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<tr><td nowrap><h1>ref.hpp</h1></td></tr>
<tr><td align="right" nowrap><small>&nbsp;1.00.0004 (2002-01-27)</small></td></tr>
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<h2>Files</h2>
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<li><a href="../../boost/ref.hpp">ref.hpp</a>
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<h2>Purpose</h2>
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The header <a href="../../boost/ref.hpp">boost/ref.hpp</a> defines the class template
<b>boost::reference_wrapper&lt;T&gt;</b>, the two functions <b>boost::ref</b> and
<b>boost::cref</b> that return instances of
<b>boost::reference_wrapper&lt;T&gt;</b>, and the two traits classes <b>boost::is_reference_wrapper&lt;T&gt;</b> and <b>boost::unwrap_reference&lt;T&gt;</b>.
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The purpose of <b>boost::reference_wrapper&lt;T&gt;</b> is to contain a reference to
an object of type <b>T</b>. It is primarily used to "feed" references to
function templates (algorithms) that take their parameter by value.
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To support this usage, <b>boost::reference_wrapper&lt;T&gt;</b> provides an implicit
conversion to <b>T &amp;</b>. This usually allows the function templates to
work on references unmodified.
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<b>boost::reference_wrapper&lt;T&gt;</b> is both <b>CopyConstructible</b> and
<b>Assignable</b> (ordinary references are not <b>Assignable</b>).
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The expression <b>boost::ref(x)</b> returns a <b>boost::reference_wrapper&lt;X&gt;(x)</b>
where <b>X</b> is the type of <b>x</b>. Similarly, <b>boost::cref(x)</b>
returns a <b>boost::reference_wrapper&lt;X const&gt;(x)</b>.
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<p>The expression <b>boost::is_reference_wrapper&lt;T&gt;::value</b> is
<b>true</b> if <b>T</b> is a
<b>reference_wrapper</b>, and <b>false</b> otherwise.
<p>The type-expression <b>boost::unwrap_reference&lt;T&gt;::type</b>
is <b>T::type</b> if <b>T</b> is a
<b>reference_wrapper</b>, <b>T</b> otherwise.
<h2>Interface</h2>
<h3>Synopsis</h3>
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namespace boost
{
template&lt;class T&gt; class <a href="#reference_wrapper">reference_wrapper</a>;
template&lt;class T&gt; reference_wrapper&lt;T&gt; <a href="#ref">ref</a>(T &amp; t);
template&lt;class T&gt; reference_wrapper&lt;T const&gt; <a href="#cref">cref</a>(T const &amp; t);
template&lt;class T&gt; class is_reference_wrapper&lt;T const&gt;;
template&lt;class T&gt; class unwrap_reference&lt;T const&gt;;
}
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<h3><a name="reference_wrapper">reference_wrapper</a></h3>
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template&lt;class T&gt; class reference_wrapper
{
public:
typedef T type;
explicit <a href="#rt_construct">reference_wrapper</a>(T &amp; t);
<a href="#rt_operator">operator T &amp;</a> () const;
T &amp; <a href="#rt_get">get</a>() const;
};
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<h4><a name="rt_construct">explicit reference_wrapper(T &amp; t)</a></h4>
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<b>Effects:</b> Constructs a <b>reference_wrapper</b> object that stores a reference to <b>t</b>.
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<b>Throws:</b> Nothing.
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<h4><a name="rt_operator">operator T &amp; () const</a></h4>
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<b>Returns:</b> the stored reference.
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<b>Throws:</b> Nothing.
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<h4><a name="rt_get">T &amp; get() const</a></h4>
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<b>Returns:</b> the stored reference.
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<b>Throws:</b> Nothing.
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<h3><a name="ref">ref</a></h3>
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template&lt;class T&gt; reference_wrapper&lt;T&gt; ref(T &amp; t);
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<b>Returns:</b> <tt>reference_wrapper&lt;T&gt;(t)</tt>.
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<b>Throws:</b> Nothing.
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<h3><a name="cref">cref</a></h3>
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template&lt;class T&gt; reference_wrapper&lt;T const&gt; cref(T const &amp; t);
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<b>Returns:</b> <tt>reference_wrapper&lt;T const&gt;(t)</tt>.
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<b>Throws:</b> Nothing.
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<h3><a name="is_reference_wrapper">is_reference_wrapper</a></h3>
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template&lt;class T&gt; class is_reference_wrapper&lt;T const&gt;
{
public:
static bool value = <i>unspecified</i>;
};
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Value is <b>true</b> iff <tt>T</tt> is a specialization of <tt>reference_wrapper</tt>.
<h3><a name="unwrap_reference">unwrap_reference</a></h3>
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template&lt;class T&gt; class unwrap_reference&lt;T const&gt;
{
public:
typedef <i>unspecified</i> type;
};
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<tt>type</tt> is equivalent to <tt>T::type</tt> if <tt>T</tt> is a specialization of <tt>reference_wrapper</tt>. Otherwise <tt>type</tt> is equivalent to <tt>T</tt>.
<h2>Acknowledgements</h2>
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<b>ref</b> and <b>cref</b> were originally part of the Boost.Tuple
library by <a href="../../people/jaakko_jarvi.htm"> Jaakko
J&auml;rvi</a>. They were "promoted to <b>boost::</b> status" by <a
href="../../people/peter_dimov.htm">Peter Dimov</a> because they are
generally useful. <a href="../../people/doug_gregor.html">Douglas
Gregor</a> and <a href="../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave
Abrahams</a> contributed <tt>is_reference_wrapper</tt> and
<tt>unwrap_reference</tt>.
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<p><br><br><br><small>Copyright &copy; 2001 by Peter Dimov and Multi Media
Ltd. Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document is
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