really screwy merge trancking behavior, starting over

[SVN r44394]

enable_if/test/constructors.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Boost enable_if library
 
-// Copyright 2003 <EFBFBD> The Trustees of Indiana University.
+// Copyright 2003 (c) The Trustees of Indiana University.
 
 // Use, modification, and distribution is subject to the Boost Software
 // License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at

enable_if/test/dummy_arg_disambiguation.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Boost enable_if library
 
-// Copyright 2003 <EFBFBD> The Trustees of Indiana University.
+// Copyright 2003 (c) The Trustees of Indiana University.
 
 // Use, modification, and distribution is subject to the Boost Software
 // License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at

enable_if/test/lazy.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Boost enable_if library
 
-// Copyright 2003 <EFBFBD> The Trustees of Indiana University.
+// Copyright 2003 (c) The Trustees of Indiana University.
 
 // Use, modification, and distribution is subject to the Boost Software
 // License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at

enable_if/test/lazy_test.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Boost enable_if library
 
-// Copyright 2003 <EFBFBD> The Trustees of Indiana University.
+// Copyright 2003 (c) The Trustees of Indiana University.
 
 // Use, modification, and distribution is subject to the Boost Software
 // License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at

enable_if/test/member_templates.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Boost enable_if library
 
-// Copyright 2003 <EFBFBD> The Trustees of Indiana University.
+// Copyright 2003 (c) The Trustees of Indiana University.
 
 // Use, modification, and distribution is subject to the Boost Software
 // License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at

enable_if/test/namespace_disambiguation.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Boost enable_if library
 
-// Copyright 2003 <EFBFBD> The Trustees of Indiana University.
+// Copyright 2003 (c) The Trustees of Indiana University.
 
 // Use, modification, and distribution is subject to the Boost Software
 // License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at

enable_if/test/no_disambiguation.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Boost enable_if library
 
-// Copyright 2003 <EFBFBD> The Trustees of Indiana University.
+// Copyright 2003 (c) The Trustees of Indiana University.
 
 // Use, modification, and distribution is subject to the Boost Software
 // License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at

enable_if/test/partial_specializations.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Boost enable_if library
 
-// Copyright 2003 <EFBFBD> The Trustees of Indiana University.
+// Copyright 2003 (c) The Trustees of Indiana University.
 
 // Use, modification, and distribution is subject to the Boost Software
 // License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at

include/boost/exception.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+//Copyright (c) 2006-2008 Emil Dotchevski and Reverge Studios, Inc.
+
+//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)
+
+#ifndef UUID_1D94A7C6054E11DB9804B622A1EF5492
+#define UUID_1D94A7C6054E11DB9804B622A1EF5492
+
+#include <boost/exception/info_tuple.hpp>
+#include <boost/exception/cloning.hpp>
+#include <boost/throw_exception.hpp>
+
+#endif

include/boost/operators.hpp

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 //  See http://www.boost.org/libs/utility/operators.htm for documentation.
 
 //  Revision History
+//  03 Apr 08 Make sure "convertible to bool" is sufficient
+//            for T::operator<, etc. (Daniel Frey)
 //  24 May 07 Changed empty_base to depend on T, see
 //            http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/979
 //  21 Oct 02 Modified implementation of operators to allow compilers with a
@@ -124,34 +126,34 @@ namespace boost
 template <class T, class U, class B = ::boost::detail::empty_base<T> >
 struct less_than_comparable2 : B
 {
-     friend bool operator<=(const T& x, const U& y) { return !(x > y); }
-     friend bool operator>=(const T& x, const U& y) { return !(x < y); }
+     friend bool operator<=(const T& x, const U& y) { return !static_cast<bool>(x > y); }
+     friend bool operator>=(const T& x, const U& y) { return !static_cast<bool>(x < y); }
      friend bool operator>(const U& x, const T& y)  { return y < x; }
      friend bool operator<(const U& x, const T& y)  { return y > x; }
-     friend bool operator<=(const U& x, const T& y) { return !(y < x); }
-     friend bool operator>=(const U& x, const T& y) { return !(y > x); }
+     friend bool operator<=(const U& x, const T& y) { return !static_cast<bool>(y < x); }
+     friend bool operator>=(const U& x, const T& y) { return !static_cast<bool>(y > x); }
 };
 
 template <class T, class B = ::boost::detail::empty_base<T> >
 struct less_than_comparable1 : B
 {
      friend bool operator>(const T& x, const T& y)  { return y < x; }
-     friend bool operator<=(const T& x, const T& y) { return !(y < x); }
-     friend bool operator>=(const T& x, const T& y) { return !(x < y); }
+     friend bool operator<=(const T& x, const T& y) { return !static_cast<bool>(y < x); }
+     friend bool operator>=(const T& x, const T& y) { return !static_cast<bool>(x < y); }
 };
 
 template <class T, class U, class B = ::boost::detail::empty_base<T> >
 struct equality_comparable2 : B
 {
      friend bool operator==(const U& y, const T& x) { return x == y; }
-     friend bool operator!=(const U& y, const T& x) { return !(x == y); }
-     friend bool operator!=(const T& y, const U& x) { return !(y == x); }
+     friend bool operator!=(const U& y, const T& x) { return !static_cast<bool>(x == y); }
+     friend bool operator!=(const T& y, const U& x) { return !static_cast<bool>(y == x); }
 };
 
 template <class T, class B = ::boost::detail::empty_base<T> >
 struct equality_comparable1 : B
 {
-     friend bool operator!=(const T& x, const T& y) { return !(x == y); }
+     friend bool operator!=(const T& x, const T& y) { return !static_cast<bool>(x == y); }
 };
 
