--- a/absyntax_utils/search_var_instance_decl.hh	Wed Nov 18 10:53:15 2009 +0100
+++ b/absyntax_utils/search_var_instance_decl.hh	Sun Nov 29 16:38:11 2009 +0100
@@ -66,10 +66,15 @@
     /* Will contain a single value of generate_c_vardecl_c::XXXX_vt */
     unsigned int current_vartype;
 
+    /* variable used to store the qualifier of variable currently being processed... */
+    /* Will contain a single value of generate_c_vardecl_c::XXXX_vq */
+    unsigned int current_varqualifier;
+
   public:
     search_var_instance_decl_c(symbol_c *search_scope);
     symbol_c *get_decl(symbol_c *variable_instance_name);
     unsigned int get_vartype();
+    unsigned int get_varqualifier();
 
   public:
 
@@ -84,6 +89,12 @@
     static const unsigned int global_vt   = 0x0040;  // VAR_GLOBAL
     static const unsigned int located_vt  = 0x0080;  // VAR <var_name> AT <location>
 
+    /* the qualifier of variables that need to be processed... */
+    static const unsigned int none_vq        = 0x0000;
+    static const unsigned int constant_vq    = 0x0001;  // CONSTANT
+    static const unsigned int retain_vq      = 0x0002;  // RETAIN
+    static const unsigned int non_retain_vq  = 0x0002;  // NON_RETAIN
+
   private:
     /***************************/
     /* B 0 - Programming Model */
@@ -93,6 +104,10 @@
     /******************************************/
     /* B 1.4.3 - Declaration & Initialisation */
     /******************************************/
+
+    void *visit(constant_option_c *symbol);
+    void *visit(retain_option_c *symbol);
+    void *visit(non_retain_option_c *symbol);
     /* edge -> The F_EDGE or R_EDGE directive */
     // SYM_REF2(edge_declaration_c, edge, var1_list)
     // TODO