node )
-{
-    void* ptr = 0;
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvReadSeqTree" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CvFileNode *sequences_node = cvGetFileNodeByName( fs, node, "sequences" );
-    CvSeq* sequences;
-    CvSeq* root = 0;
-    CvSeq* parent = 0;
-    CvSeq* prev_seq = 0;
-    CvSeqReader reader;
-    int i, total;
-    int prev_level = 0;
-
-    if( !sequences_node || !CV_NODE_IS_SEQ(sequences_node->tag) )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsParseError,
-        "opencv-sequence-tree instance should contain a field \"sequences\" that should be a sequence" );
-
-    sequences = sequences_node->data.seq;
-    total = sequences->total;
-
-    cvStartReadSeq( sequences, &reader, 0 );
-    for( i = 0; i < total; i++ )
-    {
-        CvFileNode* elem = (CvFileNode*)reader.ptr;
-        CvSeq* seq;
-        int level;
-        CV_CALL( seq = (CvSeq*)cvRead( fs, elem ));
-        CV_CALL( level = cvReadIntByName( fs, elem, "level", -1 ));
-        if( level < 0 )
-            CV_ERROR( CV_StsParseError, "All the sequence tree nodes should contain \"level\" field" );
-        if( !root )
-            root = seq;
-        if( level > prev_level )
-        {
-            assert( level == prev_level + 1 );
-            parent = prev_seq;
-            prev_seq = 0;
-            if( parent )
-                parent->v_next = seq;
-        }
-        else if( level < prev_level )
-        {
-            for( ; prev_level > level; prev_level-- )
-                prev_seq = prev_seq->v_prev;
-            parent = prev_seq->v_prev;
-        }
-        seq->h_prev = prev_seq;
-        if( prev_seq )
-            prev_seq->h_next = seq;
-        seq->v_prev = parent;
-        prev_seq = seq;
-        prev_level = level;
-        CV_NEXT_SEQ_ELEM( sequences->elem_size, reader );
-    }
-
-    ptr = root;
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return ptr;
-}
-
-/******************************* CvGraph ******************************/
-
-static int
-icvIsGraph( const void* ptr )
-{
-    return CV_IS_GRAPH(ptr);
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvReleaseGraph( void** ptr )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvReleaseGraph" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    if( !ptr )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr, "NULL double pointer" );
-
-    *ptr = 0; // it's impossible now to release graph, so just clear the pointer
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-static void*
-icvCloneGraph( const void* ptr )
-{
-    return cvCloneGraph( (const CvGraph*)ptr, 0 );
-}
-
-
-static void
-icvWriteGraph( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* name,
-               const void* struct_ptr, CvAttrList attr )
-{
-    int* flag_buf = 0;
-    char* write_buf = 0;
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvWriteGraph" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    const CvGraph* graph = (const CvGraph*)struct_ptr;
-    CvSeqReader reader;
-    char buf[128];
-    int i, k, vtx_count, edge_count;
-    char vtx_dt_buf[128], *vtx_dt;
-    char edge_dt_buf[128], *edge_dt;
-    int write_buf_size;
-
-    assert( CV_IS_GRAPH(graph) );
-    vtx_count = cvGraphGetVtxCount( graph );
-    edge_count = cvGraphGetEdgeCount( graph );
-    CV_CALL( flag_buf = (int*)cvAlloc( vtx_count*sizeof(flag_buf[0])));
-
-    // count vertices
-    cvStartReadSeq( (CvSeq*)graph, &reader );
-    for( i = 0, k = 0; i < graph->total; i++ )
-    {
-        if( CV_IS_SET_ELEM( reader.ptr ))
-        {
-            CvGraphVtx* vtx = (CvGraphVtx*)reader.ptr;
-            flag_buf[k] = vtx->flags;
-            vtx->flags = k++;
-        }
-        CV_NEXT_SEQ_ELEM( graph->elem_size, reader );
-    }
-
-    // write header
-    CV_CALL( cvStartWriteStruct( fs, name, CV_NODE_MAP, CV_TYPE_NAME_GRAPH ));
-
