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         <p>
         Many of these containers were inspired by the RESOLVE/C++ course sequence at Ohio State.  As such, most of 
         the objects do not support copying in any form, only swapping is allowed. That is, when objects 
         are added or removed from any of these containers they are swapped in and out, not copied. 
         </p>

         <p>
         This allows you to do things like have containers of containers of containers without encountering the 
         overhead of the massive copying that would likely result if you did the same thing with the STL. 
         It also means you can store objects that are not copyable inside these containers, which is not 
         something you can do with the STL.  
         </p>

         <p>
         To use any of these containers all you need to do is #include the file indicated in the 
         short section about the component you would like to use. Then pick which implementation you 
         would like and typedef it to something nice. Here is an example of creating a typedef for 
         a set of integers using the first kernel implementation. <br/>
         <tt>typedef dlib::set&lt;int&gt;::kernel_1a set_of_ints;</tt>.  Or as another example,
         if you wanted to make an expandable array of ints you might say <br/>
         <tt>typedef dlib::array&lt;int&gt;::expand_1d_c array_of_ints;</tt>. 
         </p>


         <p>
         Note that it is assumed by these containers that swap() and operator&lt; do not throw.  They
         may not function correctly if this assumption is broken.  Also note that the built in types (int, long,
         char, etc.) and std::string will not cause operator&lt; or swap() to throw.
         </p>

