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### Custom interval

Example custom interval demonstrates how to use interval containers with an own interval class type.

    #include <iostream>
    #include <boost/icl/interval_set.hpp>

    using namespace std;
    using namespace boost::icl;

    // Here is a typical class that may model intervals in your application.
    class MyInterval
    {
    public:
        MyInterval(): _first(), _past(){}
        MyInterval(int lo, int up): _first(lo), _past(up){}
        int first()const{ return _first; }
        int past ()const{ return _past; }
    private:
        int _first, _past;
    };

    namespace boost{ namespace icl
    {
    // Class template interval_traits serves as adapter to register and customize your interval class
    template<>
    struct interval_traits< MyInterval >       //1.  Partially specialize interval_traits for
    {                                          //    your class MyInterval
                                               //2.  Define associated types
        typedef MyInterval     interval_type;  //2.1 MyInterval will be the interval_type
        typedef int            domain_type;    //2.2 The elements of the domain are ints
        typedef std::less<int> domain_compare; //2.3 This is the way our element shall be ordered.
                                               //3.  Next we define the essential functions
                                               //    of the specialisation
                                               //3.1 Construction of intervals
        static interval_type construct(const domain_type& lo, const domain_type& up)
        { return interval_type(lo, up); }
                                               //3.2 Selection of values
        static domain_type lower(const interval_type& inter_val){ return inter_val.first(); };
        static domain_type upper(const interval_type& inter_val){ return inter_val.past(); };
    };

    template<>
    struct interval_bound_type<MyInterval>     //4.  Finally we define the interval borders.
    {                                          //    Choose between static_open         (lo..up)
        typedef interval_bound_type type;      //                   static_left_open    (lo..up]
        BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bound_type, value = interval_bounds::static_right_open);
    };                                         //               and static_closed       [lo..up]

    }} // namespace boost icl

    void custom_interval()
    {
        // Now we can use class MyInterval with interval containers:
        typedef interval_set<int, std::less, MyInterval> MyIntervalSet;
        MyIntervalSet mySet;
        mySet += MyInterval(1,9);
        cout << mySet << endl;
        mySet.subtract(3) -= 6;
        cout << mySet << "            subtracted 3 and 6\n";
        mySet ^= MyInterval(2,8);
        cout << mySet <<      "  flipped between 2 and 7\n";
    }

    int main()
    {
        cout << ">>Interval Container Library: Sample custom_interval.cpp <<\n";
        cout << "-----------------------------------------------------------\n";
        cout << "This program uses a user defined interval class:\n";
        custom_interval();
        return 0;
    }

    // Program output:
    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    >>Interval Container Library: Sample custom_interval.cpp <<
    -----------------------------------------------------------
    This program uses a user defined interval class:
    {[1,                      9)}
    {[1,  3)   [4,  6)   [7,  9)}       subtracted 3 and 6
    {[1,2) [3,4)     [6,7) [8,9)}  flipped between 2 and 7
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/