// Copyright (C) 2003, Fernando Luis Cacciola Carballal.

//

// Use, modification, and distribution is subject to 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)

//

// See http://www.boost.org/lib/optional for documentation.

//

// You are welcome to contact the author at:

//  fernando_cacciola@hotmail.com

//

#ifndef BOOST_UTILITY_COMPARE_POINTEES_25AGO2003_HPP

#define BOOST_UTILITY_COMPARE_POINTEES_25AGO2003_HPP

#include<functional>

namespace boost {

// template<class OP> bool equal_pointees(OP const& x, OP const& y);

// template<class OP> struct equal_pointees_t;

//

// Being OP a model of OptionalPointee (either a pointer or an optional):

//

// If both x and y have valid pointees, returns the result of (*x == *y)

// If only one has a valid pointee, returns false.

// If none have valid pointees, returns true.

// No-throw

template<class OptionalPointee>

inline

bool equal_pointees ( OptionalPointee const& x, OptionalPointee const& y )

{

  return (!x) != (!y) ? false : ( !x ? true : (*x) == (*y) ) ;

}

template<class OptionalPointee>

struct equal_pointees_t : std::binary_function<OptionalPointee,OptionalPointee,bool>

{

  bool operator() ( OptionalPointee const& x, OptionalPointee const& y ) const

    { return equal_pointees(x,y) ; }

} ;

// template<class OP> bool less_pointees(OP const& x, OP const& y);

// template<class OP> struct less_pointees_t;

//

// Being OP a model of OptionalPointee (either a pointer or an optional):

//

// If y has not a valid pointee, returns false.

// ElseIf x has not a valid pointee, returns true.

// ElseIf both x and y have valid pointees, returns the result of (*x < *y)

// No-throw

template<class OptionalPointee>

inline

bool less_pointees ( OptionalPointee const& x, OptionalPointee const& y )

{

  return !y ? false : ( !x ? true : (*x) < (*y) ) ;

}

template<class OptionalPointee>

struct less_pointees_t : std::binary_function<OptionalPointee,OptionalPointee,bool>

{

  bool operator() ( OptionalPointee const& x, OptionalPointee const& y ) const

    { return less_pointees(x,y) ; }

} ;

} // namespace boost

#endif