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+//  Boost string_algo library compare.hpp header file  -------------------------//
+
+//  Copyright Pavol Droba 2002-2006.
+//
+// Distributed under 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)
+
+//  See http://www.boost.org/ for updates, documentation, and revision history.
+
+#ifndef BOOST_STRING_COMPARE_HPP
+#define BOOST_STRING_COMPARE_HPP
+
+#include <ndnboost/algorithm/string/config.hpp>
+#include <locale>
+
+/*! \file
+    Defines element comparison predicates. Many algorithms in this library can
+    take an additional argument with a predicate used to compare elements.
+    This makes it possible, for instance, to have case insensitive versions
+    of the algorithms.
+*/
+
+namespace ndnboost {
+    namespace algorithm {
+
+        //  is_equal functor  -----------------------------------------------//
+
+        //! is_equal functor
+        /*!
+            Standard STL equal_to only handle comparison between arguments
+            of the same type. This is a less restrictive version which wraps operator ==.
+        */
+        struct is_equal
+        {
+            //! Function operator
+            /*!
+                Compare two operands for equality
+            */
+            template< typename T1, typename T2 >
+                bool operator()( const T1& Arg1, const T2& Arg2 ) const
+            {
+                return Arg1==Arg2;
+            }
+        };
+
+        //! case insensitive version of is_equal
+        /*!
+            Case insensitive comparison predicate. Comparison is done using
+            specified locales.
+        */
+        struct is_iequal
+        {
+            //! Constructor
+            /*!
+                \param Loc locales used for comparison
+            */
+            is_iequal( const std::locale& Loc=std::locale() ) :
+                m_Loc( Loc ) {}
+
+            //! Function operator
+            /*!
+                Compare two operands. Case is ignored.
+            */
+            template< typename T1, typename T2 >
+                bool operator()( const T1& Arg1, const T2& Arg2 ) const
+            {
+                #if defined(__BORLANDC__) && (__BORLANDC__ >= 0x560) && (__BORLANDC__ <= 0x564) && !defined(_USE_OLD_RW_STL)
+                    return std::toupper(Arg1)==std::toupper(Arg2);
+                #else
+                    return std::toupper<T1>(Arg1,m_Loc)==std::toupper<T2>(Arg2,m_Loc);
+                #endif
+            }
+
+        private:
+            std::locale m_Loc;
+        };
+
+        //  is_less functor  -----------------------------------------------//
+
+        //! is_less functor
+        /*!
+            Convenient version of standard std::less. Operation is templated, therefore it is 
+            not required to specify the exact types upon the construction
+         */
+        struct is_less
+        {
+            //! Functor operation
+            /*!
+                Compare two operands using > operator
+             */
+            template< typename T1, typename T2 >
+                bool operator()( const T1& Arg1, const T2& Arg2 ) const
+            {
+                return Arg1<Arg2;
+            }
+        };
+
+
+        //! case insensitive version of is_less
+        /*!
+            Case insensitive comparison predicate. Comparison is done using
+            specified locales.
+        */
+        struct is_iless
+        {
+            //! Constructor
+            /*!
+                \param Loc locales used for comparison
+            */
+            is_iless( const std::locale& Loc=std::locale() ) :
+                m_Loc( Loc ) {}
+
+            //! Function operator
+            /*!
+                Compare two operands. Case is ignored.
+            */
+            template< typename T1, typename T2 >
+                bool operator()( const T1& Arg1, const T2& Arg2 ) const
+            {
+                #if defined(__BORLANDC__) && (__BORLANDC__ >= 0x560) && (__BORLANDC__ <= 0x564) && !defined(_USE_OLD_RW_STL)
+                    return std::toupper(Arg1)<std::toupper(Arg2);
+                #else
+                    return std::toupper<T1>(Arg1,m_Loc)<std::toupper<T2>(Arg2,m_Loc);
+                #endif
+            }
+
+        private:
+            std::locale m_Loc;
+        };
+
+        //  is_not_greater functor  -----------------------------------------------//
+
+        //! is_not_greater functor
+        /*!
+            Convenient version of standard std::not_greater_to. Operation is templated, therefore it is 
+            not required to specify the exact types upon the construction
+         */
+        struct is_not_greater
+        {
+            //! Functor operation
+            /*!
+                Compare two operands using > operator
+             */
+            template< typename T1, typename T2 >
+                bool operator()( const T1& Arg1, const T2& Arg2 ) const
+            {
+                return Arg1<=Arg2;
+            }
+        };
+
+
+        //! case insensitive version of is_not_greater
+        /*!
+            Case insensitive comparison predicate. Comparison is done using
+            specified locales.
+        */
+        struct is_not_igreater
+        {
+            //! Constructor
+            /*!
+                \param Loc locales used for comparison
+            */
+            is_not_igreater( const std::locale& Loc=std::locale() ) :
+                m_Loc( Loc ) {}
+
+            //! Function operator
+            /*!
+                Compare two operands. Case is ignored.
+            */
+            template< typename T1, typename T2 >
+                bool operator()( const T1& Arg1, const T2& Arg2 ) const
+            {
+                #if defined(__BORLANDC__) && (__BORLANDC__ >= 0x560) && (__BORLANDC__ <= 0x564) && !defined(_USE_OLD_RW_STL)
+                    return std::toupper(Arg1)<=std::toupper(Arg2);
+                #else
+                    return std::toupper<T1>(Arg1,m_Loc)<=std::toupper<T2>(Arg2,m_Loc);
+                #endif
+            }
+
+        private:
+            std::locale m_Loc;
+        };
+
+
+    } // namespace algorithm
+
+    // pull names to the boost namespace
+    using algorithm::is_equal;
+    using algorithm::is_iequal;
+    using algorithm::is_less;
+    using algorithm::is_iless;
+    using algorithm::is_not_greater;
+    using algorithm::is_not_igreater;
+
+} // namespace ndnboost
+
+
+#endif  // BOOST_STRING_COMPARE_HPP