 // A macro which produces "name_2left" from "name".
@@ -356,7 +358,7 @@ struct equivalent2 : B
 {
   friend bool operator==(const T& x, const U& y)
   {
-    return !(x < y) && !(x > y);
+    return !static_cast<bool>(x < y) && !static_cast<bool>(x > y);
   }
 };
 
@@ -365,7 +367,7 @@ struct equivalent1 : B
 {
   friend bool operator==(const T&x, const T&y)
   {
-    return !(x < y) && !(y < x);
+    return !static_cast<bool>(x < y) && !static_cast<bool>(y < x);
   }
 };
 
@@ -373,17 +375,17 @@ template <class T, class U, class B = ::boost::detail::empty_base<T> >
 struct partially_ordered2 : B
 {
   friend bool operator<=(const T& x, const U& y)
-    { return (x < y) || (x == y); }
+    { return static_cast<bool>(x < y) || static_cast<bool>(x == y); }
   friend bool operator>=(const T& x, const U& y)
-    { return (x > y) || (x == y); }
+    { return static_cast<bool>(x > y) || static_cast<bool>(x == y); }
   friend bool operator>(const U& x, const T& y)
     { return y < x; }
   friend bool operator<(const U& x, const T& y)
     { return y > x; }
   friend bool operator<=(const U& x, const T& y)
-    { return (y > x) || (y == x); }
+    { return static_cast<bool>(y > x) || static_cast<bool>(y == x); }
   friend bool operator>=(const U& x, const T& y)
-    { return (y < x) || (y == x); }
+    { return static_cast<bool>(y < x) || static_cast<bool>(y == x); }
 };
 
 template <class T, class B = ::boost::detail::empty_base<T> >
@@ -392,9 +394,9 @@ struct partially_ordered1 : B
   friend bool operator>(const T& x, const T& y)
     { return y < x; }
   friend bool operator<=(const T& x, const T& y)
-    { return (x < y) || (x == y); }
+    { return static_cast<bool>(x < y) || static_cast<bool>(x == y); }
   friend bool operator>=(const T& x, const T& y)
-    { return (y < x) || (x == y); }
+    { return static_cast<bool>(y < x) || static_cast<bool>(x == y); }
 };
 
 //  Combined operator classes (contributed by Daryle Walker) ----------------//

include/boost/utility/enable_if.hpp

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Boost enable_if library
 
-// Copyright 2003 <EFBFBD> The Trustees of Indiana University.
+// Copyright 2003 (c) The Trustees of Indiana University.
 
 // Use, modification, and distribution is subject to the Boost Software
 // License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at

include/boost/utility/result_of.hpp

@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
 #define BOOST_RESULT_OF_HPP
 
 #include <boost/config.hpp>
-#include <boost/type_traits/ice.hpp>
-#include <boost/type.hpp>
-#include <boost/preprocessor.hpp>
+#include <boost/preprocessor/iteration/iterate.hpp> 
+#include <boost/preprocessor/punctuation/comma_if.hpp> 
+#include <boost/preprocessor/repetition/enum_params.hpp> 
+#include <boost/preprocessor/repetition/enum_shifted_params.hpp> 
 #include <boost/detail/workaround.hpp>
 #include <boost/mpl/has_xxx.hpp>
 #include <boost/mpl/if.hpp>

include/boost/utility/value_init.hpp

@@ -1,34 +1,24 @@
-// (C) Copyright 2002-2007, Fernando Luis Cacciola Carballal.
+// (C) Copyright 2002-2008, Fernando Luis Cacciola Carballal.
 //
 // 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)
 //
 // 21 Ago 2002 (Created) Fernando Cacciola
-// 24 Dec 2007 (Refactored and worked around various compiler bugs) Fernando Cacciola, Niels Dekker
+// 18 Feb 2008 (Worked around compiler bugs, added initialized_value) Fernando Cacciola, Niels Dekker
 //
 #ifndef BOOST_UTILITY_VALUE_INIT_21AGO2002_HPP
 #define BOOST_UTILITY_VALUE_INIT_21AGO2002_HPP
 
 // Note: The implementation of boost::value_initialized had to deal with the
-// fact that various compilers haven't fully implemented value-initialization:
-// Microsoft Feedback ID 100744 - Value-initialization in new-expression
-// Reported by Pavel Kuznetsov (MetaCommunications Engineering), 2005-07-28
-// https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=100744
-// GCC Bug 30111 - Value-initialization of POD base class doesn't initialize members
-// Reported by Jonathan Wakely, 2006-12-07 
-// http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30111
-// GCC Bug 33916 - Default constructor fails to initialize array members
-// Reported by Michael Elizabeth Chastain, 2007-10-26
-// http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33916
-// Borland Report 51854 - Value-initialization: POD struct should be zero-initialized
-// Reported by Niels Dekker (LKEB, Leiden University Medical Center), 2007-11-09
-// http://qc.codegear.com/wc/qcmain.aspx?d=51854
-// The constructor of boost::value_initialized<T> works around these issues, by
-// clearing the bytes of T, before constructing the T object it contains. 
+// fact that various compilers haven't fully implemented value-initialization.
+// The constructor of boost::value_initialized<T> works around these compiler
+// issues, by clearing the bytes of T, before constructing the T object it
+// contains. More details on these issues are at libs/utility/value_init.htm
 
