+#define ARRAY_SIZE(ary) (sizeof((ary))/sizeof((ary)[0]))
+
+/*
+ * void COPY_OBJ( OBJECT& dst, const OBJECT& src);
+ * void COPY_ARRAY(OBJECT *dst, const OBJECT *src, INTEGER count);
+ * // Typesafe: we check that the type OBJECT is the same in both cases.
+ * // It is OK to use COPY_OBJ on an array object, provided it's
+ * // _actually_ the whole array object and not decayed into a
+ * // pointer (e.g. a formal parameter).
+ */
+#define COPY_OBJ(dst,src) \
+ (&(dst)==&(src), memcpy(&(dst),&(src),sizeof((dst))))
+#define COPY_ARRAY(dst,src,count) \
+ (&(dst)[0]==&(src)[0], memcpy((dst),(src),sizeof((dst)[0])*(count)))