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+// Boost.Range library
+//
+//  Copyright Thorsten Ottosen 2003-2004. 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)
+//
+// For more information, see http://www.boost.org/libs/range/
+//
+
+#ifndef BOOST_RANGE_DETAIL_DETAIL_STR_HPP
+#define BOOST_RANGE_DETAIL_DETAIL_STR_HPP
+
+#include <ndnboost/config.hpp> // BOOST_MSVC
+#include <ndnboost/range/iterator.hpp>
+
+namespace ndnboost 
+{
+    
+    namespace range_detail
+    {
+        //
+        // iterator
+        //
+        
+        template<>
+        struct range_iterator_<char_array_>
+        { 
+            template< typename T >
+            struct pts
+            {
+                 typedef BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME 
+                    remove_extent<T>::type* type;
+            };
+        };
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_iterator_<char_ptr_>
+        {
+            template< typename S >
+            struct pts
+            {
+                typedef char* type; 
+            };         
+        };
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_iterator_<const_char_ptr_>
+        {
+            template< typename S >
+            struct pts
+            {
+                typedef const char* type;
+            };         
+        };
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_iterator_<wchar_t_ptr_>
+        {
+            template< typename S >
+            struct pts
+            {
+                typedef wchar_t* type; 
+            };         
+        };
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_iterator_<const_wchar_t_ptr_>
+        {
+             template< typename S >
+             struct pts
+             {
+                 typedef const wchar_t* type; 
+             };         
+        };
+
+
+        //
+        // const iterator
+        //
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_const_iterator_<char_array_>
+        { 
+            template< typename T >
+            struct pts
+            {
+                typedef const BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME 
+                    remove_extent<T>::type* type;
+            };
+        };
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_const_iterator_<char_ptr_>
+        {
+            template< typename S >
+            struct pts
+            {
+                typedef const char* type; 
+            };         
+        };
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_const_iterator_<const_char_ptr_>
+        {
+            template< typename S >
+            struct pts
+            {
+                typedef const char* type; 
+            };         
+        };
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_const_iterator_<wchar_t_ptr_>
+        {
+            template< typename S >
+            struct pts
+            {
+                typedef const wchar_t* type; 
+            };         
+        };
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_const_iterator_<const_wchar_t_ptr_>
+        {
+             template< typename S >
+             struct pts
+             {
+                 typedef const wchar_t* type; 
+             };         
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+#include <ndnboost/range/detail/begin.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/range/detail/end.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/range/detail/size_type.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/range/detail/value_type.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/range/detail/common.hpp>
+
+namespace ndnboost 
+{
+    
+    namespace range_detail
+    {
+        //
+        // str_begin()
+        //
+        template<>
+        struct range_begin<char_ptr_>
+        {
+            static char* fun( char* s )
+            {
+                return s;
+            }
+        };
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_begin<const_char_ptr_>
+        {
+            static const char* fun( const char* s )
+            {
+                return s;
+            }
+        };
+        
+        template<>
+        struct range_begin<wchar_t_ptr_>
+        {
+            
+            static wchar_t* fun( wchar_t* s )
+            {
+                return s;
+            }
+        };
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_begin<const_wchar_t_ptr_>
+        {
+            static const wchar_t* fun( const wchar_t* s )
+            {
+                return s;
+            }
+        };
+        
+        template< typename C >
+        inline BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_iterator<C>::type 
+        str_begin( C& c )
+        {
+            return range_detail::range_begin< BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME 
+                range_detail::range<C>::type >::fun( c );
+        }
+
+        //
+        // str_end()
+        //
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_end<char_array_>
+        {
+            template< typename T, std::size_t sz >
+            static T* fun( T BOOST_RANGE_ARRAY_REF()[sz] )
+            {
+                return ndnboost::range_detail::array_end( boost_range_array );
+            }
+        };
+        
+        template<>
+        struct range_end<wchar_t_array_>
+        {
+            template< typename T, std::size_t sz >
+            static T* fun( T BOOST_RANGE_ARRAY_REF()[sz] )
+            {
+                return ndnboost::range_detail::array_end( boost_range_array );
+            }
+        };
+        
+        template<>
+        struct range_end<char_ptr_>
+        {
+            static char* fun( char* s )
+            {
+                return ndnboost::range_detail::str_end( s );
+            }
+        };
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_end<const_char_ptr_>
+        {
+            static const char* fun( const char* s )
+            {
+                return ndnboost::range_detail::str_end( s );
+            }
+        };
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_end<wchar_t_ptr_>
+        {
+            static wchar_t* fun( wchar_t* s )
+            {
+                return ndnboost::range_detail::str_end( s );
+            }
+        };
+
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_end<const_wchar_t_ptr_>
+        {
+            static const wchar_t* fun( const wchar_t* s )
+            {
+                return ndnboost::range_detail::str_end( s );
+            }
+        };
+
+        template< typename C >
+        inline BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_iterator<C>::type 
+        str_end( C& c )
+        {
+            return range_detail::range_end< BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME 
+                range_detail::range<C>::type >::fun( c );
+        }
+
+        //
+        // size_type
+        //
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_size_type_<char_array_>
+        { 
+            template< typename A >
+            struct pts
+            {
+                typedef std::size_t type;
+            };
+        };
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_size_type_<char_ptr_>
+        {
+            template< typename S >
+            struct pts
+            {
+                typedef std::size_t type;
+            };         
+        };
+        
+        template<>
+        struct range_size_type_<const_char_ptr_>
+        {
+            template< typename S >
+            struct pts
+            {
+                typedef std::size_t type;
+            };         
+        };
+        
+        template<>
+        struct range_size_type_<wchar_t_ptr_>
+        {
+            template< typename S >
+            struct pts
+            {
+                typedef std::size_t type;
+            };         
+        };
+        
+        template<>
+        struct range_size_type_<const_wchar_t_ptr_>
+        {
+            template< typename S >
+            struct pts
+            {
+                typedef std::size_t type;
+            };         
+        };  
+
+        //
+        // value_type
+        //
+        
+        template<>
+        struct range_value_type_<char_array_>
+        { 
+            template< typename T >
+            struct pts
+            {
+                typedef char type;
+            };
+        };
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_value_type_<char_ptr_>
+        {
+             template< typename S >
+             struct pts
+             {
+                 typedef char type; 
+             };         
+        };
+        
+        template<>
+        struct range_value_type_<const_char_ptr_>
+        {
+             template< typename S >
+             struct pts
+             {
+                 typedef const char type;
+             };         
+        };
+        
+        template<>
+        struct range_value_type_<wchar_t_ptr_>
+        {
+             template< typename S >
+             struct pts
+             {
+                 typedef wchar_t type;
+             };         
+        };
+        
+        template<>
+        struct range_value_type_<const_wchar_t_ptr_>
+        {
+            template< typename S >
+            struct pts
+            {
+                typedef const wchar_t type;
+            };         
+        };
+
+    } // namespace 'range_detail'
+
+} // namespace 'boost'
+
+
+#endif