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+//  Boost string_algo library util.hpp header file  ---------------------------//
+
+//  Copyright Pavol Droba 2002-2003.
+//
+// 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_UTIL_DETAIL_HPP
+#define BOOST_STRING_UTIL_DETAIL_HPP
+
+#include <ndnboost/algorithm/string/config.hpp>
+#include <functional>
+#include <ndnboost/range/iterator_range.hpp>
+
+namespace ndnboost {
+    namespace algorithm {
+        namespace detail {
+
+//  empty container  -----------------------------------------------//
+
+            //  empty_container 
+            /*
+                This class represents always empty container,
+                containing elements of type CharT.
+
+                It is supposed to be used in a const version only
+            */
+            template< typename CharT >
+            struct empty_container 
+            {
+                typedef empty_container<CharT> type;        
+                typedef CharT value_type;
+                typedef std::size_t size_type;
+                typedef std::ptrdiff_t difference_type;
+                typedef const value_type& reference;
+                typedef const value_type& const_reference;
+                typedef const value_type* iterator;
+                typedef const value_type* const_iterator;
+
+                
+                // Operations
+                const_iterator begin() const
+                {
+                    return reinterpret_cast<const_iterator>(0);
+                }
+
+                const_iterator end() const
+                {
+                    return reinterpret_cast<const_iterator>(0);
+                }
+
+                bool empty() const
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                size_type size() const
+                {
+                    return 0;
+                }
+            };
+    
+//  bounded copy algorithm  -----------------------------------------------//
+
+            // Bounded version of the std::copy algorithm
+            template<typename InputIteratorT, typename OutputIteratorT>
+            inline OutputIteratorT bounded_copy(
+                InputIteratorT First, 
+                InputIteratorT Last, 
+                OutputIteratorT DestFirst,
+                OutputIteratorT DestLast )
+            {
+                InputIteratorT InputIt=First;
+                OutputIteratorT OutputIt=DestFirst;
+                for(; InputIt!=Last && OutputIt!=DestLast; InputIt++, OutputIt++ )
+                {
+                    *OutputIt=*InputIt;
+                }
+
+                return OutputIt;
+            }
+
+//  iterator range utilities -----------------------------------------//
+
+            // copy range functor
+            template< 
+                typename SeqT, 
+                typename IteratorT=BOOST_STRING_TYPENAME SeqT::const_iterator >
+            struct copy_iterator_rangeF : 
+                public std::unary_function< iterator_range<IteratorT>, SeqT >
+            {
+                SeqT operator()( const iterator_range<IteratorT>& Range ) const
+                {
+                    return copy_range<SeqT>(Range);
+                }
+            };
+
+        } // namespace detail
+    } // namespace algorithm
+} // namespace ndnboost
+
+
+#endif  // BOOST_STRING_UTIL_DETAIL_HPP