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+// Copyright (C) 2004 Peder Holt
+// Use, modification and distribution is subject to the Boost Software
+// License, Version 1.0. (http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#ifndef BOOST_TYPE_TRAITS_MSVC_REMOVE_POINTER_HOLT_2004_0827
+#define BOOST_TYPE_TRAITS_MSVC_REMOVE_POINTER_HOLT_2004_0827
+
+#include <ndnboost/type_traits/msvc/typeof.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/type_traits/is_pointer.hpp>
+
+namespace ndnboost {
+    namespace detail {
+        template<int IsPointer>
+        struct remove_pointer_impl_typeof {
+            template<typename T,typename ID>
+            struct inner {
+                typedef T type;
+            };
+        };
+        template<>
+        struct remove_pointer_impl_typeof<true> {
+            template<typename T,typename ID>
+            struct inner {
+                template<typename U>
+                static msvc_register_type<U,ID> test(U*);
+                static msvc_register_type<T,ID> test(...);
+                BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(unsigned,register_test=sizeof(test( *((T*)NULL) ) ));
+                typedef typename msvc_extract_type<ID>::id2type::type type;
+            };
+        };
+    } //namespace detail
+
+    template<typename T>
+    struct remove_pointer {
+        typedef typename ndnboost::detail::remove_pointer_impl_typeof<
+            ndnboost::is_pointer<T>::value
+        >::template inner<T,remove_pointer<T> >::type type;
+        BOOST_MPL_AUX_LAMBDA_SUPPORT(1,remove_pointer,T)
+    };
+} //namespace ndnboost
+
+#endif //BOOST_TYPE_TRAITS_REMOVE_POINTER_HOLT_2004_0827