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+// Boost.Units - A C++ library for zero-overhead dimensional analysis and 
+// unit/quantity manipulation and conversion
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2003-2008 Matthias Christian Schabel
+// Copyright (C) 2008 Steven Watanabe
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
+// accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+/** 
+\file
+    
+\brief composite_output.cpp
+
+\details An example of textual representations of units.
+
+Output:
+@verbatim
+
+//[conversion_output_output
+2 dyn
+2 dyn
+2 dyne
+cm g s^-1
+centimeter gram second^-1
+dyn
+dyne
+n
+nano
+n
+nano
+F
+farad
+1 F
+1 farad
+nF
+nanofarad
+1 nF
+1 nanofarad
+n(cm g s^-1)
+nano(centimeter gram second^-1)
+//]
+
+@endverbatim
+**/
+#include <boost/units/quantity.hpp>
+#include <boost/units/systems/cgs.hpp>
+#include <boost/units/io.hpp>
+#include <boost/units/scale.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/units/detail/utility.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/units/systems/si/capacitance.hpp>
+#include <boost/units/systems/si/io.hpp>
+#include <boost/units/systems/si/prefixes.hpp>
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+
+namespace boost {
+
+namespace units {
+
+//[composite_output_snippet_1
+
+std::string name_string(const cgs::force&)
+{
+    return "dyne";
+}
+
+std::string symbol_string(const cgs::force&)
+{
+    return "dyn";
+}
+
+//]
+
+}
+
+}
+
+int main() 
+{
+    using namespace boost::units;
+    using boost::units::cgs::centimeter;
+    using boost::units::cgs::gram;
+    using boost::units::cgs::second;
+    using boost::units::cgs::dyne;
+        
+    //[composite_output_snippet_2]
+    std::cout << 2.0 * dyne << std::endl
+              << symbol_format << 2.0 * dyne << std::endl
+              << name_format << 2.0 * dyne << std::endl
+              << symbol_format << gram*centimeter/second << std::endl
+              << name_format << gram*centimeter/second << std::endl
+              << symbol_format << gram*centimeter/(second*second) << std::endl
+              << name_format << gram*centimeter/(second*second) << std::endl
+              << symbol_string(scale<10,static_rational<-9> >()) << std::endl
+              << name_string(scale<10,static_rational<-9> >()) << std::endl
+              << symbol_format << si::nano << std::endl
+              << name_format << si::nano << std::endl
+              << symbol_format << si::farad << std::endl
+              << name_format << si::farad << std::endl
+              << symbol_format << 1.0*si::farad << std::endl
+              << name_format << 1.0*si::farad << std::endl
+              << symbol_format << si::farad*si::nano << std::endl
+              << name_format << si::farad*si::nano << std::endl
+              << symbol_format << 1.0*si::farad*si::nano << std::endl
+              << name_format << 1.0*si::farad*si::nano << std::endl
+              << symbol_format << si::nano*gram*centimeter/second << std::endl
+              << name_format << si::nano*gram*centimeter/second << std::endl;
+    //]
+              
+    return 0;
+}