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+#ifndef INDIRECT_REFERENCE_DWA200415_HPP
+# define INDIRECT_REFERENCE_DWA200415_HPP
+
+//
+// Copyright David Abrahams 2004. Use, modification and distribution is
+// subject to the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+//
+// typename indirect_reference<P>::type provides the type of *p.
+//
+// http://www.boost.org/libs/iterator/doc/pointee.html
+//
+
+# include <ndnboost/detail/is_incrementable.hpp>
+# include <ndnboost/iterator/iterator_traits.hpp>
+# include <ndnboost/type_traits/remove_cv.hpp>
+# include <ndnboost/mpl/eval_if.hpp>
+# include <ndnboost/pointee.hpp>
+
+namespace ndnboost { 
+
+namespace detail
+{
+  template <class P>
+  struct smart_ptr_reference
+  {
+      typedef typename ndnboost::pointee<P>::type& type;
+  };
+}
+
+template <class P>
+struct indirect_reference
+  : mpl::eval_if<
+        detail::is_incrementable<P>
+      , iterator_reference<P>
+      , detail::smart_ptr_reference<P>
+    >
+{
+};
+  
+} // namespace ndnboost
+
+#endif // INDIRECT_REFERENCE_DWA200415_HPP