-    sprintf( buf, "%08x", graph->flags );
-    cvWriteString( fs, "flags", buf, 1 );
-
-    cvWriteInt( fs, "vertex_count", vtx_count );
-    CV_CALL( vtx_dt = icvGetFormat( (CvSeq*)graph, "vertex_dt",
-                    &attr, sizeof(CvGraphVtx), vtx_dt_buf ));
-    if( vtx_dt )
-        cvWriteString( fs, "vertex_dt", vtx_dt, 0 );
-
-    cvWriteInt( fs, "edge_count", edge_count );
-    CV_CALL( edge_dt = icvGetFormat( (CvSeq*)graph->edges, "edge_dt",
-                                &attr, sizeof(CvGraphEdge), buf ));
-    sprintf( edge_dt_buf, "2if%s", edge_dt ? edge_dt : "" );
-    edge_dt = edge_dt_buf;
-    cvWriteString( fs, "edge_dt", edge_dt, 0 );
-
-    CV_CALL( icvWriteHeaderData( fs, (CvSeq*)graph, &attr, sizeof(CvGraph) ));
-
-    write_buf_size = MAX( 3*graph->elem_size, 1 << 16 );
-    write_buf_size = MAX( 3*graph->edges->elem_size, write_buf_size );
-    CV_CALL( write_buf = (char*)cvAlloc( write_buf_size ));
-
-    // as vertices and edges are written in similar way,
-    // do it as a parametrized 2-iteration loop
-    for( k = 0; k < 2; k++ )
-    {
-        const char* dt = k == 0 ? vtx_dt : edge_dt;
-        if( dt )
-        {
-            CvSet* data = k == 0 ? (CvSet*)graph : graph->edges;
-            int elem_size = data->elem_size;
-            int write_elem_size = icvCalcElemSize( dt, 0 );
-            char* src_ptr = write_buf;
-            int write_max = write_buf_size / write_elem_size, write_count = 0;
-
-            // alignment of user part of the edge data following 2if
-            int edge_user_align = sizeof(float);
-
-            if( k == 1 )
-            {
-                int fmt_pairs[CV_FS_MAX_FMT_PAIRS], fmt_pair_count;
-                fmt_pair_count = icvDecodeFormat( dt, fmt_pairs, CV_FS_MAX_FMT_PAIRS );
-                if( fmt_pair_count > 2 || CV_ELEM_SIZE(fmt_pairs[2*2+1]) >= (int)sizeof(double))
-                    edge_user_align = sizeof(double);
-            }
-
-            cvStartWriteStruct( fs, k == 0 ? "vertices" : "edges",
-                                CV_NODE_SEQ + CV_NODE_FLOW );
-            cvStartReadSeq( (CvSeq*)data, &reader );
-            for( i = 0; i < data->total; i++ )
-            {
-                if( CV_IS_SET_ELEM( reader.ptr ))
-                {
-                    if( k == 0 ) // vertices
-                        memcpy( src_ptr, reader.ptr + sizeof(CvGraphVtx), write_elem_size );
-                    else
-                    {
-                        CvGraphEdge* edge = (CvGraphEdge*)reader.ptr;
-                        src_ptr = (char*)cvAlignPtr( src_ptr, sizeof(int) );
-                        ((int*)src_ptr)[0] = edge->vtx[0]->flags;
-                        ((int*)src_ptr)[1] = edge->vtx[1]->flags;
-                        *(float*)(src_ptr + sizeof(int)*2) = edge->weight;
-                        if( elem_size > (int)sizeof(CvGraphEdge) )
-                        {
-                            char* src_ptr2 = (char*)cvAlignPtr( src_ptr + 2*sizeof(int)
-                                                + sizeof(float), edge_user_align );
-                            memcpy( src_ptr2, edge + 1, elem_size - sizeof(CvGraphEdge) );
-                        }
-                    }
-                    src_ptr += write_elem_size;
-                    if( ++write_count >= write_max )
-                    {
-                        cvWriteRawData( fs, write_buf, write_count, dt );
-                        write_count = 0;
-                        src_ptr = write_buf;
-                    }
-                }
-                CV_NEXT_SEQ_ELEM( data->elem_size, reader );
-            }
-
-            if( write_count > 0 )
-                cvWriteRawData( fs, write_buf, write_count, dt );
-            cvEndWriteStruct( fs );
-        }
-    }
-
-    cvEndWriteStruct( fs );
-
-    // final stage. restore the graph flags
-    cvStartReadSeq( (CvSeq*)graph, &reader );