         <p>
            Note also that most of the containers inherit from the <a href="#enumerable">enumerable</a>
            interface.  Thus, all the member functions inherited from enumerable are defined
            in the enumerable class and their documentation is not repeated in each 
            container's documentation.  This includes the size() member function in each
            container.
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         <name>Objects</name>
         <item>static_set</item> 
         <item>any</item> 
         <item>any_trainer</item> 
         <item>any_function</item> 
         <item>any_decision_function</item> 
         <item>array</item> 
         <item>array2d</item> 
         <item>binary_search_tree</item> 
         <item>hash_map</item> 
         <item>hash_set</item> 
         <item>hash_table</item> 
         <item>directed_graph</item> 
         <item>graph</item> 
         <item>map</item> 
         <item>
            <name>matrix</name>
            <sub>
               <item nolink="true">
                  <name>math</name>
                  <sub>
                     <item>
                        <name>exp</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#exp</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>log10</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#log10</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>log</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#log</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>sqrt</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#sqrt</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>pow</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#pow</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>squared</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#squared</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>cubed</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#cubed</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>sigmoid</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#sigmoid</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>abs</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#abs</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>reciprocal</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#reciprocal</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>reciprocal_max</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#reciprocal_max</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>normalize</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#normalize</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>round</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#round</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>ceil</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#ceil</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>floor</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#floor</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>round_zeros</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#round_zeros</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>conj</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#conj</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>norm</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#norm</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>imag</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#imag</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>real</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#real</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>complex_matrix</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#complex_matrix</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>sin</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#sin</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>cos</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#cos</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>tan</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#tan</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>asin</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#asin</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>acos</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#acos</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>atan</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#atan</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>sinh</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#sinh</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>cosh</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#cosh</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>tanh</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h.html#tanh</link>
                     </item>
                  </sub>
               </item>
               <item nolink="true">
                  <name>linear_algebra</name>
                  <sub>
                     <item>
                        <name>inv</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_la_abstract.h.html#inv</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>pinv</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_la_abstract.h.html#pinv</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>svd</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_la_abstract.h.html#svd</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>svd2</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_la_abstract.h.html#svd2</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>svd3</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_la_abstract.h.html#svd3</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>det</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_la_abstract.h.html#det</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>trace</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_la_abstract.h.html#trace</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>chol</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_la_abstract.h.html#chol</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>inv_lower_triangular</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_la_abstract.h.html#inv_lower_triangular</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>inv_upper_triangular</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_la_abstract.h.html#inv_upper_triangular</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>lu_decomposition</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_la_abstract.h.html#lu_decomposition</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>qr_decomposition</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_la_abstract.h.html#qr_decomposition</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>cholesky_decomposition</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_la_abstract.h.html#cholesky_decomposition</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>eigenvalue_decomposition</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_la_abstract.h.html#eigenvalue_decomposition</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>real_eigenvalues</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_la_abstract.h.html#real_eigenvalues</link>
                     </item>
                  </sub>
               </item>
               <item nolink="true">
                  <name>sub_expressions</name>
                  <sub>
                     <item>
                        <name>range</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_subexp_abstract.h.html#range</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>subm</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_subexp_abstract.h.html#subm</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>rowm</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_subexp_abstract.h.html#rowm</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>colm</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_subexp_abstract.h.html#colm</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>set_subm</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_subexp_abstract.h.html#set_subm</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>set_colm</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_subexp_abstract.h.html#set_colm</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>set_rowm</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_subexp_abstract.h.html#set_rowm</link>
                     </item>
                  </sub>
               </item>
               <item nolink="true">
                  <name>statistics</name>
                  <sub>
                     <item>
                        <name>sum</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#sum</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>sum_rows</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#sum_rows</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>sum_cols</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#sum_cols</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>prod</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#prod</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>mean</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#mean</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>max</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#max</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>min</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#min</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>find_min_and_max</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#find_min_and_max</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>index_of_min</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#index_of_min</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>index_of_max</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#index_of_max</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>variance</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#variance</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>covariance</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#covariance</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>randm</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#randm</link>
                     </item>
                  </sub>
               </item>
               <item nolink="true">
                  <name>utilities</name>
                  <sub>
                     <item>
                        <name>is_col_vector</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#is_col_vector</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>is_row_vector</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#is_row_vector</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>is_vector</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#is_vector</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>const_temp_matrix</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_abstract.h.html#const_temp_matrix</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>diag</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#diag</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>diagm</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#diagm</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>symmetric_matrix_cache</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/symmetric_matrix_cache_abstract.h.html</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>trans</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#trans</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>flipud</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#flipud</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>fliplr</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#fliplr</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>dot</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#dot</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>lowerm</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#lowerm</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>upperm</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#upperm</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>make_symmetric</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#make_symmetric</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>ones_matrix</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#ones_matrix</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>zeros_matrix</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#zeros_matrix</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>uniform_matrix</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#uniform_matrix</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>identity_matrix</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#identity_matrix</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>rotate</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#rotate</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>vector_to_matrix</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#vector_to_matrix</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>pointer_to_column_vector</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#pointer_to_column_vector</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>pointer_to_matrix</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#pointer_to_matrix</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>reshape_to_column_vector</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#reshape_to_column_vector</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>reshape</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#reshape</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>array_to_matrix</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#array_to_matrix</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>removerc</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#removerc</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>remove_row</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#remove_row</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>remove_col</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#remove_col</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>matrix_cast</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#matrix_cast</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>set_all_elements</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#set_all_elements</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>hash</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#hash</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>tmp</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#tmp</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>equal</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#equal</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>pointwise_multiply</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#pointwise_multiply</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>join_rows</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#join_rows</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>join_cols</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#join_cols</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>tensor_product</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#tensor_product</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>scale_columns</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#scale_columns</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>scale_rows</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#scale_rows</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>sort_columns</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#sort_columns</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>rsort_columns</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#rsort_columns</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>length</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#length</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>length_squared</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#length_squared</link>
                     </item>

