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To test a template based component it's frequently necessary to perform the same set of checks for a
component instantiated with different template parameters. The <acronym class="acronym">UTF</acronym> provides the ability to create a series of
test cases based on a list of desired types and function similar to nullary function template. This facility is
called test case template. Here are the two construction interfaces:
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