-    vtx_count = 0;
-    for( i = 0; i < graph->total; i++ )
-    {
-        if( CV_IS_SET_ELEM( reader.ptr ))
-            ((CvGraphVtx*)reader.ptr)->flags = flag_buf[vtx_count++];
-        CV_NEXT_SEQ_ELEM( graph->elem_size, reader );
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-
-    cvFree( &write_buf );
-    cvFree( &flag_buf );
-}
-
-
-static void*
-icvReadGraph( CvFileStorage* fs, CvFileNode* node )
-{
-    void* ptr = 0;
-    char* read_buf = 0;
-    CvGraphVtx** vtx_buf = 0;
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "icvReadGraph" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CvGraph* graph;
-    CvFileNode *header_node, *vtx_node, *edge_node;
-    int flags, vtx_count, edge_count;
-    int vtx_size = sizeof(CvGraphVtx), edge_size, header_size = sizeof(CvGraph);
-    int src_vtx_size = 0, src_edge_size;
-    int fmt_pairs[CV_FS_MAX_FMT_PAIRS], fmt_pair_count;
-    int vtx_items_per_elem = 0, edge_items_per_elem = 0;
-    int edge_user_align = sizeof(float);
-    int read_buf_size;
-    int i, k;
-    const char* flags_str;
-    const char* header_dt;
-    const char* vtx_dt;
-    const char* edge_dt;
-    char* endptr = 0;
-
-    CV_CALL( flags_str = cvReadStringByName( fs, node, "flags", 0 ));
-    vtx_dt = cvReadStringByName( fs, node, "vertex_dt", 0 );
-    edge_dt = cvReadStringByName( fs, node, "edge_dt", 0 );
-    vtx_count = cvReadIntByName( fs, node, "vertex_count", -1 );
-    edge_count = cvReadIntByName( fs, node, "edge_count", -1 );
-
-    if( !flags_str || vtx_count == -1 || edge_count == -1 || !edge_dt )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "Some of essential sequence attributes are absent" );
-
-    flags = (int)strtol( flags_str, &endptr, 16 );
-    if( endptr == flags_str ||
-        (flags & (CV_SEQ_KIND_MASK|CV_MAGIC_MASK)) != (CV_GRAPH|CV_SET_MAGIC_VAL))
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "Invalid graph signature" );
-
-    header_dt = cvReadStringByName( fs, node, "header_dt", 0 );
-    header_node = cvGetFileNodeByName( fs, node, "header_user_data" );
-
-    if( (header_dt != 0) ^ (header_node != 0) )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError,
-        "One of \"header_dt\" and \"header_user_data\" is there, while the other is not" );
-
-    if( header_dt )
-        CV_CALL( header_size = icvCalcElemSize( header_dt, header_size ));
-
-    if( vtx_dt > 0 )
-    {
-        CV_CALL( src_vtx_size = icvCalcElemSize( vtx_dt, 0 ));
-        CV_CALL( vtx_size = icvCalcElemSize( vtx_dt, vtx_size ));
-        CV_CALL( fmt_pair_count = icvDecodeFormat( edge_dt,
-                            fmt_pairs, CV_FS_MAX_FMT_PAIRS ));
-        fmt_pair_count *= 2;
-        for( i = 0; i < fmt_pair_count; i += 2 )
-            vtx_items_per_elem += fmt_pairs[i];
-    }
-
-    {
-        char dst_edge_dt_buf[128];
-        const char* dst_edge_dt = 0;
-
-        CV_CALL( fmt_pair_count = icvDecodeFormat( edge_dt,
-                            fmt_pairs, CV_FS_MAX_FMT_PAIRS ));
-        if( fmt_pair_count < 2 ||
-            fmt_pairs[0] != 2 || fmt_pairs[1] != CV_32S ||
-            fmt_pairs[2] < 1 || fmt_pairs[3] != CV_32F )
-            CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg,
-            "Graph edges should start with 2 integers and a float" );
-
-        // alignment of user part of the edge data following 2if
-        if( fmt_pair_count > 2 && CV_ELEM_SIZE(fmt_pairs[5]) >= (int)sizeof(double))
-            edge_user_align = sizeof(double);
-
-        fmt_pair_count *= 2;
-        for( i = 0; i < fmt_pair_count; i += 2 )
-            edge_items_per_elem += fmt_pairs[i];
-
-        if( edge_dt[2] == 'f' || edge_dt[2] == '1' && edge_dt[3] == 'f' )
-            dst_edge_dt = edge_dt + 3 + isdigit(edge_dt[2]);
-        else
-        {
-            int val = (int)strtol( edge_dt + 2, &endptr, 10 );
