+typedef struct s_xbt_dict_cursor s_xbt_dict_cursor_t;
+
+extern xbt_mallocator_t dict_elm_mallocator;
+extern void *dict_elm_mallocator_new_f(void);
+#define dict_elm_mallocator_free_f xbt_free_f
+#define dict_elm_mallocator_reset_f ((void_f_pvoid_t)NULL)
+
+extern xbt_mallocator_t dict_het_elm_mallocator;
+extern void *dict_het_elm_mallocator_new_f(void);
+#define dict_het_elm_mallocator_free_f xbt_free_f
+#define dict_het_elm_mallocator_reset_f ((void_f_pvoid_t)NULL)
+
+/*####[ Function prototypes ]################################################*/
+xbt_dictelm_t xbt_dictelm_new(xbt_dict_t dict, const char *key, int key_len,
+ unsigned int hash_code, void *content,
+ void_f_pvoid_t free_f);
+void xbt_dictelm_free(xbt_dict_t dict, xbt_dictelm_t element);
+void xbt_dictelm_set_data(xbt_dict_t dict, xbt_dictelm_t element,
+ void *data, void_f_pvoid_t free_ctn);
+
+#endif /* _XBT_DICT_PRIVATE_H_ */