};
+// Helper functions which may be useful outside this class
+
+// Populate the FGNetCtrls structure from the property tree.
+void FGProps2NetCtrls( FGNetCtrls *net, bool honor_freezes,
+ bool net_byte_order );
+
+// Update the property tree from the FGNetCtrls structure.
+void FGNetCtrls2Props( FGNetCtrls *net, bool honor_freezes,
+ bool net_byte_order );
+
+
#endif // _FG_NATIVE_CTRLS_HXX