 #include <boost/aligned_storage.hpp>
 #include <boost/detail/workaround.hpp>
+#include <boost/static_assert.hpp>
 #include <boost/type_traits/cv_traits.hpp>
 #include <boost/type_traits/alignment_of.hpp>
 #include <cstring>
@@ -48,23 +38,32 @@ class value_initialized
       remove_const<T>::type data;
     };
 
-    mutable aligned_storage<sizeof(wrapper), alignment_of<wrapper>::value> x;
+    mutable
+#if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x592))
+      typename
+#endif 
+      aligned_storage<sizeof(wrapper), alignment_of<wrapper>::value>::type x;
+
+    wrapper * wrapper_address() const
+    {
+      return static_cast<wrapper *>( static_cast<void*>(&x));
+    }
 
   public :
 
     value_initialized()
     {
-      std::memset(x.address(), 0, sizeof(x));
+      std::memset(&x, 0, sizeof(x));
 #ifdef BOOST_MSVC
 #pragma warning(push)
 #if _MSC_VER >= 1310
 // When using MSVC 7.1 or higher, the following placement new expression may trigger warning C4345:
 // "behavior change: an object of POD type constructed with an initializer of the form ()
-// will be default-initialized".  There is no need to worry about this, though.
+// will be default-initialized".  It is safe to ignore this warning when using value_initialized.
 #pragma warning(disable: 4345)
 #endif
 #endif
-      new (x.address()) wrapper();
+      new (wrapper_address()) wrapper();
 #ifdef BOOST_MSVC
 #pragma warning(pop)
 #endif
@@ -72,25 +71,25 @@ class value_initialized
 
     value_initialized(value_initialized const & arg)
     {
-      new (x.address()) wrapper( *static_cast<wrapper const *>(arg.x.address()) );
+      new (wrapper_address()) wrapper( static_cast<wrapper const &>(*(arg.wrapper_address())));
     }
 
     value_initialized & operator=(value_initialized const & arg)
     {
-      T & this_data = this->data();
-      T const & arg_data = arg.data();
-      this_data = arg_data;
+      // Assignment is only allowed when T is non-const.
+      BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT( ! is_const<T>::value );
+      *wrapper_address() = static_cast<wrapper const &>(*(arg.wrapper_address()));
       return *this;
     }
 
     ~value_initialized()
     {
-      static_cast<wrapper *>(x.address())->wrapper::~wrapper();
+      wrapper_address()->wrapper::~wrapper();
     }
 
     T& data() const
     {
-      return static_cast<wrapper *>(x.address())->data;
+      return wrapper_address()->data;
     }
 
     operator T&() const { return this->data(); }
@@ -110,6 +109,18 @@ T& get ( value_initialized<T>& x )
   return x.data() ;
 }
 
+
+class initialized_value
+{
+  public :
+    
+    template <class T> operator T() const
+    {
+      return get( value_initialized<T>() );
+    }
+};
+
+
 } // namespace boost
 
 

operators_test.cpp

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 //  See http://www.boost.org/libs/utility for documentation.
 
 //  Revision History
+//  03 Apr 08 Added convertible_to_bool (Daniel Frey)
 //  01 Oct 01 Added tests for "left" operators
 //            and new grouped operators. (Helmut Zeisel)
 //  20 May 01 Output progress messages.  Added tests for new operator
@@ -43,6 +44,23 @@ namespace
     unsigned char true_value(unsigned char x) { return x; }
     unsigned short true_value(unsigned short x) { return x; }
 
+    // verify the minimum requirements for some operators
+    class convertible_to_bool
+    {
+    private:
+        bool _value;
+
+        typedef bool convertible_to_bool::*unspecified_bool_type;
+
+        void operator!() const;
+
+    public:
+        convertible_to_bool( const bool value ) : _value( value ) {}
+
+        operator unspecified_bool_type() const
+          { return _value ? &convertible_to_bool::_value : 0; }
+    };
+
     // The use of operators<> here tended to obscure
     // interactions with certain compiler bugs
     template <class T>
@@ -54,8 +72,10 @@ namespace
         explicit Wrapped1( T v = T() ) : _value(v) {}
         T value() const { return _value; }
 
-        bool operator<(const Wrapped1& x) const { return _value < x._value; }
-        bool operator==(const Wrapped1& x) const { return _value == x._value; }
+        convertible_to_bool operator<(const Wrapped1& x) const
+          { return _value < x._value; }
+        convertible_to_bool operator==(const Wrapped1& x) const
+          { return _value == x._value; }
         
