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+/**
+ * @file
+ * Dummy definitions of STL classes to pick up relationships in doxygen.
+ */
+
+namespace std {
+
+/** STL vector class*/
+template <class T> class vector {
+  public:
+    /** Dummy Item */
+    T item;
+};
+
+/** STL deque class */
+template <class T> class deque {
+  public:
+    /** Dummy Item */
+    T item;
+};
+
+/** STL list class */
+template <class T> class list {
+  public:
+    /** Dummy Item */
+    T item;
+};
+
+/** STL pair class */
+template <class X, class Y> class pair {
+  public:
+    /** Dummy Item */
+    X item1;
+    /** Dummy Item */
+    Y item2;
+};
+
+}