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Here is a small summary of the basic concepts that will be used in the following
chapters:
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<p class="title"><b>Brief Concepts Summary</b></p>
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<dt><span class="term">Node Algorithms</span></dt>
<dd><p>
A class containing typedefs and static functions that define basic operations
that can be applied to a group of nodes. It's independent from the node
definition and configured using a NodeTraits template parameter that
describes the node.
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<dt><span class="term">Node Traits</span></dt>
<dd><p>
A class that stores basic information and operations to insert a node
into a group of nodes.
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<dt><span class="term">Hook</span></dt>
<dd><p>
A class that a user must add as a base class or as a member to make the
user class compatible with intrusive containers.
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<dt><span class="term">Intrusive Container</span></dt>
<dd><p>
A class that stores user classes that have the needed hooks. It takes
a ValueTraits template parameter as configuration information.
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<dt><span class="term">Semi-Intrusive Container</span></dt>
<dd><p>
Similar to an intrusive container but a semi-intrusive container needs
additional memory (e.g. an auxiliary array) to work.
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<dt><span class="term">Value Traits</span></dt>
<dd><p>
A class containing typedefs and operations to obtain the node to be used
by Node Algorithms from the user class and the inverse.
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