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<h2><a name="reference" id="reference">Reference</a></h2>
<ol>
<li><a href="#macros">Macros</a></li>
<li><a href="#basic-concepts">Basic Concept Checking Classes</a></li>
<li><a href="#iterator-concepts">Iterator Concept Checking
Classes</a></li>
<li><a href="#function-object-concepts">Function Object Concept Checking
Classes</a></li>
<li><a href="#container-concepts">Container Concept Checking
Classes</a></li>
<li><a href="#basic-archetype">Basic Archetype Classes</a></li>
<li><a href="#iterator-archetype">Iterator Archetype Classes</a></li>
<li><a href="#function-object-archetype">Function Object Archetype
Classes</a></li>
<li><a href="#container-archetype">Container Archetype Classes</a></li>
<li><a href="#deprecated-functions">Deprecated Functions</a></li>
<li><a href="#deprecated-macros">Deprecated Macros</a></li>
<li><a href="#deprecated-concept-checking-classes">Deprecated Concept
Checking Classes</a></li>
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<h3><a name="macros" id="macros">Macros</a></h3>
<pre>
#include "boost/concept/assert.hpp"
BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT((<em>concept checking class template specialization</em>));
</pre>
<p><strong>Effects:</strong> causes a compilation failure if the concept is
not satisfied.<br />
<strong>Note:</strong> this macro can be used at global, class, or function
scope.</p>
<pre>
#include "boost/concept/requires.hpp"
<font color="gray">template &lt;…<em>template parameters</em>…&gt;</font>
BOOST_CONCEPT_REQUIRES(
((<em>concept checking class template specialization<sub>1</sub></em>))
((<em>concept checking class template specialization<sub>2</sub></em>))…
((<em>concept checking class template specialization<sub>n</sub></em>))<strong>,</strong>
(<em>function return type</em>)
) <font color="gray"><em>function_template_name</em>(…<em>function parameters</em>…)</font>
</pre>
<p><strong>Effects:</strong> causes a compilation failure if the
given concepts are not satisfied.<br />
<strong>Note:</strong> this macro is intended to be used in place of
a function template's return type.</p>
<h3><a name="basic-concepts" id="basic-concepts">Basic Concept Checking
Classes</a></h3>
<pre>
#include "boost/concept_check.hpp"
template &lt;class T&gt;
struct Integer; // Is T a built-in integer type?
template &lt;class T&gt;
struct SignedInteger; // Is T a built-in signed integer type?
template &lt;class T&gt;
struct UnsignedInteger; // Is T a built-in unsigned integer type?
template &lt;class X, class Y&gt;
struct Convertible; // Is X convertible to Y?
template &lt;class T&gt;
struct <a href=
"../utility/Assignable.html">Assignable</a>; // Standard ref 23.1
template &lt;class T&gt;
struct SGI<a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/Assignable.html">Assignable</a>;
template &lt;class T&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/DefaultConstructible.html">DefaultConstructible</a>;
template &lt;class T&gt;
struct <a href=
"../utility/CopyConstructible.html">CopyConstructible</a>; // Standard ref 20.1.3
template &lt;class T&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/EqualityComparable.html">EqualityComparable</a>; // Standard ref 20.1.1
template &lt;class T&gt;
struct <a href=
"../utility/LessThanComparable.html">LessThanComparable</a>; // Standard ref 20.1.2
template &lt;class T&gt;
struct Comparable; // The SGI STL <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/LessThanComparable.html">LessThanComparable</a> concept
</pre>
<h3><a name="iterator-concepts" id="iterator-concepts">Iterator Concept
Checking Classes</a></h3>
<pre>
template &lt;class Iter&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/InputIterator.html">InputIterator</a>; // Standard ref 24.1.1 Table 72
template &lt;class Iter, class T&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/OutputIterator.html">OutputIterator</a>; // Standard ref 24.1.2 Table 73
template &lt;class Iter&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/ForwardIterator.html">ForwardIterator</a>; // Standard ref 24.1.3 Table 74
template &lt;class Iter&gt;
struct Mutable_ForwardIterator;
template &lt;class Iter&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/BidirectionalIterator.html">BidirectionalIterator</a>; // Standard ref 24.1.4 Table 75
template &lt;class Iter&gt;
struct Mutable_BidirectionalIterator;