                     <item>
                        <name>pixel_to_vector</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#pixel_to_vector</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>vector_to_pixel</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#vector_to_pixel</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>clamp</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#clamp</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>linspace</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#linspace</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>logspace</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#logspace</link>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                        <name>cartesian_product</name>
                        <link>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h.html#cartesian_product</link>
                     </item>
                  </sub>
               </item>
            </sub>
         </item> 
         <item>queue</item> 
         <item>reference_counter</item> 
         <item>type_safe_union</item> 
         <item>unordered_pair</item> 
         <item>sequence</item> 
         <item>set</item> 
         <item>stack</item> 
         <item>std_vector_c</item> 
         <item>static_map</item> 
         <item>sliding_buffer</item>
         <item>tuple</item>
         <item>reference_wrapper</item>
         <item nolink="true">
            <name>smart pointers</name>
            <sub>
               <item>scoped_ptr</item>
               <item>shared_ptr</item>
               <item>shared_ptr_thread_safe</item>
               <item>weak_ptr</item>
            </sub>
         </item>
         
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         <name>Interfaces</name>
         <item>map_pair</item> 
         <item>enumerable</item> 
         <item>
            <name>remover</name>
            <sub>
               <item>
                  <name>remover</name>
                  <link>dlib/interfaces/remover.h.html#remover</link>
               </item>
               <item>
                  <name>asc_remover</name>
                  <link>dlib/interfaces/remover.h.html#asc_remover</link>
               </item>
               <item>
                  <name>pair_remover</name>
                  <link>dlib/interfaces/remover.h.html#pair_remover</link>
               </item>
               <item>
                  <name>asc_pair_remover</name>
                  <link>dlib/interfaces/remover.h.html#asc_pair_remover</link>
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         <name>array</name>
         <file>dlib/array.h</file>
         <spec_file>dlib/array/array_kernel_abstract.h</spec_file>
         <description>
            This object is just like a C style array and the accessor functions operate 
            in constant time. 
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         <implementations>
            <implementation>
               <name>array_kernel_1</name>
               <file>dlib/array/array_kernel_1.h</file>
               <description> 
                  This implementation is done using an array of pointers, each of which point to 
                  small sections of the array. This implementation allows the array to use only 
                  about as much memory as it needs at any given time.
                  It does not use the <a href="other.html#memory_manager">memory_manager</a> at all. 

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               <typedefs>
                  <typedef>
                     <name>kernel_1a</name>
                     <description>is a typedef for array_kernel_1</description>
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            <implementation>
               <name>array_kernel_2</name>
               <file>dlib/array/array_kernel_2.h</file>
               <description> 
                  This implementation is done using a single array of max_size() elements.  So this
                  is just a simple layer on top of a C style array.
                  It uses the <a href="other.html#memory_manager">memory_manager</a> for all 
                  memory allocations. 

               </description> 

               <typedefs>
                  <typedef>
                     <name>kernel_2a</name>
                     <description>is a typedef for array_kernel_2</description>
                  </typedef>
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            <extension>
               <name>array_sort</name>
               <spec_file>dlib/array/array_sort_abstract.h</spec_file>
               <description> 
                  This extension gives an array the ability to sort its contents.
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                     <name>array_sort_1</name>
                     <file>dlib/array/array_sort_1.h</file>
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                        style array, sorts it and then swaps it back into the array object.
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               <implementations>
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        This implementation is done using an AVL binary search tree.  It uses the 
        <a href="other.html#memory_manager">memory_manager</a> for all memory allocations.
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               <typedefs>
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               <file>dlib/binary_search_tree/binary_search_tree_kernel_2.h</file>
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                  This implementation is done using a red-black binary search tree.  It uses the 
        <a href="other.html#memory_manager">memory_manager</a> for all memory allocations. 
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         <implementations>
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            This object represents a hashed unordered and unaddressed collection of unique items. 
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         <implementations>
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               </description> 
   
 
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            This object represents a data dictionary that is built on top of some kind of 
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         <implementations>
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                  This implementation is done using singly linked lists as hashing buckets.  It uses the 
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               <typedefs>
                  <typedef>
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            </implementation> 
         
            <implementation>
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                  This implementation is done using <a href="#binary_search_tree">
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        <a href="other.html#memory_manager">memory_manager</a> for all memory allocations. 

