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% \title{^^A
%   The \pkg{l3quark} package\\ Quarks^^A
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% \author{^^A
%  The \LaTeX3 Project\thanks
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% \date{Released 2017/05/29}
%
% \maketitle
%
% \begin{documentation}
%
% \section{Introduction to quarks and scan marks}
%
% Two special types of constants in \LaTeX3 are \enquote{quarks} and
% \enquote{scan marks}. By convention all constants of type quark
% start out with |\q_|, and scan marks start with |\s_|. Scan marks are
% for internal use by the kernel: they are not intended for more general
% use.
%
% \subsection{Quarks}
%
% Quarks are control sequences that expand to themselves and should
% therefore \emph{never} be executed directly in the code.
% This would result in an endless loop!
%
% They are meant to be used as delimiter in weird functions, with the most
% command use case as the `stop token' (\emph{i.e.}~\cs{q_stop}).
% For example, when writing a macro to parse a user-defined date
% \begin{verbatim}
%   \date_parse:n {19/June/1981}
% \end{verbatim}
% one might write a command such as
% \begin{verbatim}
%   \cs_new:Npn \date_parse:n #1 { \date_parse_aux:w #1 \q_stop }
%   \cs_new:Npn \date_parse_aux:w #1 / #2 / #3 \q_stop
%     { <do something with the date> }
% \end{verbatim}
%
% Quarks are sometimes also used as error return values for functions
% that receive erroneous input.
% For example, in the function \cs{prop_get:NnN} to retrieve a value stored
% in some key of a property list, if the key does not exist then the return value
% is the quark \cs{q_no_value}.
% As mentioned above, such quarks are extremely fragile and it is imperative
% when using such functions that code is carefully written to check for
% pathological cases to avoid leakage of a quark into an uncontrolled
% environment.
%
% Quarks also permit the
% following ingenious trick when parsing tokens:
% when you pick up a token in a temporary variable
% and you want to know whether you have picked up a particular quark,
% all you have to do is compare the temporary variable to the quark using
% \cs{tl_if_eq:NNTF}. A set of special quark testing functions is set up
% below. All the quark testing functions are expandable although the
% ones testing only single tokens are much faster.
% An example of the quark testing functions and their use in recursion
% can be seen in the implementation of \cs{clist_map_function:NN}.
%
% \section{Defining quarks}
%
% \begin{function}{\quark_new:N}
%   \begin{syntax}
%     \cs{quark_new:N} \meta{quark}
%   \end{syntax}
%   Creates a new \meta{quark} which expands only to \meta{quark}.
%   The \meta{quark} will be defined globally, and an error message
%   will be raised if the name was already taken.
% \end{function}
%
% \begin{variable}{\q_stop}
%   Used as a marker for delimited arguments, such as
%   \begin{verbatim}
%     \cs_set:Npn \tmp:w #1#2 \q_stop {#1}
%   \end{verbatim}
% \end{variable}
%
% \begin{variable}{\q_mark}
%   Used as a marker for delimited arguments when \cs{q_stop} is
%   already in use.
% \end{variable}
%
% \begin{variable}{\q_nil}
%   Quark to mark a null value in structured variables or functions. Used
%   as an end delimiter when this may itself may need to be tested
%   (in contrast to \cs{q_stop}, which is only ever used as a delimiter).
% \end{variable}
%
% \begin{variable}{\q_no_value}
%   A canonical value for a missing value, when one is requested from
%   a data structure. This is therefore used as a \enquote{return} value
%   by functions such as \cs{prop_get:NnN} if there is no data to
%   return.
% \end{variable}
%
% \section{Quark tests}
%
% The method used to define quarks means that the single token (\texttt{N})
% tests are faster than the multi-token (\texttt{n}) tests. The later
% should therefore only be used when the argument can definitely take
% more than a single token.
%
% \begin{function}[EXP,pTF]{\quark_if_nil:N}
%   \begin{syntax}
%     \cs{quark_if_nil_p:N} \meta{token}
%     \cs{quark_if_nil:NTF} \meta{token} \Arg{true code} \Arg{false code}
%   \end{syntax}
%   Tests if the \meta{token} is equal to \cs{q_nil}.
