--- parser3/src/include/pa_string.h	2004/03/02 15:54:07	1.158
+++ parser3/src/include/pa_string.h	2004/05/24 12:21:18	1.162
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #ifndef PA_STRING_H
 #define PA_STRING_H
 
-static const char * const IDENT_STRING_H="$Date: 2004/03/02 15:54:07 $";
+static const char * const IDENT_STRING_H="$Date: 2004/05/24 12:21:18 $";
 
 // includes
 
@@ -108,8 +108,15 @@ public:
 	union Languages {
 
 		struct {
+#ifdef PA_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 			Language lang:8;
 			int is_not_just_lang:sizeof(CORD)*8-8;
+#elif defined(PA_BIG_ENDIAN)
+			int is_not_just_lang:sizeof(CORD)*8-8;
+			Language lang:8;
+#else
+#	error word endianness not determined for some obscure reason
+#endif
 		} opt;
 		CORD langs;
 
@@ -321,11 +328,17 @@ public:
 			return CORD_chr(body, offset, c);
 		}
 
-		template<typename I> void for_each(
+		template<typename I> int for_each(
+			int (*f)(char c, I), 
+			I info) const {
+			return CORD_iter(body, (CORD_iter_fn)f, (void*)info);
+		}
+
+		template<typename I> int for_each(
 			int (*f1)(char c, I), 
 			int (*f2)(const char* s, I), 
 			I info) const {
-			CORD_iter5(body, 0, (CORD_iter_fn)f1, (CORD_batched_iter_fn)f2, info);
+			return CORD_iter5(body, 0, (CORD_iter_fn)f1, (CORD_batched_iter_fn)f2, info);
 		}
 
 		void set_pos(CORD_pos& pos, size_t index) const { CORD_set_pos(pos, body, index); }