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+## @file
+# Define a dictionary structure
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2007, Intel Corporation
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+# are licensed and made available under the terms and conditions of the BSD License
+# which accompanies this distribution.  The full text of the license may be found at
+# http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php
+#
+# THE PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED UNDER THE BSD LICENSE ON AN "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
+#
+
+##
+# Import Modules
+#
+import EdkLogger
+from DataType import *
+
+## Convert a text file to a dictionary
+#
+# Convert a text file to a dictionary of (name:value) pairs.
+#
+# @retval 0  Convert successful
+# @retval 1  Open file failed
+#
+def ConvertTextFileToDictionary(FileName, Dictionary, CommentCharacter, KeySplitCharacter, ValueSplitFlag, ValueSplitCharacter):
+  try:
+      F = open(FileName,'r')
+      Keys = []
+      for Line in F:
+        if Line.startswith(CommentCharacter):
+          continue
+        LineList = Line.split(KeySplitCharacter,1)
+        if len(LineList) >= 2:
+          Key = LineList[0].split()
+          if len(Key) == 1 and Key[0][0] != CommentCharacter and Key[0] not in Keys:
+            if ValueSplitFlag:
+              Dictionary[Key[0]] = LineList[1].replace('\\','/').split(ValueSplitCharacter)
+            else:
+              Dictionary[Key[0]] = LineList[1].strip().replace('\\','/')
+            Keys += [Key[0]]
+      F.close()
+      return 0
+  except:
+      EdkLogger.info('Open file failed')
+      return 1
+
+## Print the dictionary
+#
+# Print all items of dictionary one by one
+#
+# @param Dict:  The dictionary to be printed
+#
+def printDict(Dict):
+  if Dict != None:
+    KeyList = Dict.keys()
+    for Key in KeyList:
+      if Dict[Key] != '':
+        print Key + ' = ' + str(Dict[Key])
+
+## Print the dictionary
+#
+# Print the items of dictionary which matched with input key
+#
+# @param list:  The dictionary to be printed
+# @param key:   The key of the item to be printed
+#
+def printList(Key, List):
+  if type(List) == type([]):
+      if len(List) > 0:
+        if key.find(TAB_SPLIT) != -1:
+          print "\n" + Key
+          for Item in List:
+            print Item