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+Arrangement_2/include/CGAL/Arr_topology_traits/Arr_bounded_planar_construction_helper.h -text
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diff --git a/Arrangement_2/include/CGAL/Arr_topology_traits/Arr_bounded_planar_construction_helper.h b/Arrangement_2/include/CGAL/Arr_topology_traits/Arr_bounded_planar_construction_helper.h
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+// Copyright (c) 2006  Tel-Aviv University (Israel).
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// This file is part of CGAL (www.cgal.org); you may redistribute it under
+// the terms of the Q Public License version 1.0.
+// See the file LICENSE.QPL distributed with CGAL.
+//
+// Licensees holding a valid commercial license may use this file in
+// accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the software.
+//
+// This file is provided AS IS with NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE
+// WARRANTY OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+//
+// $URL: svn+ssh://golubevs@scm.gforge.inria.fr/svn/cgal/branches/experimental-packages/Arrangement_on_surface_2/include/CGAL/Arr_topology_traits/Arr_bounded_planar_construction_helper.h $
+// $Id: Arr_bounded_planar_construction_helper.h 34244 2006-09-14 13:14:21Z wein $
+// 
+//
+// Author(s)     : Baruch Zukerman <baruchzu@post.tau.ac.il>
+//                 Ron Wein <wein@post.tau.ac.il>
+
+#ifndef CGAL_ARR_BOUNDED_PLANAR_CONSTRUCTION_HELPER_H
+#define CGAL_ARR_BOUNDED_PLANAR_CONSTRUCTION_HELPER_H
+
+/*!
+ * Definition of the Arr_bounded_planar_construction_helper class-template.
+ */
+
+#include <CGAL/Sweep_line_empty_visitor.h>
+#include <CGAL/Unique_hash_map.h>
+
+CGAL_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
+/*! \class Arr_bounded_planar_construction_helper
+ * A helper class for the construction sweep-line visitor, suitable
+ * for an Arrangement_on_surface_2 instantiated with a topology-traits class
+ * for bounded curves in the plane.
+ */
+template <class Traits_, class Arrangement_, class Event_, class Subcurve_> 
+class Arr_bounded_planar_construction_helper
+{
+public:
+
+  typedef Traits_                                      Traits_2;
+  typedef Arrangement_                                 Arrangement_2;
+  typedef Event_                                       Event;
+  typedef Subcurve_                                    Subcurve;
+
+  typedef Sweep_line_empty_visitor<Traits_2,
+                                   Subcurve,
+                                   Event>              Base_visitor;
+public:
+ 
+  /*! Constructor. */
+  Arr_bounded_planar_construction_helper(Arrangement_2 *arr=0)
+  {}
+
+  /*! Destructor. */
+  virtual ~Arr_bounded_planar_construction_helper()
+  {}
+
+};
+
+CGAL_END_NAMESPACE
+
+#endif