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In the table below, <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">X</span></code> denotes
a class containing objects of type <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code>,
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">a</span></code> denotes a value of type
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">X</span></code> and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">u</span></code>
denotes an identifier.
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<a name="id679479"></a><p class="title"><b>Table 5. ConstBufferSequence requirements</b></p>
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expression
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<p>
return type
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<p>
assertion/note\npre/post-condition
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<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">value_type</span></code>
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<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code>
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<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code> meets the requirements
for <a class="link" href="ConvertibleToConstBuffer.html" title="Convertible to const buffer requirements">ConvertibleToConstBuffer</a>.
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<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">const_iterator</span></code>
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
iterator type pointing to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code>
</p>
</td>
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<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">const_iterator</span></code>
meets the requirements for bidirectional iterators (C++ Std, 24.1.4).
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<td>
<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">);</span></code>
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<p>
post: <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">equal_const_buffer_seq</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">))</span></code> where the binary predicate <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">equal_const_buffer_seq</span></code> is defined
as
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">equal_const_buffer_seq</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">x1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">x2</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span>
<span class="identifier">distance</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x1</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">x1</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">())</span>
<span class="special">==</span> <span class="identifier">distance</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x2</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">x2</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">())</span>
<span class="special">&&</span> <span class="identifier">equal</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x1</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">x1</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">(),</span>
<span class="identifier">x2</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">equal_buffer</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
</pre>
<p>
and the binary predicate <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">equal_buffer</span></code>
is defined as
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">equal_buffer</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">value_type</span><span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">v1</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">value_type</span><span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">v2</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="identifier">const_buffer</span> <span class="identifier">b1</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">v1</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">const_buffer</span> <span class="identifier">b2</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">v2</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span>
<span class="identifier">buffer_cast</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="keyword">void</span><span class="special">*>(</span><span class="identifier">b1</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">==</span> <span class="identifier">buffer_cast</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="keyword">void</span><span class="special">*>(</span><span class="identifier">b2</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">&&</span> <span class="identifier">buffer_size</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">b1</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="identifier">buffer_size</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">b2</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
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</p>
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<td>
<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">X</span> <span class="identifier">u</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">);</span></code>
</p>
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</td>
<td>
<p>
post:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">distance</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">())</span>
<span class="special">==</span> <span class="identifier">distance</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">u</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">u</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">())</span>
<span class="special">&&</span> <span class="identifier">equal</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">(),</span>
<span class="identifier">u</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">equal_buffer</span><span class="special">)</span>
</pre>
<p>
where the binary predicate <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">equal_buffer</span></code>
is defined as
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">equal_buffer</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">value_type</span><span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">v1</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">value_type</span><span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">v2</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="identifier">const_buffer</span> <span class="identifier">b1</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">v1</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">const_buffer</span> <span class="identifier">b2</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">v2</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span>
<span class="identifier">buffer_cast</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="keyword">void</span><span class="special">*>(</span><span class="identifier">b1</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">==</span> <span class="identifier">buffer_cast</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="keyword">void</span><span class="special">*>(</span><span class="identifier">b2</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">&&</span> <span class="identifier">buffer_size</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">b1</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="identifier">buffer_size</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">b2</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
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<td>
<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">(&</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">)->~</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">();</span></code>
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">void</span></code>
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
note: the destructor is applied to every element of <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">a</span></code>; all the memory is deallocated.
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<td>
<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">();</span></code>
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">const_iterator</span></code>
or convertible to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">const_iterator</span></code>
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<td>
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<td>
<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">();</span></code>
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">const_iterator</span></code>
or convertible to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">const_iterator</span></code>
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