               </description> 
    
  
               <typedefs>
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         <description>
            This object represents a mapping of items of type domain onto items of type range.
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         <implementations>
            <implementation>
               <name>map_kernel_1</name>
               <file>dlib/map/map_kernel_1.h</file>
               <description> 
                  This is implemented using the <a href="#binary_search_tree">binary_search_tree</a> component. It uses the 
        <a href="other.html#memory_manager">memory_manager</a> for all memory allocations.

               </description> 
   
      
               <typedefs>
                  <typedef>
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                  <typedef>
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         <description>
            This object is an abstract class which represents an interface for iterating over 
            all the elements of a container. 
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         <file>dlib/interfaces/map_pair.h</file>
         <spec_file>dlib/interfaces/map_pair.h</spec_file>
         <description>
            This object is an abstract class which represents an interface for accessing a 
            pair from a container such as the map, hash_table, etc. 
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         <description>
            This is a set of interfaces which gives the ability to remove all the items in a 
            container without actually knowing what kind of container contains them. 
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      <component>
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         <description>
            <p>
                The weak_ptr class template stores a weak reference to an object that is 
                already managed by a shared_ptr. To access the object, a weak_ptr can 
                be converted to a shared_ptr using the member function lock().  
            </p>

            <p>
                This is an implementation of the std::tr1::weak_ptr template from the 
                document ISO/IEC PDTR 19768, Proposed Draft Technical Report on C++
                Library Extensions.  The only deviation from that document is that this 
                shared_ptr is declared inside the dlib namespace rather than std::tr1.
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                This object is a type safe analogue of the classic C union object. 
                The type_safe_union, unlike a union, can contain non-POD types such 
                as std::string.    
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                This object is very similar to the std::pair struct except unordered_pair 
                is only capable of representing an unordered set of two items rather than 
                an ordered list of two items like std::pair.  
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                This object is basically a type-safe version of a void*.  In particular,
                it is a container which can contain only one object but the object may
                be of any type.  

               <p>
                It is somewhat like the <a href="#type_safe_union">type_safe_union</a> except you don't have to declare 
                the set of possible content types beforehand.  So in some sense this is 
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               This object is a version of dlib::<a href="#any">any</a> that is restricted to containing 
                elements which are some kind of function object with an operator() with 
                the following signature: 
                <tt>result_type operator()(const sample_type&amp;) const</tt>

               <p>
                  It is intended to be used to contain dlib::<a href="ml.html#decision_function">decision_function</a> 
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                This object is a version of dlib::<a href="#any">any</a> that is restricted to containing 
                elements which are some kind of function or function object.    
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                elements which are some kind of object with a .train() method compatible 
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<pre> decision_function train(
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      <component>
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         <description>
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                This object represents a reference counted smart pointer just like 
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            </p>
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                This object represents a reference counted smart pointer.  Each shared_ptr
                contains a pointer to some object and when the last shared_ptr that points
                to the object is destructed or reset() then the object is guaranteed to be 
                deleted.
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            <p>
                This is an implementation of the std::tr1::shared_ptr template from the 
                document ISO/IEC PDTR 19768, Proposed Draft Technical Report on C++
                Library Extensions.  The only deviation from that document is that this 
                shared_ptr is declared inside the dlib namespace rather than std::tr1.
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                This is an implementation of a very simple templated container object.
                It contains between 0 and 31 objects where each object is listed
                explicitly in the tuple's template arguments.   

            <p>
               Note that there is only one implementation of this object so there aren't any
               different kernels to choose from when you create instances of the tuple object.  
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                This is a implementation of the scoped_ptr class found in the Boost C++ 
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                pointer contained within it will always be deleted.  
                
