+/**
+ * Create a copy of an element. The copy
+ * must be GNUNET_free-d by the caller.
+ *
+ * @param element the element to copy
+ * @return the copied element
+ */
+struct GNUNET_SET_Element *
+GNUNET_SET_element_dup (const struct GNUNET_SET_Element *element);
+
+/**
+ * Hash a set element.
+ *
+ * @param element the element that should be hashed
+ * @param ret_hash a pointer to where the hash of @a element
+ * should be stored
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_SET_element_hash (const struct GNUNET_SET_Element *element, struct GNUNET_HashCode *ret_hash);
+