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+#ifndef __SERIALIZEDTRANSACTION__
+#define __SERIALIZEDTRANSACTION__
+
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "uint256.h"
+#include "SerializedObject.h"
+#include "TransactionFormats.h"
+
+class SerializedTransaction : public STUObject
+{
+protected:
+	STUVariableLength mSignature;
+	STUObject mMiddleTxn, mInnerTxn;
+	TransactionFormat* mFormat;
+
+public:
+	SerializedTransaction(SerializerIterator&, int length);
+	SerializedTransaction(int type);
+
+	// STUObject functions
+	int getLength() const;
+	SerializedTypeID getType() const { return STI_TRANSACTION; }
+	SerializedTransaction* duplicate() const { return new SerializedTransaction(*this); }
+	std::string getFullText() const;
+	std::string getText() const;
+	void add(Serializer& s) const;
+
+	// outer transaction functions / signature functions
+	std::vector<unsigned char> getSignature() const;
+	void setSignature(const std::vector<unsigned char>& s);
+	uint256 getSigningHash() const;
+		
+	// middle transaction functions
+	uint32 getVersion() const;
+	void setVersion(uint32);
+	int getTransactionType() const;
+	uint64 getTransactionFee() const;
+	void setTransactionFee(uint64);
+
+	// inner transaction functions
+	uint16 getFlags() const;
+	void setFlag(int v);
+	void clearFlag(int v);
+	bool isFlag(int v);
+	
+	uint32 getSequence() const;
+	void setSequence(uint32);
+
+	// inner transaction field functions
+	int getITFieldIndex(const char *) const;
+	int getITFieldCount() const;
+	bool getITFieldPresent(int index) const;
+	const SerializedType& peekITField(int index);
+	SerializedType& getITField(int index);
+	void makeITFieldPresent(int index);
+
+	// whole transaction functions
+	int getTransaction(Serializer& s, bool include_length);
+};
+
+#endif