                The class does not permit copying and so does not do any kind of 
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               <typedefs>
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                edges connecting various nodes.  
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               <typedefs>
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         <implementations>
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                  This is implemented in the obvious way using a singly linked list.  It does not use the 
        <a href="other.html#memory_manager">memory_manager</a> at all. 
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               <typedefs>
                  <typedef>
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               This is implemented using a singly linked list and each node in the list
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        <a href="other.html#memory_manager">memory_manager</a> for all memory allocations. 
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               </description> 

               <implementations>
                  <implementation>
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                     <description> 
                        This is a version of the QuickSort algorithm.
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                     <typedefs>
                        <typedef>
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                        <typedef>
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                        <typedef>
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                  </implementation> 
                           
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            </extension>
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         <name>reference_counter</name>
         <file>dlib/reference_counter.h</file>
         <spec_file>dlib/reference_counter/reference_counter_kernel_abstract.h</spec_file>
         <description>
            This object represents a container for an object and provides reference counting
            capabilities for the object it contains. 
         </description>
         
         <implementations>
            <implementation>
               <name>reference_counter_kernel_1</name>
               <file>dlib/reference_counter/reference_counter_kernel_1.h</file>
               <description> 
                  This implementation is done using pointers in the obvious way.
               </description> 

               <typedefs>
                  <typedef>
                     <name>kernel_1a</name>
                     <description>is a typedef for reference_counter_kernel_1</description>
                  </typedef>
               </typedefs>                
               
            </implementation> 
                        
         </implementations>
         
               
      </component>
      
      
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      <component checked="true">
         <name>sequence</name>
         <file>dlib/sequence.h</file>
         <spec_file>dlib/sequence/sequence_kernel_abstract.h</spec_file>
         <description>
            This object represents an ordered sequence of items, each item is 
            associated with an integer value. The items are numbered from 0 to the number of items in the 
            sequence minus 1. 
         </description>
         
         <implementations>
            <implementation>
               <name>sequence_kernel_1</name>
               <file>dlib/sequence/sequence_kernel_1.h</file>
               <description> 
                  This is implemented as an AVL binary search tree.  
                  Accessing(or adding or removing) an element always takes O(log n) time.  
 It uses the <a href="other.html#memory_manager">memory_manager</a> for all memory allocations. 
               </description> 

               <typedefs>
                  <typedef>
                     <name>kernel_1a</name>
                     <description>is a typedef for sequence_kernel_1</description>
                  </typedef>
               </typedefs>                
               
            </implementation> 
            <implementation>
               <name>sequence_kernel_2</name>
               <file>dlib/sequence/sequence_kernel_2.h</file>
               <description> 
                  This implementation is done using a doubly linked list in the shape of a ring.  
                  It will remember the last element accessed(or added or removed) and give O(1) 
                  access time to the elements just left and right of it.  Aside from that, 
                  accessing(or adding or removing) a random element will take O(n) and in the worst 
                  case it will take time proportional to the size of the sequence/2.  
      <p>
                     It does not use the 
                     <a href="other.html#memory_manager">memory_manager</a> at all. 
      </p>

               </description> 

               <typedefs>
                  <typedef>
                     <name>kernel_2a</name>
                     <description>is a typedef for sequence_kernel_2</description>
                  </typedef>
               </typedefs>                
               
            </implementation>          
         </implementations>
         
         <extensions>
      
            <extension>
               <name>sequence_sort</name>
               <spec_file>dlib/sequence/sequence_sort_abstract.h</spec_file>
               <description> 
                  This extension gives a sequence the ability to sort its contents.
               </description> 

               <implementations>
                  <implementation>
                     <name>sequence_sort_1</name>
                     <file>dlib/sequence/sequence_sort_1.h</file>
                     <description> 
                        This is a version of the QuickSort algorithm and it sorts sequences of less 
                        than 30 elements with a selection sort.  This implementation is fastest when 
                        used with sequence_kernel_2 and fairly slow when used with sequence_kernel_1                       
                     </description> 

                     <typedefs>
                        <typedef>
                           <name>sort_1a</name>
                           <description>is a typedef for sequence_kernel_2a extended by sequence_sort_1</description>
                        </typedef>
                     </typedefs>                
                     
