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+/**
+ ** \file  misc/deref.hh
+ ** \brief Automatically derefencing pointers on ostreams.
+ **/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <iosfwd>
+
+#include <misc/ref.hh>
+
+namespace misc
+{
+  enum deref_e
+  {
+    deref
+  };
+
+  class Deref
+  {
+  protected:
+    Deref(std::ostream&);
+
+  public:
+    template <typename T> std::ostream& operator<<(const T* t) const;
+    template <typename T> std::ostream& operator<<(T* t) const;
+    template <typename T> std::ostream& operator<<(const ref<T>& t) const;
+    template <typename T> std::ostream& operator<<(const T& t) const;
+    template <typename T> std::ostream& operator<<(T& t) const;
+
+  protected:
+    friend Deref operator<<(std::ostream&, deref_e);
+
+    std::ostream& ostr_;
+  };
+
+  Deref operator<<(std::ostream& ostr, deref_e);
+
+} // namespace misc
+
+#include <misc/deref.hxx>