initial checkin of Nico's array library

[SVN r7678]

array1.cpp

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+/* simple example for using class array<>
+ */
+#include <iostream>
+#include <boost/array.hpp>
+
+int main()
+{
+    // define special type name
+    typedef boost::array<float,6> Array;
+
+    // create and initialize an array
+    Array a = { { 42 } };
+
+    // access elements
+    for (unsigned i=1; i<a.size(); ++i) {
+        a[i] = a[i-1]+1;
+    }
+
+    // use some common STL container operations
+    std::cout << "size:     " << a.size() << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "empty:    " << std::boolalpha << a.empty() << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "max_size: " << a.max_size() << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "front:    " << a.front() << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "back:     " << a.back() << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "elems:    ";
+
+    // iterate through all elements
+    for (Array::const_iterator pos=a.begin(); pos<a.end(); ++pos) {
+        std::cout << *pos << ' ';
+    }
+    std::cout << std::endl;
+
+    // check copy constructor and assignment operator
+    Array b(a);
+    Array c;
+    c = a;
+    if (a==b && a==c) {
+        std::cout << "copy construction and copy assignment are OK"
+	          << std::endl;
+    }
+    else {
+        std::cout << "copy construction and copy assignment are OK"
+	          << std::endl;
+    }
+}
+