                  </implementation> 
                  <implementation>
                     <name>sequence_sort_2</name>
                     <file>dlib/sequence/sequence_sort_2.h</file>
                     <description> 
                        This is a version of the QuickSort algorithm.  This implementation of sort is 
                        the best to use with sequence_kernel_1 objects but gives extremely poor performance 
                        with sequence_kernel_2 objects.
                     </description> 

                     <typedefs>
                        <typedef>
                           <name>sort_2a</name>
                           <description>is a typedef for sequence_kernel_1a extended by sequence_sort_2</description>
                        </typedef>
                     </typedefs>                
                     
                  </implementation>          
               </implementations>
   
               
            </extension>
            <extension>
               <name>sequence_compare</name>
               <spec_file>dlib/sequence/sequence_compare_abstract.h</spec_file>
               <description> 
                  This extension gives sequences the ability to compare themselves using 
                  operator&lt; and operator==.  Thus they can be used in the other container classes 
                  that require this ability. (maps, sets, etc.)
               </description> 

               <implementations>
                  <implementation>
                     <name>sequence_compare_1</name>
                     <file>dlib/sequence/sequence_compare_1.h</file>
                     <description> 
                        The implementation is obvious.  Click on the sequence_compare_1 link if you want to see.                       
                     </description> 

                     <typedefs>
                        <typedef>
                           <name>compare_1a</name>
                           <description>is a typedef for sequence_kernel_1a extended by sequence_compare_1</description>
                        </typedef>
                        <typedef>
                           <name>compare_1b</name>
                           <description>is a typedef for sequence_kernel_2a extended by sequence_compare_1</description>
                        </typedef>
                     </typedefs>                
                     
                  </implementation> 
                           
               </implementations>
   
               
            </extension>
         </extensions>
               
      </component>
      
      
      
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      <component checked="true">
         <name>set</name>
         <file>dlib/set.h</file>
         <spec_file>dlib/set/set_kernel_abstract.h</spec_file>
         <description>
            This object represents an unordered and unaddressed collection of unique items. 
         </description>
         
         <implementations>
            <implementation>
               <name>set_kernel_1</name>
               <file>dlib/set/set_kernel_1.h</file>
               <description> 
                  This is implemented using the <a href="#binary_search_tree">binary_search_tree</a> component.   It uses the 
        <a href="other.html#memory_manager">memory_manager</a> for all memory allocations.

               </description> 
    
               <typedefs>
                  <typedef>
                     <name>kernel_1a</name>
                     <description>is a typedef for set_kernel_1 that uses binary_search_tree_kernel_1</description>
                  </typedef>
                  <typedef>
                     <name>kernel_1b</name>
                     <description>is a typedef for set_kernel_1 that uses binary_search_tree_kernel_2</description>
                  </typedef>
               </typedefs>                
               
            </implementation> 
                     
         </implementations>
         
         <extensions>
      
            <extension>
               <name>set_compare</name>
               <spec_file>dlib/set/set_compare_abstract.h</spec_file>
               <description> 
                  This extension gives sets the ability to compare themselves using operator&lt; and 
                  operator==.  Thus they can be used in the other container classes that require 
                  this ability. (maps, sets, etc.)
               </description> 

               <implementations>
                  <implementation>
                     <name>set_compare_1</name>
                     <file>dlib/set/set_compare_1.h</file>
                     <description> 
                        The implementation is obvious.  Click on the set_compare_1 link if you want to see.                      
                     </description> 

                     <typedefs>
                        <typedef>
                           <name>compare_1a</name>
                           <description>is a typedef for set_kernel_1a extended by set_compare_1</description>
                        </typedef>
                        <typedef>
                           <name>compare_1b</name>
                           <description>is a typedef for set_kernel_1b extended by set_compare_1</description>
                        </typedef>
                     </typedefs>                
                     
