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+//
+// Copyright 2010 Ettus Research LLC
+//
+
+#include <boost/foreach.hpp>
+#include <map>
+#include <vector>
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_USRP_UHD_UTILS_HPP
+#define INCLUDED_USRP_UHD_UTILS_HPP
+
+namespace usrp_uhd{
+
+template <class Key, class T>
+std::vector<Key> get_map_keys(const std::map<Key, T> &m){
+    std::vector<Key> v;
+    std::pair<Key, T> p;
+    BOOST_FOREACH(p, m){
+        v.push_back(p.first);
+    }
+    return v;
+}
+
+//TODO check name in vector of names
+
+//TODO optionally extract a name from the named_prop_t
+
+} //namespace usrp_uhd
+
+#endif /* INCLUDED_USRP_UHD_UTILS_HPP */