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                  discrete<br> _interval
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                  continuous<br> _interval
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                  right_open<br> _interval
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                  left_open<br> _interval
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                  closed<br> _interval
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                  open<br> _interval
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                  Interval bounds
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                  dynamic
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                  dynamic
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                  Form
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                  asymmetric
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                  asymmetric
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                  symmetric
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                  <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>Construct</strong></span></em></span>
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                  <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">singleton</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span>
                  <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span></code>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#continuous_types"><span class="bold"><strong>c</strong></span></a>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
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                  <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">construct</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span>
                  <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span>
                  <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span></code>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#continuous_types"><span class="bold"><strong>c</strong></span></a>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#continuous_types"><span class="bold"><strong>c</strong></span></a>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#continuous_types"><span class="bold"><strong>c</strong></span></a>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
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<pre xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="table-programlisting"><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">construct</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span>
            <span class="identifier">interval_bounds</span>   <span class="special">)</span>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#continuous_types"><span class="bold"><strong>c</strong></span></a>
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                  <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">hull</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span>
                  <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span>
                  <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span></code>
                </p>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#continuous_types"><span class="bold"><strong>c</strong></span></a>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#continuous_types"><span class="bold"><strong>c</strong></span></a>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#continuous_types"><span class="bold"><strong>c</strong></span></a>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
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                  <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">span</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span>
                  <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span>
                  <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span></code>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#continuous_types"><span class="bold"><strong>c</strong></span></a>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#continuous_types"><span class="bold"><strong>c</strong></span></a>
                </p>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#continuous_types"><span class="bold"><strong>c</strong></span></a>
                </p>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
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                  <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">T</span>
                  <span class="identifier">right_open</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span>
                  <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span></code>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#continuous_types"><span class="bold"><strong>c</strong></span></a>
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                  <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">T</span>
                  <span class="identifier">left_open</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span>
                  <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span></code>
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                <p>
                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
                </p>
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                <p>
                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#continuous_types"><span class="bold"><strong>c</strong></span></a>
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                  <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">T</span>
                  <span class="identifier">closed</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span>
                  <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span></code>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
                </p>
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                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#continuous_types"><span class="bold"><strong>c</strong></span></a>
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                  <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">T</span>
                  <span class="identifier">open</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span>
                  <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span></code>
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                <p>
                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#discrete_types"><span class="bold"><strong>d</strong></span></a>
                </p>
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                <p>
                  <a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#continuous_types"><span class="bold"><strong>c</strong></span></a>
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<p>
        The table above shows the availability of functions, that allow the construction
        of intervals. All interval constructin functins are of <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>constant time and space complexity</strong></span></em></span>.
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                  <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">singleton</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span>
                  <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;</span>
                  <span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">)</span></code>
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                  Constructs an interval that contains exactly one element <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">value</span></code>. For all interval types
                  of the icl sigletons can be constructed for <span class="emphasis"><em>discrete</em></span>
                  domain types. For continuous domain types, only <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="../../boost/icl/continuous_interval.html" title="Class template continuous_interval">continuous_interval</a></code>
                  is capable to construct a singleton.
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                  <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">construct</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span>
                  <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;</span>
                  <span class="identifier">lower</span><span class="special">,</span>
                  <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">upper</span><span class="special">)</span></code>
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                <p>
                  Contructs an interval with lower bound <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">lower</span></code>
                  and upper bound <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">upper</span></code>
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<pre xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="table-programlisting"><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">construct</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">lower</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">upper</span><span class="special">,</span>
            <span class="identifier">interval_bounds</span> <span class="identifier">bounds</span>
            <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">interval_bounds</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">right_open</span><span class="special">())</span>
</pre>
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                </p>
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                <p>
                  For dynamically bounded intervals this function constructs an interval
                  with interval bounds specified by the third parameter.
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                <p>
                  <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">hull</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span>
                  <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;</span>
                  <span class="identifier">x1</span><span class="special">,</span>
                  <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">x2</span><span class="special">)</span></code>
                </p>
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                <p>
                  <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">hull</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x1</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">x2</span><span class="special">)</span></code>
                  constructs the smallest interval that contains both <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">x1</span></code> and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">x2</span></code>.
                  <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">x2</span></code> may be smaller
                  than <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">x1</span></code>.