                  </implementation> 
                           
               </implementations>
   
               
            </extension>
         </extensions>
               
      </component>
      
      
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      <component checked="true">
         <name>stack</name>
         <file>dlib/stack.h</file>
         <spec_file>dlib/stack/stack_kernel_abstract.h</spec_file>
         <description>
            This object represents a last in first out stack. 
         </description>
         
         <implementations>
            <implementation>
               <name>stack_kernel_1</name>
               <file>dlib/stack/stack_kernel_1.h</file>
               <description> 
                  This implementation is done in the obvious way using a singly linked list.  It uses the 
        <a href="other.html#memory_manager">memory_manager</a> for all memory allocations. 

               </description> 
    
               <typedefs>
                  <typedef>
                     <name>kernel_1a</name>
                     <description>is a typedef for stack_kernel_1</description>
                  </typedef>
               </typedefs>                
               
            </implementation> 
                     
         </implementations>
                        
      </component>
      
      
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      <component checked="true">
         <name>static_map</name>
         <file>dlib/static_map.h</file>
         <spec_file>dlib/static_map/static_map_kernel_abstract.h</spec_file>
         <description>
            This object represents a mapping of items of type domain onto items of type range. 
            The difference between this object and the normal <a href="#map">map</a> object is that it does not support adding
            or removing individual objects from itself.  This allows implementations to focus on using less memory and 
            achieving faster searching. 
         </description>
         
         <implementations>
            <implementation>
               <name>static_map_kernel_1</name>
               <file>dlib/static_map/static_map_kernel_1.h</file>
               <description> 
                  This implementation is just a sorted array which can be searched using a binary search.  
               </description> 
    
               <typedefs>
                  <typedef>
                     <name>kernel_1a</name>
                     <description>is a typedef for static_map_kernel_1</description>
                  </typedef>
               </typedefs>                
               
            </implementation> 
                     
         </implementations>
                        
      </component>
      
      
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      <component checked="true">
         <name>static_set</name>
         <file>dlib/static_set.h</file>
         <spec_file>dlib/static_set/static_set_kernel_abstract.h</spec_file>
         <description>
            This object represents an unordered and unaddressed collection of items. 
            The difference between this object and the normal <a href="#set">set</a> object is that it does not support adding
            or removing individual objects from itself.  This allows implementations to focus on using less memory and 
            achieving faster searching. 
         </description>
         
         <implementations>
            <implementation>
               <name>static_set_kernel_1</name>
               <file>dlib/static_set/static_set_kernel_1.h</file>
               <description> 
                  This implementation is just a sorted array which can be searched using a binary search.  
               </description> 
    
               <typedefs>
                  <typedef>
                     <name>kernel_1a</name>
                     <description>is a typedef for static_set_kernel_1</description>
                  </typedef>
               </typedefs>                
               
            </implementation> 
                     
         </implementations>
         
         <extensions>
      
            <extension>
               <name>static_set_compare</name>
               <spec_file>dlib/static_set/static_set_compare_abstract.h</spec_file>
               <description> 
                  This extension gives static_sets the ability to compare themselves using operator&lt; and 
                  operator==.  Thus they can be used in the other container classes that require 
                  this ability. (maps, static_sets, etc.)
               </description> 

               <implementations>
                  <implementation>
                     <name>static_set_compare_1</name>
                     <file>dlib/static_set/static_set_compare_1.h</file>
                     <description> 
                        The implementation is obvious.  Click on the static_set_compare_1 link if you want to see.                        
                     </description> 

                     <typedefs>
                        <typedef>
                           <name>compare_1a</name>
                           <description>is a typedef for static_set_kernel_1a extended by static_set_compare_1</description>
                        </typedef>
                     </typedefs>                
                     