template &lt;class Iter&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/RandomAccessIterator.html">RandomAccessIterator</a>; // Standard ref 24.1.5 Table 76
template &lt;class Iter&gt;
struct Mutable_RandomAccessIterator;
</pre>
<h3><a name="function-object-concepts" id=
"function-object-concepts">Function Object Concept Checking
Classes</a></h3>
<pre>
#include "boost/concept_check.hpp"
template &lt;class Func, class Return&gt;
struct <a href="http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/Generator.html">Generator</a>;
template &lt;class Func, class Return, class Arg&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/UnaryFunction.html">UnaryFunction</a>;
template &lt;class Func, class Return, class First, class Second&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/BinaryFunction.html">BinaryFunction</a>;
template &lt;class Func, class Arg&gt;
struct Unary<a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/Predicate.html">Predicate</a>;
template &lt;class Func, class First, class Second&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/BinaryPredicate.html">BinaryPredicate</a>;
template &lt;class Func, class First, class Second&gt;
struct Const_BinaryPredicate;
template &lt;class Func, class Return&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/AdaptableGenerator.html">AdaptableGenerator</a>;
template &lt;class Func, class Return, class Arg&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/AdaptableUnaryFunction.html">AdaptableUnaryFunction</a>;
template &lt;class Func, class First, class Second&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/AdaptableBinaryFunction.html">AdaptableBinaryFunction</a>;
template &lt;class Func, class Arg&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/AdaptablePredicate.html">AdaptablePredicate</a>;
template &lt;class Func, class First, class Second&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/AdaptableBinaryPredicate.html">AdaptableBinaryPredicate</a>;
</pre>
<h3><a name="container-concepts" id="container-concepts">Container Concept
Checking Classes</a></h3>
<pre>
#include "boost/concept_check.hpp"
template &lt;class C&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/Container.html">Container</a>; // Standard ref 23.1 Table 65
template &lt;class C&gt;
struct Mutable_Container;
template &lt;class C&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/ForwardContainer.html">ForwardContainer</a>;
template &lt;class C&gt;
struct Mutable_ForwardContainer;
template &lt;class C&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/ReversibleContainer.html">ReversibleContainer</a>; // Standard ref 23.1 Table 66
template &lt;class C&gt;
struct Mutable_ReversibleContainer;
template &lt;class C&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/RandomAccessContainer.html">RandomAccessContainer</a>;
template &lt;class C&gt;
struct Mutable_RandomAccessContainer;
template &lt;class C&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/Sequence.html">Sequence</a>; // Standard ref 23.1.1
template &lt;class C&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/FrontInsertionSequence.html">FrontInsertionSequence</a>;
template &lt;class C&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/BackInsertionSequence.html">BackInsertionSequence</a>;
template &lt;class C&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/AssociativeContainer.html">AssociativeContainer</a>; // Standard ref 23.1.2 Table 69
template &lt;class C&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/UniqueAssociativeContainer.html">UniqueAssociativeContainer</a>;
template &lt;class C&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/MultipleAssociativeContainer.html">MultipleAssociativeContainer</a>;
template &lt;class C&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/SimpleAssociativeContainer.html">SimpleAssociativeContainer</a>;
template &lt;class C&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/PairAssociativeContainer.html">PairAssociativeContainer</a>;
template &lt;class C&gt;
struct <a href=
"http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/SortedAssociativeContainer.html">SortedAssociativeContainer</a>;
template &lt;class C&gt;
struct <a href=
"../utility/Collection.html">Collection</a>;
</pre>
<h3><a name="basic-archetype" id="basic-archetype">Basic Archetype
Classes</a></h3>
<pre>
#include "boost/concept_archetype.hpp"
template &lt;class T = int&gt;
class null_archetype; // A type that models no concepts.
