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+/*=============================================================================
+    Copyright (c) 2007 Tobias Schwinger
+  
+    Use modification and distribution are 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).
+==============================================================================*/
+
+#ifndef BOOST_FUNCTIONAL_VALUE_FACTORY_HPP_INCLUDED
+#   ifndef BOOST_PP_IS_ITERATING
+
+#     include <ndnboost/preprocessor/iteration/iterate.hpp>
+#     include <ndnboost/preprocessor/repetition/enum_params.hpp>
+#     include <ndnboost/preprocessor/repetition/enum_binary_params.hpp>
+
+#     include <new>
+#     include <ndnboost/pointee.hpp>
+#     include <ndnboost/none_t.hpp>
+#     include <ndnboost/get_pointer.hpp>
+#     include <ndnboost/non_type.hpp>
+#     include <ndnboost/type_traits/remove_cv.hpp>
+
+#     ifndef BOOST_FUNCTIONAL_VALUE_FACTORY_MAX_ARITY
+#       define BOOST_FUNCTIONAL_VALUE_FACTORY_MAX_ARITY 10
+#     elif BOOST_FUNCTIONAL_VALUE_FACTORY_MAX_ARITY < 3
+#       undef  BOOST_FUNCTIONAL_VALUE_FACTORY_MAX_ARITY
+#       define BOOST_FUNCTIONAL_VALUE_FACTORY_MAX_ARITY 3
+#     endif
+
+namespace ndnboost
+{
+    template< typename T >
+    class value_factory;
+
+    //----- ---- --- -- - -  -   -
+
+    template< typename T >
+    class value_factory
+    {
+      public:
+        typedef T result_type;
+
+        value_factory()
+        { }
+
+#     define BOOST_PP_FILENAME_1 <ndnboost/functional/value_factory.hpp>
+#     define BOOST_PP_ITERATION_LIMITS (0,BOOST_FUNCTIONAL_VALUE_FACTORY_MAX_ARITY)
+#     include BOOST_PP_ITERATE()
+    };
+
+    template< typename T > class value_factory<T&>;
+    // forbidden, would create a dangling reference
+}
+#     define BOOST_FUNCTIONAL_VALUE_FACTORY_HPP_INCLUDED
+#   else // defined(BOOST_PP_IS_ITERATING)
+
+#     define N BOOST_PP_ITERATION()
+#     if N > 0
+    template< BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(N, typename T) >
+#     endif
+    inline result_type operator()(BOOST_PP_ENUM_BINARY_PARAMS(N,T,& a)) const
+    {
+        return result_type(BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(N,a));
+    }
+#     undef N
+
+#   endif // defined(BOOST_PP_IS_ITERATING)
+
+#endif // include guard
+