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+
+// (C) Copyright Tobias Schwinger
+//
+// Use modification and distribution are subject to the boost Software License,
+// Version 1.0. (See http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt).
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#ifndef BOOST_FT_DETAIL_CV_TRAITS_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define BOOST_FT_DETAIL_CV_TRAITS_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <ndnboost/detail/workaround.hpp>
+
+#if defined(BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION) \
+    || BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, <= 0x582)
+#   include <ndnboost/type_traits/remove_cv.hpp>
+#   include <ndnboost/type_traits/remove_pointer.hpp>
+#   include <ndnboost/type_traits/remove_reference.hpp>
+#endif
+
+#include <ndnboost/function_types/property_tags.hpp>
+
+namespace ndnboost { namespace function_types { namespace detail {
+
+#if ! (defined(BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION) \
+    || BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, <= 0x582))
+
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits 
+{ typedef non_cv tag; typedef T type; };
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T &>     
+{ typedef non_cv tag; typedef T type; };
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T *>    
+{ typedef non_cv tag; typedef T type; };
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T * const> 
+{ typedef non_cv tag; typedef T type; };
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T * volatile> 
+{ typedef non_cv tag; typedef T type; };
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T * const volatile> 
+{ typedef non_cv tag; typedef T type; };
+
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T const> 
+{ typedef const_non_volatile tag; typedef T type; };
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T const &>
+{ typedef const_non_volatile tag; typedef T type; };
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T const *> 
+{ typedef const_non_volatile tag; typedef T type; };
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T const * const> 
+{ typedef const_non_volatile tag; typedef T type; };
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T const * volatile> 
+{ typedef const_non_volatile tag; typedef T type; };
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T const * const volatile> 
+{ typedef const_non_volatile tag; typedef T type; };
+
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T volatile>  
+{ typedef volatile_non_const tag; typedef T type; };
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T volatile &>  
+{ typedef volatile_non_const tag; typedef T type; };
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T volatile *> 
+{ typedef volatile_non_const tag; typedef T type; };
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T volatile * const> 
+{ typedef volatile_non_const tag; typedef T type; };
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T volatile * volatile> 
+{ typedef volatile_non_const tag; typedef T type; };
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T volatile * const volatile> 
+{ typedef volatile_non_const tag; typedef T type; };
+
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T const volatile>   
+{ typedef cv_qualified tag; typedef T type; };
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T const volatile &>
+{ typedef cv_qualified tag; typedef T type; };
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T const volatile *>
+{ typedef cv_qualified tag; typedef T type; };
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T const volatile * const>
+{ typedef cv_qualified tag; typedef T type; };
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T const volatile * volatile>
+{ typedef cv_qualified tag; typedef T type; };
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits<T const volatile * const volatile>
+{ typedef cv_qualified tag; typedef T type; };
+
+#else
+template<std::size_t> struct cv_tag_impl;
+
+template<> struct cv_tag_impl<1> { typedef non_cv type;};
+template<> struct cv_tag_impl<2> { typedef const_non_volatile type; };
+template<> struct cv_tag_impl<3> { typedef volatile_non_const type; };
+template<> struct cv_tag_impl<4> { typedef cv_qualified type; };
+
+typedef char (& case_1)[1];
+typedef char (& case_2)[2];
+typedef char (& case_3)[3];
+typedef char (& case_4)[4];
+
+template<typename T> case_1 switch_cv(T *);
+template<typename T> case_2 switch_cv(T const *);
+template<typename T> case_3 switch_cv(T volatile *);
+template<typename T> case_4 switch_cv(T const volatile *);
+
+template<typename T> T                * ref_to_ptr(T &);
+template<typename T> T const          * ref_to_ptr(T const &);
+template<typename T> T volatile       * ref_to_ptr(T volatile &);
+template<typename T> T const volatile * ref_to_ptr(T const volatile &);
+
+template<typename T> T                * ref_to_ptr(T * const volatile &);
+
+template<typename T>
+struct cv_code
+{
+  static T _t;
+  BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(std::size_t, value = 
+      sizeof(::ndnboost::function_types::detail::switch_cv(
+         ::ndnboost::function_types::detail::ref_to_ptr(_t) ) ));
+};
+
+template<typename T> struct cv_traits 
+{
+  typedef typename ndnboost::function_types::detail::cv_tag_impl< 
+    ::ndnboost::function_types::detail::cv_code<T>::value >::type
+  tag;
+
+  // may require Boost.TypeTraits broken compiler specializations
+  // to work
+  typedef typename ndnboost::remove_cv<
+              typename ndnboost::remove_pointer<
+                  typename ndnboost::remove_reference<T>::type 
+              >::type 
+          >::type type; 
+};
+#endif
+
+} } } // namespace ndnboost::function_types::detail
+
+#endif
+