-            sprintf( dst_edge_dt_buf, "%df%s", val-1, endptr );
-            dst_edge_dt = dst_edge_dt_buf;
-        }
-
-        CV_CALL( edge_size = icvCalcElemSize( dst_edge_dt, sizeof(CvGraphEdge) ));
-        CV_CALL( src_edge_size = icvCalcElemSize( edge_dt, 0 ));
-    }
-
-    CV_CALL( graph = cvCreateGraph( flags, header_size, vtx_size, edge_size, fs->dststorage ));
-
-    if( header_node )
-        CV_CALL( cvReadRawData( fs, header_node, (char*)graph + sizeof(CvGraph), header_dt ));
-
-    read_buf_size = MAX( src_vtx_size*3, 1 << 16 );
-    read_buf_size = MAX( src_edge_size*3, read_buf_size );
-    CV_CALL( read_buf = (char*)cvAlloc( read_buf_size ));
-    CV_CALL( vtx_buf = (CvGraphVtx**)cvAlloc( vtx_count * sizeof(vtx_buf[0]) ));
-
-    vtx_node = cvGetFileNodeByName( fs, node, "vertices" );
-    edge_node = cvGetFileNodeByName( fs, node, "edges" );
-    if( !edge_node )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "No edges data" );
-    if( vtx_dt && !vtx_node )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "No vertices data" );
-
-    // as vertices and edges are read in similar way,
-    // do it as a parametrized 2-iteration loop
-    for( k = 0; k < 2; k++ )
-    {
-        const char* dt = k == 0 ? vtx_dt : edge_dt;
-        int elem_size = k == 0 ? vtx_size : edge_size;
-        int src_elem_size = k == 0 ? src_vtx_size : src_edge_size;
-        int items_per_elem = k == 0 ? vtx_items_per_elem : edge_items_per_elem;
-        int elem_count = k == 0 ? vtx_count : edge_count;
-        char* dst_ptr = read_buf;
-        int read_max = read_buf_size /MAX(src_elem_size, 1), read_count = 0;
-        CvSeqReader reader;
-        cvStartReadRawData( fs, k == 0 ? vtx_node : edge_node, &reader );
-
-        for( i = 0; i < elem_count; i++ )
-        {
-            if( read_count == 0 && dt )
-            {
-                int count = MIN( elem_count - i, read_max )*items_per_elem;
-                cvReadRawDataSlice( fs, &reader, count, read_buf, dt );
-                read_count = count;
-                dst_ptr = read_buf;
-            }
-
-            if( k == 0 )
-            {
-                CvGraphVtx* vtx;
-                cvGraphAddVtx( graph, 0, &vtx );
-                vtx_buf[i] = vtx;
-                if( dt )
-                    memcpy( vtx + 1, dst_ptr, src_elem_size );
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                CvGraphEdge* edge = 0;
-                int vtx1 = ((int*)dst_ptr)[0];
-                int vtx2 = ((int*)dst_ptr)[1];
-                int result;
-
-                if( (unsigned)vtx1 >= (unsigned)vtx_count ||
-                    (unsigned)vtx2 >= (unsigned)vtx_count )
-                    CV_ERROR( CV_StsOutOfRange,
-                    "Some of stored vertex indices are out of range" );
-
-                CV_CALL( result = cvGraphAddEdgeByPtr( graph,
-                    vtx_buf[vtx1], vtx_buf[vtx2], 0, &edge ));
-
-                if( result == 0 )
-                    CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "Duplicated edge has occured" );
-
-                edge->weight = *(float*)(dst_ptr + sizeof(int)*2);
-                if( elem_size > (int)sizeof(CvGraphEdge) )
-                {
-                    char* dst_ptr2 = (char*)cvAlignPtr( dst_ptr + sizeof(int)*2 +
-                                                sizeof(float), edge_user_align );
-                    memcpy( edge + 1, dst_ptr2, elem_size - sizeof(CvGraphEdge) );
-                }
-            }
-
-            dst_ptr += src_elem_size;
-            read_count--;
-        }
-    }
-
-    ptr = graph;
-
-    __END__;
-
-    cvFree( &read_buf );
-    cvFree( &vtx_buf );
-
-    return ptr;
-}
-
-/****************************************************************************************\
-*                                    RTTI Functions                                      *
