is_simple_iterator.h

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// 
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#include <vector>
#include <string>

namespace tpie {

template <bool> struct is_simple_iterator_enable_if { };
template <> struct is_simple_iterator_enable_if<true> {typedef void type;};

template <typename T>
class is_simple_iterator {
private:
  template <typename TT>
  static char magic(typename std::vector<typename TT::value_type>::iterator*);
  template <typename TT>
  static char magic(typename std::vector<typename TT::value_type>::const_iterator*);
  template <typename TT>
  static char magic(typename std::basic_string<char>::iterator*);
  template <typename TT>
  static char magic(typename std::basic_string<char>::const_iterator*);
  template <typename TT>
  static char magic(TT *, typename is_simple_iterator_enable_if<TT::is_simple_iterator>::type *_=0);
  template <typename TT>
  static long magic(...);
public:
  static bool const value=sizeof(magic<T>((T*)0))==sizeof(char);
};

} //namespace tpie