         Wrapped1& operator+=(const Wrapped1& x)
           { _value += x._value; return *this; }
@@ -97,8 +117,10 @@ namespace
         explicit Wrapped2( T v = T() ) : _value(v) {}
         T value() const { return _value; }
 
-        bool operator<(const Wrapped2& x) const { return _value < x._value; }
-        bool operator==(const Wrapped2& x) const { return _value == x._value; }
+        convertible_to_bool operator<(const Wrapped2& x) const
+          { return _value < x._value; }
+        convertible_to_bool operator==(const Wrapped2& x) const
+          { return _value == x._value; }
         
         Wrapped2& operator+=(const Wrapped2& x)
           { _value += x._value; return *this; }
@@ -123,9 +145,13 @@ namespace
         Wrapped2& operator++()                { ++_value; return *this; }
         Wrapped2& operator--()                { --_value; return *this; }
          
-        bool operator<(U u) const { return _value < u; }
-        bool operator>(U u) const { return _value > u; }
-        bool operator==(U u) const { return _value == u; }
+        convertible_to_bool operator<(U u) const
+          { return _value < u; }
+        convertible_to_bool operator>(U u) const
+          { return _value > u; }
+        convertible_to_bool operator==(U u) const
+          { return _value == u; }
+
         Wrapped2& operator+=(U u) { _value += u; return *this; }
         Wrapped2& operator-=(U u) { _value -= u; return *this; }
         Wrapped2& operator*=(U u) { _value *= u; return *this; }
@@ -153,7 +179,8 @@ namespace
         explicit Wrapped3( T v = T() ) : _value(v) {}
         T value() const { return _value; }
 
-        bool operator<(const Wrapped3& x) const { return _value < x._value; }
+        convertible_to_bool operator<(const Wrapped3& x) const
+          { return _value < x._value; }
         
     private:
         T _value;
@@ -174,10 +201,13 @@ namespace
         explicit Wrapped4( T v = T() ) : _value(v) {}
         T value() const { return _value; }
 
-        bool operator<(const Wrapped4& x) const { return _value < x._value; }
+        convertible_to_bool operator<(const Wrapped4& x) const
+          { return _value < x._value; }
          
-        bool operator<(U u) const { return _value < u; }
-        bool operator>(U u) const { return _value > u; }
+        convertible_to_bool operator<(U u) const
+          { return _value < u; }
+        convertible_to_bool operator>(U u) const
+          { return _value > u; }
 
     private:
         T _value;
@@ -198,11 +228,18 @@ namespace
         Wrapped5(U u) : _value(u) {}
 
         T value() const { return _value; }
-        bool operator<(const Wrapped5& x) const { return _value < x._value; }
-        bool operator<(U u) const { return _value < u; }
-        bool operator>(U u) const { return _value > u; }
-        bool operator==(const Wrapped5& u) const { return _value == u._value; }
-        bool operator==(U u) const { return _value == u; }
+
+        convertible_to_bool operator<(const Wrapped5& x) const
+          { return _value < x._value; }
+        convertible_to_bool operator<(U u) const
+          { return _value < u; }
+        convertible_to_bool operator>(U u) const
+          { return _value > u; }
+        convertible_to_bool operator==(const Wrapped5& u) const
+          { return _value == u._value; }
+        convertible_to_bool operator==(U u) const
+          { return _value == u; }
+
         Wrapped5& operator/=(const Wrapped5& u) { _value /= u._value; return *this;}
         Wrapped5& operator/=(U u) { _value /= u; return *this;}
         Wrapped5& operator*=(const Wrapped5& u) { _value *= u._value; return *this;}
@@ -231,11 +268,18 @@ namespace
         Wrapped6(U u) : _value(u) {}
 
         T value() const { return _value; }
-        bool operator<(const Wrapped6& x) const { return _value < x._value; }
-        bool operator<(U u) const { return _value < u; }
-        bool operator>(U u) const { return _value > u; }
-        bool operator==(const Wrapped6& u) const { return _value == u._value; }
-        bool operator==(U u) const { return _value == u; }
+
+        convertible_to_bool operator<(const Wrapped6& x) const
+          { return _value < x._value; }
+        convertible_to_bool operator<(U u) const
+          { return _value < u; }
+        convertible_to_bool operator>(U u) const
+          { return _value > u; }
+        convertible_to_bool operator==(const Wrapped6& u) const
+          { return _value == u._value; }
+        convertible_to_bool operator==(U u) const
+          { return _value == u; }
+
         Wrapped6& operator%=(const Wrapped6& u) { _value %= u._value; return *this;}
         Wrapped6& operator%=(U u) { _value %= u; return *this;}
         Wrapped6& operator/=(const Wrapped6& u) { _value /= u._value; return *this;}
@@ -276,10 +320,10 @@ namespace
     template <class X1, class Y1, class X2, class Y2>
     void test_less_than_comparable_aux(X1 x1, Y1 y1, X2 x2, Y2 y2)
     {
-        BOOST_CHECK( (x1 < y1) == (x2 < y2) );
-        BOOST_CHECK( (x1 <= y1) == (x2 <= y2) );
-        BOOST_CHECK( (x1 >= y1) == (x2 >= y2) );
-        BOOST_CHECK( (x1 > y1) == (x2 > y2) );
+        BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(x1 < y1) == static_cast<bool>(x2 < y2) );
+        BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(x1 <= y1) == static_cast<bool>(x2 <= y2) );
+        BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(x1 >= y1) == static_cast<bool>(x2 >= y2) );
+        BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(x1 > y1) == static_cast<bool>(x2 > y2) );
     }
     