-\****************************************************************************************/
-
-CvTypeInfo *CvType::first = 0, *CvType::last = 0;
-
-CvType::CvType( const char* type_name,
-                CvIsInstanceFunc is_instance, CvReleaseFunc release,
-                CvReadFunc read, CvWriteFunc write, CvCloneFunc clone )
-{
-    CvTypeInfo _info;
-    _info.flags = 0;
-    _info.header_size = sizeof(_info);
-    _info.type_name = type_name;
-    _info.prev = _info.next = 0;
-    _info.is_instance = is_instance;
-    _info.release = release;
-    _info.clone = clone;
-    _info.read = read;
-    _info.write = write;
-
-    cvRegisterType( &_info );
-    info = first;
-}
-
-
-CvType::~CvType()
-{
-    cvUnregisterType( info->type_name );
-}
-
-
-CvType seq_type( CV_TYPE_NAME_SEQ, icvIsSeq, icvReleaseSeq, icvReadSeq,
-                 icvWriteSeqTree /* this is the entry point for
-                 writing a single sequence too */, icvCloneSeq );
-
-CvType seq_tree_type( CV_TYPE_NAME_SEQ_TREE, icvIsSeq, icvReleaseSeq,
-                      icvReadSeqTree, icvWriteSeqTree, icvCloneSeq );
-
-CvType seq_graph_type( CV_TYPE_NAME_GRAPH, icvIsGraph, icvReleaseGraph,
-                       icvReadGraph, icvWriteGraph, icvCloneGraph );
-
-CvType sparse_mat_type( CV_TYPE_NAME_SPARSE_MAT, icvIsSparseMat,
-                        (CvReleaseFunc)cvReleaseSparseMat, icvReadSparseMat,
-                        icvWriteSparseMat, (CvCloneFunc)cvCloneSparseMat );
-
-CvType image_type( CV_TYPE_NAME_IMAGE, icvIsImage, (CvReleaseFunc)cvReleaseImage,
-                   icvReadImage, icvWriteImage, (CvCloneFunc)cvCloneImage );
-
-CvType mat_type( CV_TYPE_NAME_MAT, icvIsMat, (CvReleaseFunc)cvReleaseMat,
-                 icvReadMat, icvWriteMat, (CvCloneFunc)cvCloneMat );
-
-CvType matnd_type( CV_TYPE_NAME_MATND, icvIsMatND, (CvReleaseFunc)cvReleaseMatND,
-                   icvReadMatND, icvWriteMatND, (CvCloneFunc)cvCloneMatND );
-
-CV_IMPL  void
-cvRegisterType( const CvTypeInfo* _info )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME("cvRegisterType" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CvTypeInfo* info = 0;
-    int i, len;
-    char c;
-
-    //if( !CvType::first )
-    //    icvCreateStandardTypes();
-
-    if( !_info || _info->header_size != sizeof(CvTypeInfo) )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadSize, "Invalid type info" );
-
-    if( !_info->is_instance || !_info->release ||
-        !_info->read || !_info->write )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr,
-        "Some of required function pointers "
-        "(is_instance, release, read or write) are NULL");
-
-    c = _info->type_name[0];
-    if( !isalpha(c) && c != '_' )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "Type name should start with a letter or _" );
-
-    len = (int)strlen(_info->type_name);
-
-    for( i = 0; i < len; i++ )
-    {
-        c = _info->type_name[i];
-        if( !isalnum(c) && c != '-' && c != '_' )
-            CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg,
-            "Type name should contain only letters, digits, - and _" );
-    }
-
-    CV_CALL( info = (CvTypeInfo*)cvAlloc( sizeof(*info) + len + 1 ));
-
-    *info = *_info;
-    info->type_name = (char*)(info + 1);
-    memcpy( (char*)info->type_name, _info->type_name, len + 1 );
-
-    info->flags = 0;
-    info->next = CvType::first;
-    info->prev = 0;
-    if( CvType::first )
-        CvType::first->prev = info;
-    else
-        CvType::last = info;
-    CvType::first = info;
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-CV_IMPL void
-cvUnregisterType( const char* type_name )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME("cvUnregisterType" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CvTypeInfo* info;
-
-    CV_CALL( info = cvFindType( type_name ));
-    if( info )
-    {
-        if( info->prev )
