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+// Boost.Range library
+//
+//  Copyright Thorsten Ottosen 2003-2004. Use, modification and
+//  distribution is 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)
+//
+// For more information, see http://www.boost.org/libs/range/
+//
+
+#ifndef BOOST_RANGE_DETAIL_CONST_ITERATOR_HPP
+#define BOOST_RANGE_DETAIL_CONST_ITERATOR_HPP
+
+#include <ndnboost/range/detail/common.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/range/detail/remove_extent.hpp>
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// missing partial specialization  workaround.
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+namespace ndnboost 
+{
+    namespace range_detail 
+    {      
+        template< typename T >
+        struct range_const_iterator_;
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_const_iterator_<std_container_>
+        {
+            template< typename C >
+            struct pts
+            {
+                typedef BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME C::const_iterator type;
+            };
+        };
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_const_iterator_<std_pair_>
+        {
+            template< typename P >
+            struct pts
+            {
+                typedef BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME P::first_type type;
+            };
+        };
+
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_const_iterator_<array_>
+        { 
+            template< typename T >
+            struct pts
+            {
+                typedef const BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME 
+                    remove_extent<T>::type* type;
+            };
+        };
+    } 
+    
+    template< typename C >
+    class range_const_iterator
+    {
+        typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_detail::range<C>::type c_type;
+    public:
+        typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_detail::range_const_iterator_<c_type>::BOOST_NESTED_TEMPLATE pts<C>::type type; 
+    };
+
+}
+
+#endif