     template <class X1, class Y1, class X2, class Y2>
@@ -293,8 +337,8 @@ namespace
     template <class X1, class Y1, class X2, class Y2>
     void test_equality_comparable_aux(X1 x1, Y1 y1, X2 x2, Y2 y2)
     {
-        BOOST_CHECK( (x1 == y1) == (x2 == y2) );
-        BOOST_CHECK( (x1 != y1) == (x2 != y2) );
+        BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(x1 == y1) == static_cast<bool>(x2 == y2) );
+        BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(x1 != y1) == static_cast<bool>(x2 != y2) );
     }
     
     template <class X1, class Y1, class X2, class Y2>
@@ -614,14 +658,14 @@ test_main( int , char * [] )
 
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (i = i2), (i.value() == 2) );
 
-    BOOST_CHECK( i2 == i );
-    BOOST_CHECK( i1 != i2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( i1 <  i2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( i1 <= i2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( i <= i2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( i2 >  i1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( i2 >= i1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( i2 >= i );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(i2 == i) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(i1 != i2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(i1 <  i2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(i1 <= i2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(i <= i2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(i2 >  i1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(i2 >= i1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(i2 >= i) );
 
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (i = i1 + i2), (i.value() == 3) );
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (i = i + i2), (i.value() == 5) );
@@ -653,78 +697,78 @@ test_main( int , char * [] )
 
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (j = j2), (j.value() == 2) );
     
-    BOOST_CHECK( j2 == j );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 2 == j );
-    BOOST_CHECK( j2 == 2 );    
-    BOOST_CHECK( j == j2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( j1 != j2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( j1 != 2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 1 != j2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( j1 <  j2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 1 <  j2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( j1 <  2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( j1 <= j2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 1 <= j2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( j1 <= j );
-    BOOST_CHECK( j <= j2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 2 <= j2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( j <= 2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( j2 >  j1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 2 >  j1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( j2 >  1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( j2 >= j1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 2 >= j1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( j2 >= 1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( j2 >= j );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 2 >= j );
-    BOOST_CHECK( j2 >= 2 );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(j2 == j) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(2 == j) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(j2 == 2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(j == j2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(j1 != j2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(j1 != 2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(1 != j2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(j1 <  j2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(1 <  j2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(j1 <  2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(j1 <= j2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(1 <= j2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(j1 <= j) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(j <= j2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(2 <= j2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(j <= 2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(j2 >  j1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(2 >  j1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(j2 >  1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(j2 >= j1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(2 >= j1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(j2 >= 1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(j2 >= j) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(2 >= j) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(j2 >= 2) );
 
-    BOOST_CHECK( (j1 + 2) == 3 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( (1 + j2) == 3 );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>((j1 + 2) == 3) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>((1 + j2) == 3) );
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (j = j1 + j2), (j.value() == 3) );
     
-    BOOST_CHECK( (j + 2) == 5 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( (3 + j2) == 5 );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>((j + 2) == 5) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>((3 + j2) == 5) );
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (j = j + j2), (j.value() == 5) );
     
-    BOOST_CHECK( (j - 1) == 4 );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>((j - 1) == 4) );
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (j = j - j1), (j.value() == 4) );
     
-    BOOST_CHECK( (j * 2) == 8 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( (4 * j2) == 8 );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>((j * 2) == 8) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>((4 * j2) == 8) );
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (j = j * j2), (j.value() == 8) );
     
-    BOOST_CHECK( (j / 2) == 4 );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>((j / 2) == 4) );
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (j = j / j2), (j.value() == 4) );
     
-    BOOST_CHECK( (j % 3) == 1 );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>((j % 3) == 1) );
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (j = j % ( j - j1 )), (j.value() == 1) );
     
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (j = j2 + j2), (j.value() == 4) );
     
-    BOOST_CHECK( (1 | j2 | j) == 7 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( (j1 | 2 | j) == 7 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( (j1 | j2 | 4) == 7 );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>((1 | j2 | j) == 7) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>((j1 | 2 | j) == 7) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>((j1 | j2 | 4) == 7) );
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (j = j1 | j2 | j), (j.value() == 7) );
     
-    BOOST_CHECK( (7 & j2) == 2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( (j & 2) == 2 );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>((7 & j2) == 2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>((j & 2) == 2) );
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (j = j & j2), (j.value() == 2) );
     
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (j = j | j1), (j.value() == 3) );
     
-    BOOST_CHECK( (3 ^ j1) == 2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( (j ^ 1) == 2 );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>((3 ^ j1) == 2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>((j ^ 1) == 2) );
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (j = j ^ j1), (j.value() == 2) );
     
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (j = ( j + j1 ) * ( j2 | j1 )), (j.value() == 9) );
 
-    BOOST_CHECK( (j1 << 2) == 4 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( (j2 << 1) == 4 );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>((j1 << 2) == 4) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>((j2 << 1) == 4) );
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (j = j1 << j2), (j.value() == 4) );
 