                </p>
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                <p>
                  <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">span</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span>
                  <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;</span>
                  <span class="identifier">x1</span><span class="special">,</span>
                  <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">x2</span><span class="special">)</span></code>
                </p>
              </td>
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                <p>
                  <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">span</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x1</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">x2</span><span class="special">)</span></code>
                  constructs the interval <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">construct</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x1</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">x2</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x1</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">x2</span><span class="special">))</span></code>. Note the differences between
                  <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">span</span></code>, <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">hull</span></code> and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">construct</span></code>:
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<pre xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="table-programlisting"><span class="identifier">span</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">right_open_interval</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">)</span>      <span class="special">==</span> <span class="special">[</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="comment">// does NOT contain 2</span>
<span class="identifier">hull</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">right_open_interval</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">)</span>      <span class="special">==</span> <span class="special">[</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="number">3</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="comment">// contains 2</span>
<span class="identifier">construct</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">right_open_interval</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="special">[)</span>    <span class="comment">// is empty</span>
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<pre xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="table-programlisting"><span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">right_open</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span>
<span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">left_open</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span>
<span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">closed</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span>
<span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">open</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span>
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                <p>
                  For dynamically bounded intervals there are for static functions
                  to construct intervals with the four interval bound types:
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<pre xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="table-programlisting"><span class="identifier">discrete_interval</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>      <span class="identifier">itv1</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">discrete_interval</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">closed</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">0</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="number">42</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">continuous_interval</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">itv2</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">continuous_interval</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">right_open</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">0.0</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">1.0</span><span class="special">);</span>
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                  <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>Using the interval default</strong></span></em></span>
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                <p>
                  <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">interval</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">type</span></code>
                </p>
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                <p>
                  There is a library default, for all interval containers of the
                  <span class="bold"><strong>icl</strong></span>. The intension of the library
                  default is to minimize the need for parameter specification, when
                  working with <span class="bold"><strong>icl</strong></span> class templates.
                  We can get the library default interval type as <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">interval</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">type</span></code>.
                  The library default uses <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>dynamically
                  bounded intervals</strong></span></em></span>. You can switch to <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>statically bounded intervals</strong></span></em></span>
                  by <code class="computeroutput"><span class="preprocessor">#define</span> <span class="identifier">BOOST_ICL_USE_STATIC_BOUNDED_INTERVALS</span></code>
                  prior to icl includes.
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<pre xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="table-programlisting"><span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">right_open</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span>
<span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">left_open</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span>
<span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">closed</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span>
<span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">open</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span>
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                  For template struct <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">interval</span></code>
                  that always uses the library default the static functions for the
                  four interval bound types are also available.
</p>
<pre xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="table-programlisting"><span class="identifier">interval</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">type</span>    <span class="identifier">itv1</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">interval</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">closed</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">0</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="number">42</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">interval</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">type</span> <span class="identifier">itv2</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">interval</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">right_open</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">0.0</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">1.0</span><span class="special">);</span>
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<p>
                  This works with the statically bounded intervals as well, with
                  the restriction that for continuous domain types the matching function
                  has to be used:
</p>
<pre xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="table-programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#define</span> <span class="identifier">BOOST_ICL_USE_STATIC_BOUNDED_INTERVALS</span>
<span class="special">.</span> <span class="special">.</span> <span class="special">.</span>
<span class="comment">// library default is the statically bounded right_open_interval</span>
<span class="identifier">interval</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">type</span>    <span class="identifier">itv1</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">interval</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">closed</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">0</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="number">42</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">//==[0,43) //ok, bounds are shifted</span>
<span class="identifier">interval</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">type</span> <span class="identifier">itv2</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">interval</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">right_open</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">0.0</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">1.0</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">//ok. right_open matches</span>
<span class="identifier">interval</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">type</span> <span class="identifier">itv3</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">interval</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">closed</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">0.0</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">1.0</span><span class="special">);</span>     <span class="comment">//will NOT compile</span>
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                  See also examples <a class="link" href="../examples/dynamic_interval.html" title="Dynamic interval">Dynamic
                  intervals</a> and <a class="link" href="../examples/static_interval.html" title="Static interval">Static
                  intervals</a>
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        <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>See also . . .</strong></span></em></span>
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                  <a class="link" href="../examples/dynamic_interval.html" title="Dynamic interval"><span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>Example: Dynamically bounded intervals and the library
                  default</strong></span></em></span></a>
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                  <a class="link" href="../examples/static_interval.html" title="Static interval"><span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>Example: Statically bounded intervals, changing the
                  library default</strong></span></em></span></a>
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