                  </implementation> 
                           
               </implementations>
   
               
            </extension>
         </extensions>
               
      </component>
      
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      <component>
         <name>matrix</name>
         <file>dlib/matrix.h</file>
         <spec_file link="true">dlib/matrix/matrix_abstract.h</spec_file>
         <description>
           This is a 2D matrix object that enables you to write code that deals with
           matrices using a simple syntax similar to what can be written in MATLAB.  It is implemented using 
           the <a href="matrix_expressions_ex.cpp.html">expression templates</a> technique which allows it to eliminate the 
           temporary matrix objects that would normally be returned from expressions 
           such as M = A+B+C+D;  Normally each invocation of the + operator would 
           construct and return a temporary matrix object but using this technique 
           we can avoid creating all these temporary objects and receive a large speed boost.
           <p>
           This object is also capable of using BLAS and LAPACK libraries such as ATLAS or the Intel
           MKL when available.   To enable BLAS support all you have to do is #define 
           DLIB_USE_BLAS and then make sure you link your application with your 
           BLAS library.  Similarly, to enable LAPACK support just #define DLIB_USE_LAPACK and 
           link to your LAPACK library.  Finally, the use of BLAS and LAPACK is transparent to 
           the user, that is, the dlib matrix object uses BLAS and LAPACK internally to optimize 
           various operations while still allowing the user to use a simple MATLAB like syntax.  
           </p>
           <p>
           Note that the cmake files that come with dlib know how to link a project with ATLAS or
           the Intel MKL if you are building on a linux system.  The cmake files may also 
           work in a few other cases as well but I haven't tested any others.   But in any
           case, by no means are you required to use the dlib cmake files. 
           </p>
           <p>
              It is also worth noting that all the preconditions of every function 
              related to the matrix object are checked by <a href="metaprogramming.html#DLIB_ASSERT">DLIB_ASSERT</a>
              statements and thus can be enabled by #defining ENABLE_ASSERTS or DEBUG.  Doing
              this will cause your program to run slower but should catch any usage errors. 
           </p>
           <p>
              Finally, you don't need to #include anything to get the matrix extensions listed below.  
              They are included by the <a href="dlib/matrix.h.html">dlib/matrix.h</a> file for you.
            </p>
         </description>
         
         <examples>
            <example>matrix_ex.cpp.html</example>
            <example>matrix_expressions_ex.cpp.html</example>
         </examples>

         <extensions>
            <extension>
               <name>matrix_utilities</name>
               <spec_file>dlib/matrix/matrix_utilities_abstract.h</spec_file>
               <description>
                  This extension contains miscellaneous utility functions
                  for manipulating matrix objects.  
               </description>
            </extension>

            <extension>
               <name>matrix_la</name>
               <spec_file>dlib/matrix/matrix_la_abstract.h</spec_file>
               <description>
                  This extension contains linear algebra functions to calculate 
                  QR, LU, Cholesky, eigenvalue, and singular value decompositions.  It also
                  contains a few other miscellaneous functions that solve systems of 
                  equations or calculate values derived from the above decompositions.
               </description>
            </extension>

            <extension>
               <name>matrix_math_functions</name>
               <spec_file>dlib/matrix/matrix_math_functions_abstract.h</spec_file>
               <description>This extension contains mathematical functions that operate on each
                  element of a matrix independently.  
               </description>
            </extension>

            <extension>
               <name>matrix_sub_expressions</name>
               <spec_file>dlib/matrix/matrix_subexp_abstract.h</spec_file>
               <description>
                  This extension contains a number of functions for dealing with sub-matrices.  
               </description>
            </extension>
         </extensions>              
                                    
      </component>
      
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      <component>
         <name>std_vector_c</name>
         <file>dlib/stl_checked.h</file>
         <spec_file link="true">dlib/stl_checked/std_vector_c_abstract.h</spec_file>
         <description>
            This object is a simple wrapper around the std::vector object.  It 
            provides an identical interface but also checks the preconditions of
            each member function.  That is, if you violate a requires
            clause the dlib::fatal_error exception is thrown. 
         </description>
      </component>
      
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