null_output_iterator.h

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// The libMesh Finite Element Library.
// Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Benjamin S. Kirk, John W. Peterson, Roy H. Stogner

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#ifndef LIBMESH_NULL_OUTPUT_ITERATOR_H
#define LIBMESH_NULL_OUTPUT_ITERATOR_H

// Local includes

// C++ includes
#include <iterator>

namespace libMesh
{

// A do-nothing class for templated methods that expect output
// iterator arguments.
template <typename T>
struct null_output_iterator
  : std::iterator<std::output_iterator_tag, T>
{
  template <typename T2>
  void operator=(const T2&) {}

  null_output_iterator& operator++() {
    return *this;
  }

  null_output_iterator operator++(int) {
    return null_output_iterator(*this);
  }

  // We don't return a reference-to-T here because we don't want to
  // construct one or have any of its methods called.
  null_output_iterator& operator*() { return *this; }
};

} // namespace libMesh


#endif // LIBMESH_NULL_OUTPUT_ITERATOR_H