-    BOOST_CHECK( (j >> 2) == 1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( (j2 >> 1) == 1 );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>((j >> 2) == 1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>((j2 >> 1) == 1) );
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (j = j2 >> j1), (j.value() == 1) );
     
     cout << "Performed tests on MyLong objects.\n";
@@ -741,14 +785,14 @@ test_main( int , char * [] )
 
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (k = k2), (k.value() == 2) );
 
-    BOOST_CHECK( k2 == k );
-    BOOST_CHECK( k1 != k2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( k1 <  k2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( k1 <= k2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( k <= k2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( k2 >  k1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( k2 >= k1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( k2 >= k );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(k2 == k) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(k1 != k2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(k1 <  k2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(k1 <= k2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(k <= k2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(k2 >  k1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(k2 >= k1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(k2 >= k) );
     
     cout << "Performed tests on MyChar objects.\n";
 
@@ -764,31 +808,31 @@ test_main( int , char * [] )
 
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (l = l2), (l.value() == 2) );
     
-    BOOST_CHECK( l2 == l );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 2 == l );
-    BOOST_CHECK( l2 == 2 );    
-    BOOST_CHECK( l == l2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( l1 != l2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( l1 != 2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 1 != l2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( l1 <  l2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 1 <  l2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( l1 <  2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( l1 <= l2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 1 <= l2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( l1 <= l );
-    BOOST_CHECK( l <= l2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 2 <= l2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( l <= 2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( l2 >  l1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 2 >  l1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( l2 >  1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( l2 >= l1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 2 >= l1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( l2 >= 1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( l2 >= l );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 2 >= l );
-    BOOST_CHECK( l2 >= 2 );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(l2 == l) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(2 == l) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(l2 == 2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(l == l2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(l1 != l2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(l1 != 2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(1 != l2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(l1 <  l2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(1 <  l2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(l1 <  2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(l1 <= l2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(1 <= l2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(l1 <= l) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(l <= l2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(2 <= l2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(l <= 2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(l2 >  l1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(2 >  l1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(l2 >  1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(l2 >= l1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(2 >= l1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(l2 >= 1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(l2 >= l) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(2 >= l) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(l2 >= 2) );
     
     cout << "Performed tests on MyShort objects.\n";
     
@@ -807,37 +851,37 @@ test_main( int , char * [] )
 
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (di = di2), (di.value() == 2) );
     
-    BOOST_CHECK( di2 == di );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 2 == di );
-    BOOST_CHECK( di == 2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( di1 < di2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 1 < di2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( di1 <= di2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 1 <= di2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( di2 > di1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( di2 > 1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( di2 >= di1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( di2 >= 1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( di1 / di2 == half );
-    BOOST_CHECK( di1 / 2 == half );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 1 / di2 == half );
-    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp=di1), ((tmp/=2) == half) );
-    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp=di1), ((tmp/=di2) == half) );
-    BOOST_CHECK( di1 * di2 == di2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( di1 * 2 == di2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 1 * di2 == di2 );
-    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp=di1), ((tmp*=2) == di2) );
-    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp=di1), ((tmp*=di2) == di2) );
-    BOOST_CHECK( di2 - di1 == di1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( di2 - 1 == di1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 2 - di1 == di1 );
-    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp=di2), ((tmp-=1) == di1) );
-    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp=di2), ((tmp-=di1) == di1) );
-    BOOST_CHECK( di1 + di1 == di2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( di1 + 1 == di2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 1 + di1 == di2 );
-    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp=di1), ((tmp+=1) == di2) );
-    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp=di1), ((tmp+=di1) == di2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(di2 == di) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(2 == di) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(di == 2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(di1 < di2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(1 < di2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(di1 <= di2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(1 <= di2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(di2 > di1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(di2 > 1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(di2 >= di1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(di2 >= 1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(di1 / di2 == half) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(di1 / 2 == half) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(1 / di2 == half) );
+    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp=di1), static_cast<bool>((tmp/=2) == half) );
+    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp=di1), static_cast<bool>((tmp/=di2) == half) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(di1 * di2 == di2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(di1 * 2 == di2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(1 * di2 == di2) );
+    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp=di1), static_cast<bool>((tmp*=2) == di2) );
+    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp=di1), static_cast<bool>((tmp*=di2) == di2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(di2 - di1 == di1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(di2 - 1 == di1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(2 - di1 == di1) );
+    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp=di2), static_cast<bool>((tmp-=1) == di1) );
+    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp=di2), static_cast<bool>((tmp-=di1) == di1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(di1 + di1 == di2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(di1 + 1 == di2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(1 + di1 == di2) );
+    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp=di1), static_cast<bool>((tmp+=1) == di2) );
+    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp=di1), static_cast<bool>((tmp+=di1) == di2) );
 
     cout << "Performed tests on MyDoubleInt objects.\n";
 
@@ -854,42 +898,42 @@ test_main( int , char * [] )
 
     PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (li = li2), (li.value() == 2) );
     
