    // Copyright (C) 2005  Davis E. King (davis@dlib.net)
    // License: Boost Software License   See LICENSE.txt for the full license.
    #ifndef DLIB_STATIC_MAP_KERNEl_C_
    #define DLIB_STATIC_MAP_KERNEl_C_

    #include "static_map_kernel_abstract.h"
    #include "../algs.h"
    #include "../assert.h"
    #include "../interfaces/map_pair.h"
    #include "../interfaces/remover.h"

    namespace dlib
    {

        template <
            typename map_base
            >
        class static_map_kernel_c : public map_base
        {
            typedef typename map_base::domain_type domain;
            typedef typename map_base::range_type range;

            public:
                const map_pair<domain,range>& element (
                ) const;

                map_pair<domain,range>& element (
                );

        };

        template <
            typename map_base
            >
        inline void swap (
            static_map_kernel_c<map_base>& a,
            static_map_kernel_c<map_base>& b
        ) { a.swap(b); }

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        // member function definitions
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        template <
            typename map_base
            >
        const map_pair<typename map_base::domain_type,typename map_base::range_type>& static_map_kernel_c<map_base>::
        element (
        ) const
        {
            // make sure requires clause is not broken
            DLIB_CASSERT(this->current_element_valid() == true,
                "\tconst map_pair<domain,range>& static_map::element"
                << "\n\tyou can't access the current element if it doesn't exist"
                << "\n\tthis: " << this
                );

            // call the real function
            return map_base::element();
        }

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        template <
            typename map_base
            >
        map_pair<typename map_base::domain_type,typename map_base::range_type>& static_map_kernel_c<map_base>::
        element (
        )
        {
            // make sure requires clause is not broken
            DLIB_CASSERT(this->current_element_valid() == true,
                "\tmap_pair<domain,range>& static_map::element"
                << "\n\tyou can't access the current element if it doesn't exist"
                << "\n\tthis: " << this
                );

            // call the real function
            return map_base::element();
        }

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    }

    #endif // DLIB_STATIC_MAP_KERNEl_C_