template &lt;class Base = null_archetype&gt;
class default_constructible_archetype;
template &lt;class Base = null_archetype&gt;
class assignable_archetype;
template &lt;class Base = null_archetype&gt;
class copy_constructible_archetype;
template &lt;class Base = null_archetype&gt;
class equality_comparable_archetype;
template &lt;class T, class Base = null_archetype&gt;
class convertible_to_archetype;
</pre>
<h3><a name="iterator-archetype" id="iterator-archetype">Iterator Archetype
Classes</a></h3>
<pre>
#include "boost/concept_archetype.hpp"
template &lt;class ValueType&gt;
class trivial_iterator_archetype;
template &lt;class ValueType&gt;
class mutable_trivial_iterator_archetype;
template &lt;class ValueType&gt;
class input_iterator_archetype;
template &lt;class ValueType&gt;
class forward_iterator_archetype;
template &lt;class ValueType&gt;
class bidirectional_iterator_archetype;
template &lt;class ValueType&gt;
class random_access_iterator_archetype;
</pre>
<h3><a name="function-object-archetype" id=
"function-object-archetype">Function Object Archetype Classes</a></h3>
<pre>
#include "boost/concept_archetype.hpp"
template &lt;class Arg, class Return&gt;
class unary_function_archetype;
template &lt;class Arg1, class Arg2, class Return&gt;
class binary_function_archetype;
template &lt;class Arg&gt;
class predicate_archetype;
template &lt;class Arg1, class Arg2&gt;
class binary_predicate_archetype;
</pre>
<h3><a name="container-archetype" id="container-archetype">Container
Archetype Classes</a></h3>
<pre>
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
</pre>
<h3><a name="deprecated-functions" id="deprecated-functions">Deprecated
Functions</a></h3>
<pre>
#include "boost/concept_check.hpp"
template &lt;class Concept&gt;
void function_requires();
</pre>
<h3><a name="deprecated-macros" id="deprecated-macros">Deprecated
Macros</a></h3>
<pre>
#include "boost/concept_check.hpp"
// Apply concept checks in class definitions.
BOOST_CLASS_REQUIRE(<i>type</i>, <i>namespace-of-concept</i>, <i>concept</i>);
BOOST_CLASS_REQUIRE2(<i>type1</i>, <i>type2</i>, <i>namespace-of-concept</i>, <i>concept</i>);
BOOST_CLASS_REQUIRE3(<i>type1</i>, <i>type2</i>, <i>type3</i>, <i>namespace-of-concept</i>, <i>concept</i>);
BOOST_CLASS_REQUIRE4(<i>type1</i>, <i>type2</i>, <i>type3</i>, <i>type4</i>, <i>namespace-of-concept</i>, <i>concept</i>);
// Apply concept checks in class definitions.
BOOST_CLASS_REQUIRES(<i>type</i>, <i>concept</i>);
BOOST_CLASS_REQUIRES2(<i>type1</i>, <i>type2</i>, <i>concept</i>);
BOOST_CLASS_REQUIRES3(<i>type1</i>, <i>type2</i>, <i>type3</i>, <i>concept</i>);
BOOST_CLASS_REQUIRES4(<i>type1</i>, <i>type2</i>, <i>type3</i>, <i>type4</i>, <i>concept</i>);
</pre>
<h3><a name="deprecated-concept-checking-classes" id=
"deprecated-concept-checking-classes">Deprecated Concept Checking
Classes</a></h3>
<p>For each of the concepts documented here, the library includes an
identical concept checking class whose name ends in
<code>Concept</code>” For example, in
addition to <code>RandomAccessIterator</code>, the library defines a
<code>RandomAccessIteratorConcept</code> class template.</p>
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Lumsdaine(<a href="mailto:lums@osl.iu.edu">lums@osl.iu.edu</a>), 2007
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