-            info->prev->next = info->next;
-        else
-            CvType::first = info->next;
-
-        if( info->next )
-            info->next->prev = info->prev;
-        else
-            CvType::last = info->prev;
-
-        if( !CvType::first || !CvType::last )
-            CvType::first = CvType::last = 0;
-
-        cvFree( &info );
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-CV_IMPL CvTypeInfo*
-cvFirstType( void )
-{
-    return CvType::first;
-}
-
-
-CV_IMPL CvTypeInfo*
-cvFindType( const char* type_name )
-{
-    CvTypeInfo* info = 0;
-
-    for( info = CvType::first; info != 0; info = info->next )
-        if( strcmp( info->type_name, type_name ) == 0 )
-            break;
-
-    return info;
-}
-
-
-CV_IMPL CvTypeInfo*
-cvTypeOf( const void* struct_ptr )
-{
-    CvTypeInfo* info = 0;
-
-    for( info = CvType::first; info != 0; info = info->next )
-        if( info->is_instance( struct_ptr ))
-            break;
-
-    return info;
-}
-
-
-/* universal functions */
-CV_IMPL void
-cvRelease( void** struct_ptr )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME("cvRelease" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CvTypeInfo* info;
-
-    if( !struct_ptr )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr, "NULL double pointer" );
-
-    if( *struct_ptr )
-    {
-        CV_CALL( info = cvTypeOf( *struct_ptr ));
-        if( !info )
-            CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "Unknown object type" );
-        if( !info->release )
-            CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "release function pointer is NULL" );
-
-        CV_CALL( info->release( struct_ptr ));
-        *struct_ptr = 0;
-    }
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-void* cvClone( const void* struct_ptr )
-{
-    void* struct_copy = 0;
-
-    CV_FUNCNAME("cvClone" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CvTypeInfo* info;
-
-    if( !struct_ptr )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr, "NULL structure pointer" );
-
-    CV_CALL( info = cvTypeOf( struct_ptr ));
-    if( !info )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "Unknown object type" );
-    if( !info->clone )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "clone function pointer is NULL" );
-
-    CV_CALL( struct_copy = info->clone( struct_ptr ));
-
-    __END__;
-
-    return struct_copy;
-}
-
-
-/* reads matrix, image, sequence, graph etc. */
-CV_IMPL void*
-cvRead( CvFileStorage* fs, CvFileNode* node, CvAttrList* list )
-{
-    void* obj = 0;
-
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvRead" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CV_CHECK_FILE_STORAGE( fs );
-
-    if( !node )
-        EXIT;
-
-    if( !CV_NODE_IS_USER(node->tag) || !node->info )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "The node does not represent a user object (unknown type?)" );
-
-    CV_CALL( obj = node->info->read( fs, node ));
-
-    __END__;
-
-    if( list )
-        *list = cvAttrList(0,0);
-
-    return obj;
-}
-
-
-/* writes matrix, image, sequence, graph etc. */
-CV_IMPL void
-cvWrite( CvFileStorage* fs, const char* name,
-         const void* ptr, CvAttrList attributes )
-{
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvWrite" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CvTypeInfo* info;
-
-    CV_CHECK_OUTPUT_FILE_STORAGE( fs );
-
-    if( !ptr )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr, "Null pointer to the written object" );
-
-    CV_CALL( info = cvTypeOf( ptr ));
-    if( !info )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "Unknown object" );
-
-    if( !info->write )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "The object does not have write function" );
-
-    CV_CALL( info->write( fs, name, ptr, attributes ));
-
-    __END__;
-}
-
-
-/* simple API for reading/writing data */
-CV_IMPL void
