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+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// (C) Copyright Ion Gaztanaga 2009-2013. 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)
+//
+// See http://www.boost.org/libs/container for documentation.
+//
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#include <boost/container/detail/config_begin.hpp>
+#include <boost/container/detail/workaround.hpp>
+//[doc_recursive_containers
+#include <boost/container/vector.hpp>
+#include <boost/container/stable_vector.hpp>
+#include <boost/container/deque.hpp>
+#include <boost/container/list.hpp>
+#include <boost/container/map.hpp>
+#include <boost/container/string.hpp>
+
+using namespace boost::container;
+
+struct data
+{
+   int               i_;
+   //A vector holding still undefined class 'data'
+   vector<data>      v_;
+   vector<data>::iterator vi_;
+   //A stable_vector holding still undefined class 'data'
+   stable_vector<data> sv_;
+   stable_vector<data>::iterator svi_;
+   //A stable_vector holding still undefined class 'data'
+   deque<data> d_;
+   deque<data>::iterator di_;
+   //A list holding still undefined 'data'
+   list<data>        l_;
+   list<data>::iterator li_;
+   //A map holding still undefined 'data'
+   map<data, data>   m_;
+   map<data, data>::iterator   mi_;
+
+   friend bool operator <(const data &l, const data &r)
+   { return l.i_ < r.i_; }
+};
+
+struct tree_node
+{
+   string name;
+   string value;
+
+   //children nodes of this node
+   list<tree_node>            children_;
+   list<tree_node>::iterator  selected_child_;
+};
+
+
+
+int main()
+{
+   //a container holding a recursive data type
+   stable_vector<data> sv;
+   sv.resize(100);
+
+   //Let's build a tree based in
+   //a recursive data type
+   tree_node root;
+   root.name  = "root";
+   root.value = "root_value";
+   root.children_.resize(7);
+   root.selected_child_ = root.children_.begin();
+   return 0;
+}
+//]
+#include <boost/container/detail/config_end.hpp>