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[/ Copyright 2005-2007 Daniel James.
/ Distributed under 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) ]
[section:intro Introduction]
[def __tr1-full__
[@http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2005/n1836.pdf
Draft Technical Report on C++ Library Extensions]]
[def __tr1__
[@http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2005/n1836.pdf
TR1]]
[def __multi-index__ [@../../libs/multi_index/doc/index.html
Boost Multi-Index Containers Library]]
[def __multi-index-short__ [@../../libs/multi_index/doc/index.html
Boost.MultiIndex]]
[def __issues__
[@http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2005/n1837.pdf
Library Extension Technical Report Issues List]]
[def __hash-function__ [@http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_function hash function]]
[def __hash-table__ [@http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_table hash table]]
[classref boost::hash] is an implementation of the __hash-function__ object
specified by the __tr1-full__ (TR1). It is intended for use as the default hash function
for unordered associative containers, and the __multi-index__'s hash indexes.
As it is compliant with __tr1__, it will work with:
* integers
* floats
* pointers
* strings
It also implements the extension proposed by Peter Dimov in issue 6.18 of the
__issues__ (page 63), this adds support for:
* arrays
* `std::pair`
* the standard containers.
* extending [classref boost::hash] for custom types.
[endsect]