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  <h2><a name="reference" id="reference">Reference</a></h2>
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  <ol>
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    <li><a href="#macros">Macros</a></li>
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    <li><a href="#basic-concepts">Basic Concept Checking Classes</a></li>
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    Classes</a></li>
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  <h3><a name="macros" id="macros">Macros</a></h3>
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#include "boost/concept/assert.hpp"
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BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT((<em>concept checking class template specialization</em>));
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  <p><strong>Effects:</strong> causes a compilation failure if the concept is
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  not satisfied.<br />
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  <strong>Note:</strong> this macro can be used at global, class, or function
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  scope.</p>
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#include "boost/concept/requires.hpp"
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<font color="gray">template <…<em>template parameters</em>…></font>
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BOOST_CONCEPT_REQUIRES(
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  ((<em>concept checking class template specialization<sub>1</sub></em>)) 
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  ((<em>concept checking class template specialization<sub>2</sub></em>))… 
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  ((<em>concept checking class template specialization<sub>n</sub></em>))<strong>,</strong>
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  (<em>function return type</em>)
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) <font color="gray"><em>function_template_name</em>(…<em>function parameters</em>…)</font>
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  <p><strong>Effects:</strong> causes a compilation failure if the
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  given concepts are not satisfied.<br />
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  <strong>Note:</strong> this macro is intended to be used in place of
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  a function template's return type.</p>
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  <h3><a name="basic-concepts" id="basic-concepts">Basic Concept Checking
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  Classes</a></h3>
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  <pre>
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#include "boost/concept_check.hpp"
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template <class T>
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struct Integer; // Is T a built-in integer type?
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template <class T>
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struct SignedInteger; // Is T a built-in signed integer type?
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template <class T>
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struct UnsignedInteger; // Is T a built-in unsigned integer type?
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template <class X, class Y>
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struct Convertible; // Is X convertible to Y?
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template <class T>
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struct <a href=
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"../utility/Assignable.html">Assignable</a>; // Standard ref 23.1
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template <class T>
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struct SGI<a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/Assignable.html">Assignable</a>;
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template <class T>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/DefaultConstructible.html">DefaultConstructible</a>;
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template <class T> 
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struct <a href=
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"../utility/CopyConstructible.html">CopyConstructible</a>; // Standard ref 20.1.3
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template <class T> 
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/EqualityComparable.html">EqualityComparable</a>; // Standard ref 20.1.1
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template <class T>
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struct <a href=
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"../utility/LessThanComparable.html">LessThanComparable</a>; // Standard ref 20.1.2
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template <class T>
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struct Comparable; // The SGI STL <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/LessThanComparable.html">LessThanComparable</a> concept
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</pre>
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  <h3><a name="iterator-concepts" id="iterator-concepts">Iterator Concept
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  Checking Classes</a></h3>
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  <pre>
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template <class Iter>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/InputIterator.html">InputIterator</a>; // Standard ref 24.1.1 Table 72
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template <class Iter, class T> 
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/OutputIterator.html">OutputIterator</a>; // Standard ref 24.1.2 Table 73
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template <class Iter> 
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/ForwardIterator.html">ForwardIterator</a>; // Standard ref 24.1.3 Table 74
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template <class Iter> 
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struct Mutable_ForwardIterator;
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template <class Iter> 
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/BidirectionalIterator.html">BidirectionalIterator</a>; // Standard ref 24.1.4 Table 75
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template <class Iter> 
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struct Mutable_BidirectionalIterator;
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template <class Iter> 
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/RandomAccessIterator.html">RandomAccessIterator</a>; // Standard ref 24.1.5 Table 76
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template <class Iter> 
