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+// Boost.Range library
+//
+//  Copyright Thorsten Ottosen 2003-2006. 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_DISTANCE_HPP
+#define BOOST_RANGE_DISTANCE_HPP
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1200)
+# pragma once
+#endif
+
+#include <ndnboost/range/begin.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/range/end.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/range/difference_type.hpp>
+
+namespace ndnboost 
+{
+
+    template< class T >
+    inline BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_difference<T>::type 
+    distance( const T& r )
+    {
+        return std::distance( ndnboost::begin( r ), ndnboost::end( r ) );
+    }
+
+} // namespace 'boost'
+
+#endif