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libraries/include/boost/python/pointee.hpp

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+// Copyright David Abrahams 2002.
+// Distributed under 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)
+#ifndef POINTEE_DWA2002323_HPP
+# define POINTEE_DWA2002323_HPP
+
+# include <boost/python/detail/prefix.hpp>
+
+# include <boost/type_traits/object_traits.hpp>
+# include <boost/type_traits/remove_pointer.hpp>
+
+namespace boost { namespace python {
+
+namespace detail
+{
+  template <bool is_ptr = true>
+  struct pointee_impl
+  {
+      template <class T> struct apply : remove_pointer<T> {};
+  };
+
+  template <>
+  struct pointee_impl<false>
+  {
+      template <class T> struct apply
+      {
+          typedef typename T::element_type type;
+      };
+  };
+}
+
+template <class T>
+struct pointee
+    : detail::pointee_impl<
+        ::boost::is_pointer<T>::value
+      >::template apply<T>
+{
+};
+
+}} // namespace boost::python::detail
+
+#endif // POINTEE_DWA2002323_HPP