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struct Mutable_RandomAccessIterator;
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</pre>
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  <h3><a name="function-object-concepts" id=
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  "function-object-concepts">Function Object Concept Checking
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  Classes</a></h3>
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#include "boost/concept_check.hpp"
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template <class Func, class Return>
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struct <a href="http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/Generator.html">Generator</a>;
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template <class Func, class Return, class Arg>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/UnaryFunction.html">UnaryFunction</a>;
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template <class Func, class Return, class First, class Second>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/BinaryFunction.html">BinaryFunction</a>;
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template <class Func, class Arg>
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struct Unary<a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/Predicate.html">Predicate</a>;
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template <class Func, class First, class Second>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/BinaryPredicate.html">BinaryPredicate</a>;
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template <class Func, class First, class Second>
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struct Const_BinaryPredicate;
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template <class Func, class Return>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/AdaptableGenerator.html">AdaptableGenerator</a>;
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template <class Func, class Return, class Arg>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/AdaptableUnaryFunction.html">AdaptableUnaryFunction</a>;
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template <class Func, class First, class Second>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/AdaptableBinaryFunction.html">AdaptableBinaryFunction</a>;
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template <class Func, class Arg>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/AdaptablePredicate.html">AdaptablePredicate</a>;
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template <class Func, class First, class Second>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/AdaptableBinaryPredicate.html">AdaptableBinaryPredicate</a>;
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  <h3><a name="container-concepts" id="container-concepts">Container Concept
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  Checking Classes</a></h3>
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  <pre>
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#include "boost/concept_check.hpp"
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template <class C>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/Container.html">Container</a>; // Standard ref 23.1 Table 65
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template <class C>
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struct Mutable_Container;
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template <class C>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/ForwardContainer.html">ForwardContainer</a>;
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template <class C>
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struct Mutable_ForwardContainer;
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template <class C>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/ReversibleContainer.html">ReversibleContainer</a>; // Standard ref 23.1 Table 66
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template <class C>
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struct Mutable_ReversibleContainer;
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template <class C>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/RandomAccessContainer.html">RandomAccessContainer</a>;
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template <class C>
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struct Mutable_RandomAccessContainer;
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template <class C>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/Sequence.html">Sequence</a>; // Standard ref 23.1.1
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template <class C>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/FrontInsertionSequence.html">FrontInsertionSequence</a>;
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template <class C>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/BackInsertionSequence.html">BackInsertionSequence</a>;
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template <class C>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/AssociativeContainer.html">AssociativeContainer</a>; // Standard ref 23.1.2 Table 69
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template <class C>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/UniqueAssociativeContainer.html">UniqueAssociativeContainer</a>;
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template <class C>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/MultipleAssociativeContainer.html">MultipleAssociativeContainer</a>;
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template <class C>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/SimpleAssociativeContainer.html">SimpleAssociativeContainer</a>;
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template <class C>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/PairAssociativeContainer.html">PairAssociativeContainer</a>;
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template <class C>
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struct <a href=
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"http://www.boost.org/sgi/stl/SortedAssociativeContainer.html">SortedAssociativeContainer</a>;
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template <class C>
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struct <a href=
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"../utility/Collection.html">Collection</a>;
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</pre>
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  <h3><a name="basic-archetype" id="basic-archetype">Basic Archetype
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  Classes</a></h3>
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  <pre>
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#include "boost/concept_archetype.hpp"
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template <class T = int>
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class null_archetype; // A type that models no concepts.