-cvSave( const char* filename, const void* struct_ptr,
-        const char* _name, const char* comment, CvAttrList attributes )
-{
-    CvFileStorage* fs = 0;
-
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvSave" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    char name_buf[CV_FS_MAX_LEN + 256];
-    char* name = (char*)_name;
-
-    if( !struct_ptr )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr, "NULL object pointer" );
-
-    CV_CALL( fs = cvOpenFileStorage( filename, 0, CV_STORAGE_WRITE ));
-    if( !fs )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsError, "Could not open the file storage. Check the path and permissions" );
-
-    if( !name )
-    {
-        static const char* stubname = "unnamed";
-        const char* ptr2 = filename + strlen( filename );
-        const char* ptr = ptr2 - 1;
-
-        while( ptr >= filename && *ptr != '\\' && *ptr != '/' && *ptr != ':' )
-        {
-            if( *ptr == '.' && !*ptr2 )
-                ptr2 = ptr;
-            ptr--;
-        }
-        ptr++;
-        if( ptr == ptr2 )
-            CV_ERROR( CV_StsBadArg, "Invalid filename" );
-
-        name=name_buf;
-
-        // name must start with letter or '_'
-        if( !isalpha(*ptr) && *ptr!= '_' ){
-            *name++ = '_';
-        }
-
-        while( ptr < ptr2 )
-        {
-            char c = *ptr++;
-            if( !isalnum(c) && c != '-' && c != '_' )
-                c = '_';
-            *name++ = c;
-        }
-        *name = '\0';
-        name = name_buf;
-        if( strcmp( name, "_" ) == 0 )
-            strcpy( name, stubname );
-    }
-
-    if( comment )
-        CV_CALL( cvWriteComment( fs, comment, 0 ));
-    CV_CALL( cvWrite( fs, name, struct_ptr, attributes ));
-
-    __END__;
-
-    cvReleaseFileStorage( &fs );
-}
-
-
-CV_IMPL void*
-cvLoad( const char* filename, CvMemStorage* memstorage,
-        const char* name, const char** _real_name )
-{
-    void* ptr = 0;
-    const char* real_name = 0;
-    CvFileStorage* fs = 0;
-
-    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvLoad" );
-
-    __BEGIN__;
-
-    CvFileNode* node = 0;
-    CV_CALL( fs = cvOpenFileStorage( filename, memstorage, CV_STORAGE_READ ));
-
-    if( !fs )
-        EXIT;
-
-    if( name )
-    {
-        CV_CALL( node = cvGetFileNodeByName( fs, 0, name ));
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        int i, k;
-        for( k = 0; k < fs->roots->total; k++ )
-        {
-            CvSeq* seq;
-            CvSeqReader reader;
-
-            node = (CvFileNode*)cvGetSeqElem( fs->roots, k );
-            if( !CV_NODE_IS_MAP( node->tag ))
-                EXIT;
-            seq = node->data.seq;
-            node = 0;
-
-            cvStartReadSeq( seq, &reader, 0 );
-
-            // find the first element in the map
-            for( i = 0; i < seq->total; i++ )
-            {
-                if( CV_IS_SET_ELEM( reader.ptr ))
-                {
-                    node = (CvFileNode*)reader.ptr;
-                    goto stop_search;
-                }
-                CV_NEXT_SEQ_ELEM( seq->elem_size, reader );
-            }
-        }
-
-stop_search:
-        ;
-    }
-
-    if( !node )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsObjectNotFound, "Could not find the/an object in file storage" );
-
-    real_name = cvGetFileNodeName( node );
-    CV_CALL( ptr = cvRead( fs, node, 0 ));
-
-    // sanity check
-    if( !memstorage && (CV_IS_SEQ( ptr ) || CV_IS_SET( ptr )) )
-        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr,
-        "NULL memory storage is passed - the loaded dynamic structure can not be stored" );
-
-    __END__;
-
-    cvReleaseFileStorage( &fs );
-    if( cvGetErrStatus() < 0 )
-    {
-        cvRelease( (void**)&ptr );
-        real_name = 0;
-    }
-
-    if( _real_name )
-        *_real_name = real_name;
-
-    return ptr;
-}
-
-/* End of file. */