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+// file      : xml/value-traits -*- C++ -*-
+// copyright : Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Code Synthesis Tools CC
+// license   : MIT; see accompanying LICENSE file
+
+#ifndef XML_VALUE_TRAITS
+#define XML_VALUE_TRAITS
+
+#include <xml/details/pre.hxx>
+
+#include <string>
+#include <cstddef> // std::size_t
+
+#include <xml/forward>
+
+#include <xml/details/export.hxx>
+
+namespace xml
+{
+  template <typename T>
+  struct default_value_traits
+  {
+    static T
+    parse (std::string, const parser&);
+
+    static std::string
+    serialize (const T&, const serializer&);
+  };
+
+  template <>
+  struct LIBSTUDXML_EXPORT default_value_traits<bool>
+  {
+    static bool
+    parse (std::string, const parser&);
+
+    static std::string
+    serialize (bool v, const serializer&)
+    {
+      return v ? "true" : "false";
+    }
+  };
+
+  template <typename T>
+  struct value_traits: default_value_traits<T> {};
+
+  template <typename T, std::size_t N>
+  struct value_traits<T[N]>: default_value_traits<const T*> {};
+}
+
+#include <xml/value-traits.txx>
+
+#include <xml/details/post.hxx>
+
+#endif // XML_VALUE_TRAITS