-    BOOST_CHECK( li2 == li );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 2 == li );
-    BOOST_CHECK( li == 2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( li1 < li2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 1 < li2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( li1 <= li2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 1 <= li2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( li2 > li1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( li2 > 1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( li2 >= li1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( li2 >= 1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( li1 % li2 == li1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( li1 % 2 == li1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 1 % li2 == li1 );
-    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp2=li1), ((tmp2%=2) == li1) );
-    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp2=li1), ((tmp2%=li2) == li1) );
-    BOOST_CHECK( li1 / li2 == 0 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( li1 / 2 == 0 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 1 / li2 == 0 );
-    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp2=li1), ((tmp2/=2) == 0) );
-    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp2=li1), ((tmp2/=li2) == 0) );
-    BOOST_CHECK( li1 * li2 == li2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( li1 * 2 == li2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 1 * li2 == li2 );
-    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp2=li1), ((tmp2*=2) == li2) );
-    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp2=li1), ((tmp2*=li2) == li2) );
-    BOOST_CHECK( li2 - li1 == li1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( li2 - 1 == li1 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 2 - li1 == li1 );
-    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp2=li2), ((tmp2-=1) == li1) );
-    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp2=li2), ((tmp2-=li1) == li1) );
-    BOOST_CHECK( li1 + li1 == li2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( li1 + 1 == li2 );
-    BOOST_CHECK( 1 + li1 == li2 );
-    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp2=li1), ((tmp2+=1) == li2) );
-    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp2=li1), ((tmp2+=li1) == li2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(li2 == li) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(2 == li) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(li == 2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(li1 < li2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(1 < li2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(li1 <= li2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(1 <= li2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(li2 > li1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(li2 > 1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(li2 >= li1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(li2 >= 1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(li1 % li2 == li1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(li1 % 2 == li1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(1 % li2 == li1) );
+    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp2=li1), static_cast<bool>((tmp2%=2) == li1) );
+    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp2=li1), static_cast<bool>((tmp2%=li2) == li1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(li1 / li2 == 0) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(li1 / 2 == 0) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(1 / li2 == 0) );
+    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp2=li1), static_cast<bool>((tmp2/=2) == 0) );
+    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp2=li1), static_cast<bool>((tmp2/=li2) == 0) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(li1 * li2 == li2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(li1 * 2 == li2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(1 * li2 == li2) );
+    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp2=li1), static_cast<bool>((tmp2*=2) == li2) );
+    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp2=li1), static_cast<bool>((tmp2*=li2) == li2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(li2 - li1 == li1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(li2 - 1 == li1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(2 - li1 == li1) );
+    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp2=li2), static_cast<bool>((tmp2-=1) == li1) );
+    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp2=li2), static_cast<bool>((tmp2-=li1) == li1) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(li1 + li1 == li2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(li1 + 1 == li2) );
+    BOOST_CHECK( static_cast<bool>(1 + li1 == li2) );
+    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp2=li1), static_cast<bool>((tmp2+=1) == li2) );
+    PRIVATE_EXPR_TEST( (tmp2=li1), static_cast<bool>((tmp2+=li1) == li2) );
 
     cout << "Performed tests on MyLongInt objects.\n";
 

value_init.htm

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 </dl>
                    
 <ul>
-          <li><a href="#val_init"><code>value_initialized&lt;T&gt;</code></a></li>
+          <li><a href="#val_init"><code>template class value_initialized&lt;T&gt;</code></a></li>
+          <li><a href="#initialized_value"><code>class initialized_value</code></a></li>
                    
 </ul>
               <a href="#acknowledgements">Acknowledgements</a><br>
@@ -52,6 +53,9 @@ union and class   types.
 Moreover, <code>value_initialized</code> offers a workaround to various
 compiler issues regarding value-initialization.
 
+Furthermore a convenience class, <code>initialized_value</code> is provided,
+to avoid repeating the type name when retrieving the value from a
+<code>value_initialized&lt;T&gt;</code> object.
 <br>
   </p>
         
@@ -117,6 +121,16 @@ constructed by the following declaration:
 <pre>
   value_initialized&lt;T&gt; var;
 </pre>
+</p>
+<p>
+The convenience class <a href="#initialized_value"><code>initialized_value</code></a>
+allows value-initializing a variable as follows:
+<pre>
+  T var = initialized_value();
+</pre>
+This form of initialization is also very similar to <code>T4 var4 = T4()</code>,
+but robust against the aforementioned compiler issues.
+
 </p>
 
 <h2><a name="details"></a>Details</h2>
@@ -297,6 +311,40 @@ wrapped object from within a constant wrapper can be avoided if access to
 the wrapped object is always performed with the <code>get()</code> idiom:</p>
                    