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template <class Base = null_archetype>
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class default_constructible_archetype;
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template <class Base = null_archetype>
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class assignable_archetype;
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template <class Base = null_archetype>
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class copy_constructible_archetype;
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template <class Base = null_archetype>
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class equality_comparable_archetype;
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template <class T, class Base = null_archetype>
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class convertible_to_archetype;
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</pre>
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  <h3><a name="iterator-archetype" id="iterator-archetype">Iterator Archetype
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  Classes</a></h3>
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  <pre>
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#include "boost/concept_archetype.hpp"
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template <class ValueType>
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class trivial_iterator_archetype;
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template <class ValueType>
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class mutable_trivial_iterator_archetype;
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template <class ValueType>
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class input_iterator_archetype;
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template <class ValueType>
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class forward_iterator_archetype;
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template <class ValueType>
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class bidirectional_iterator_archetype;
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template <class ValueType>
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class random_access_iterator_archetype;
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</pre>
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  <h3><a name="function-object-archetype" id=
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  "function-object-archetype">Function Object Archetype Classes</a></h3>
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  <pre>
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#include "boost/concept_archetype.hpp"
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template <class Arg, class Return>
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class unary_function_archetype;
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template <class Arg1, class Arg2, class Return>
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class binary_function_archetype;
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template <class Arg>
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class predicate_archetype;
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template <class Arg1, class Arg2>
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class binary_predicate_archetype;
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</pre>
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  <h3><a name="container-archetype" id="container-archetype">Container
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  Archetype Classes</a></h3>
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  <pre>
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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</pre>
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  <h3><a name="deprecated-functions" id="deprecated-functions">Deprecated
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  Functions</a></h3>
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  <pre>
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#include "boost/concept_check.hpp"
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template <class Concept>
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void function_requires();
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</pre>
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  <p><code>function_requires()</code> has been deprecated in favor of <code>BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT</code>.
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   This means that <del><code>function_requires< Concept<Type> >();</code></del>
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   becomes <code>BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT((Concept<Type>));</code>
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   (don't forget to <code>#include "boost/concept/assert.hpp"</code>).
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  <h3><a name="deprecated-macros" id="deprecated-macros">Deprecated
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  Macros</a></h3>
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  <pre>
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#include "boost/concept_check.hpp"
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// Apply concept checks in class definitions.
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BOOST_CLASS_REQUIRE(<i>type</i>, <i>namespace-of-concept</i>, <i>concept</i>);
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BOOST_CLASS_REQUIRE2(<i>type1</i>, <i>type2</i>, <i>namespace-of-concept</i>, <i>concept</i>);
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BOOST_CLASS_REQUIRE3(<i>type1</i>, <i>type2</i>, <i>type3</i>, <i>namespace-of-concept</i>, <i>concept</i>);
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BOOST_CLASS_REQUIRE4(<i>type1</i>, <i>type2</i>, <i>type3</i>, <i>type4</i>, <i>namespace-of-concept</i>, <i>concept</i>);
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// Apply concept checks in class definitions.
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BOOST_CLASS_REQUIRES(<i>type</i>, <i>concept</i>);
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BOOST_CLASS_REQUIRES2(<i>type1</i>, <i>type2</i>, <i>concept</i>);
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BOOST_CLASS_REQUIRES3(<i>type1</i>, <i>type2</i>, <i>type3</i>, <i>concept</i>);
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BOOST_CLASS_REQUIRES4(<i>type1</i>, <i>type2</i>, <i>type3</i>, <i>type4</i>, <i>concept</i>);
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</pre>
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  <h3><a name="deprecated-concept-checking-classes" id=
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  "deprecated-concept-checking-classes">Deprecated Concept Checking
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  Classes</a></h3>
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  <p>For each of the concepts documented here, the library includes an
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  identical concept checking class whose name ends in
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  “<code>Concept</code>” For example, in
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  addition to <code>RandomAccessIterator</code>, the library defines a
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  <code>RandomAccessIteratorConcept</code> class template.</p>
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  <p><a href="./concept_check.htm">Back to Introduction</a><br />
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  <a href="./implementation.htm">Prev: Implementation</a><br /></p>
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  <hr />
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  <table>
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    <tr valign="top">
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      <td nowrap="nowrap">Copyright © 2000</td>
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      <td><a href="http://www.boost.org/people/jeremy_siek.htm">Jeremy Siek</a>(<a href=
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      "mailto:jsiek@osl.iu.edu">jsiek@osl.iu.edu</a>) Andrew
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      Lumsdaine(<a href="mailto:lums@osl.iu.edu">lums@osl.iu.edu</a>), 2007
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      <a href="mailto:dave@boost-consulting.com">David Abrahams</a>.</td>
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