 <pre>value_initialized&lt;int&gt; x ;<br>get(x) = 1 ; // OK<br><br>value_initialized&lt;int const&gt; cx ;<br>get(x) = 1 ; // ERROR: Cannot modify a const object<br><br>value_initialized&lt;int&gt; const x_c ;<br>get(x_c) = 1 ; // ERROR: Cannot modify a const object<br><br>value_initialized&lt;int const&gt; const cx_c ;<br>get(cx_c) = 1 ; // ERROR: Cannot modify a const object<br></pre>
+
+<h2><a name="initialized_value"><code>class initialized_value</code></a></h2>
+
+<pre>
+namespace boost {
+class initialized_value
+{
+  public :
+    template &lt;class T&gt; operator T() const ;
+};
+} // namespace boost
+</pre>
+
+The class <code>initialized_value</code> provides a convenient way to get
+an initialized value: its conversion operator provides an appropriate
+<em>value-initialized</em> object for any CopyConstructible type.
+
+Suppose you need to have an initialized variable of type <code>T</code>.
+You could do it as follows:
+<pre>
+  T var = T();
+</pre>
+But as mentioned before, this form suffers from various compiler issues.
+The template <code>value_initialized</code> offers a workaround:
+<pre>
+  T var = get( value_initialized&lt;T&gt;() );
+</pre>
+Unfortunately both forms repeat the type name, which
+is rather short now (<code>T</code>), but could of course be 
+more like <code>Namespace::Template&lt;Arg&gt;::Type</code>.
+Instead, one could use <code>initialized_value</code> as follows:
+<pre>
+  T var = initialized_value();
+</pre>
                     
 <h3><a name="references">References</a></h3>
           [1] Bjarne Stroustrup, Gabriel Dos Reis, and J. Stephen Adamczyk wrote
@@ -326,7 +374,7 @@ for Boost release version 1.35 (2008), offering a workaround to various compiler
      </p>
                     
 <hr>          
-<p>Revised 15 January 2008</p>
+<p>Revised 16 January 2008</p>
                    
 <p>&copy; Copyright Fernando Cacciola, 2002, 2008.</p>
                    

value_init_test.cpp

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 //
 // Test program for "boost/utility/value_init.hpp"
 //
-// 21 Agu 2002 (Created) Fernando Cacciola
-// 15 Jan 2008 (Added tests regarding compiler issues) Fernando Cacciola, Niels Dekker
+// 21 Ago 2002 (Created) Fernando Cacciola
+// 18 Feb 2008 (Added tests regarding compiler issues and initialized_value) Fernando Cacciola, Niels Dekker
 
 #include <cstring>  // For memcmp.
 #include <iostream>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ struct NonPODBase
 struct NonPOD : NonPODBase
 {
   NonPOD () : id() {}
-  NonPOD ( std::string const& id_) : id(id_) {}
+  explicit NonPOD ( std::string const& id_) : id(id_) {}
 
   friend std::ostream& operator << ( std::ostream& os, NonPOD const& npod )
     { return os << '(' << npod.id << ')' ; }
@@ -180,6 +180,32 @@ struct CopyFunctionCallTester
 };
 
 
+template<class T>
+void check_initialized_value ( T const& y )
+{
+  T initializedValue = boost::initialized_value() ;
+  BOOST_CHECK ( y == initializedValue ) ;
+}
+
+#ifdef  __BORLANDC__
+#if __BORLANDC__ == 0x582
+void check_initialized_value( NonPOD const& )
+{
+  // The initialized_value check is skipped for Borland 5.82
+  // and this type (NonPOD), because the following statement
+  // won't compile on this particular compiler version:
+  //   NonPOD initializedValue = boost::initialized_value() ;
+  //
+  // This is caused by a compiler bug, that is fixed with a newer version
+  // of the Borland compiler.  The Release Notes for Delphi(R) 2007 for
+  // Win32(R) and C++Builder(R) 2007 (http://dn.codegear.com/article/36575)
+  // say about similar statements:
+  //   both of these statements now compile but under 5.82 got the error:
+  //   Error E2015: Ambiguity between 'V::V(const A &)' and 'V::V(const V &)'
+}
+#endif
+#endif
+
 //
 // This test function tests boost::value_initialized<T> for a specific type T.
 // The first argument (y) is assumed have the value of a value-initialized object.
@@ -189,9 +215,13 @@ template<class T>
 bool test ( T const& y, T const& z )
 {
   const boost::unit_test::counter_t counter_before_test = boost::minimal_test::errors_counter();
+
+  check_initialized_value(y);
+
   boost::value_initialized<T> x ;
   BOOST_CHECK ( y == x ) ;
   BOOST_CHECK ( y == boost::get(x) ) ;
+
   static_cast<T&>(x) = z ;
   boost::get(x) = z ;
   BOOST_CHECK ( x == z ) ;
@@ -275,6 +305,10 @@ int test_main(int, char **)
   boost::value_initialized<ArrayOfBytes> valueInitializedArrayOfBytes;
   BOOST_CHECK (std::memcmp(get(valueInitializedArrayOfBytes), zeroInitializedArrayOfBytes, sizeof(ArrayOfBytes)) == 0);
 
+  boost::value_initialized<ArrayOfBytes> valueInitializedArrayOfBytes2;
+  valueInitializedArrayOfBytes2 = valueInitializedArrayOfBytes;
+  BOOST_CHECK (std::memcmp(get(valueInitializedArrayOfBytes), get(valueInitializedArrayOfBytes2), sizeof(ArrayOfBytes)) == 0);
+
   boost::value_initialized<CopyFunctionCallTester> copyFunctionCallTester1;
   BOOST_CHECK ( ! get(copyFunctionCallTester1).is_copy_constructed);
   BOOST_CHECK ( ! get(copyFunctionCallTester1).is_assignment_called);