% \end{function}
%
% \begin{function}[EXP,pTF]{\quark_if_nil:n, \quark_if_nil:o, \quark_if_nil:V}
%   \begin{syntax}
%     \cs{quark_if_nil_p:n} \Arg{token list} \\
%     \cs{quark_if_nil:nTF} \Arg{token list} \Arg{true code} \Arg{false code}
%   \end{syntax}
%   Tests if the \meta{token list} contains only \cs{q_nil} (distinct
%   from \meta{token list} being empty or containing \cs{q_nil} plus one
%   or more other tokens).
% \end{function}
%
% \begin{function}[EXP,pTF]{\quark_if_no_value:N, \quark_if_no_value:c}
%   \begin{syntax}
%     \cs{quark_if_no_value_p:N} \meta{token} \\
%     \cs{quark_if_no_value:NTF} \meta{token} \Arg{true code} \Arg{false code}
%   \end{syntax}
%   Tests if the \meta{token} is equal to \cs{q_no_value}.
% \end{function}
%
% \begin{function}[EXP,pTF]{\quark_if_no_value:n}
%   \begin{syntax}
%      \cs{quark_if_no_value_p:n} \Arg{token list} \\
%     \cs{quark_if_no_value:nTF} \Arg{token list} \Arg{true code} \Arg{false code}
%   \end{syntax}
%   Tests if the \meta{token list} contains only \cs{q_no_value}
%   (distinct from \meta{token list} being empty or containing
%   \cs{q_no_value} plus one or more other tokens).
% \end{function}
%
% \section{Recursion}
%
% This module provides a uniform interface to intercepting and
% terminating loops as when one is doing tail recursion. The building
% blocks follow below and an example is shown in
% Section~\ref{sec:l3quark:quark-example}.
%
% \begin{variable}{\q_recursion_tail}
%   This quark is appended to the data structure in question and
%   appears as a real element there. This means it gets any list
%   separators around it.
% \end{variable}
%
% \begin{variable}{\q_recursion_stop}
%   This quark is added \emph{after} the data structure. Its purpose
%   is to make it possible to terminate the recursion at any point
%   easily.
% \end{variable}
%
% \begin{function}{\quark_if_recursion_tail_stop:N}
%   \begin{syntax}
%     \cs{quark_if_recursion_tail_stop:N} \meta{token}
%   \end{syntax}
%   Tests if \meta{token} contains only the marker
%   \cs{q_recursion_tail}, and if so uses
%   \cs{use_none_delimit_by_q_recursion_stop:w} to terminate the
%   recursion that this belongs to. The
%   recursion input must include the marker tokens \cs{q_recursion_tail}
%   and \cs{q_recursion_stop} as the last two items.
% \end{function}
%
% \begin{function}[updated = 2011-09-06]
%   {\quark_if_recursion_tail_stop:n, \quark_if_recursion_tail_stop:o}
%   \begin{syntax}
%     \cs{quark_if_recursion_tail_stop:n} \Arg{token list}
%   \end{syntax}
%   Tests if the \meta{token list} contains only
%   \cs{q_recursion_tail}, and if so uses
%   \cs{use_none_delimit_by_q_recursion_stop:w} to terminate the
%   recursion that this belongs to. The
%   recursion input must include the marker tokens \cs{q_recursion_tail}
%   and \cs{q_recursion_stop} as the last two items.
% \end{function}
%
% \begin{function}{\quark_if_recursion_tail_stop_do:Nn}
%   \begin{syntax}
%     \cs{quark_if_recursion_tail_stop_do:Nn} \meta{token} \Arg{insertion}
%   \end{syntax}
%   Tests if \meta{token} contains only the marker
%   \cs{q_recursion_tail}, and if so uses
%   \cs{use_none_delimit_by_q_recursion_stop:w} to terminate the
%   recursion that this belongs to. The
%   recursion input must include the marker tokens \cs{q_recursion_tail}
%   and \cs{q_recursion_stop} as the last two items. The \meta{insertion}
%   code is then added to the input stream after the recursion has
%   ended.
% \end{function}
%
% \begin{function}[updated = 2011-09-06]
%   {\quark_if_recursion_tail_stop_do:nn, \quark_if_recursion_tail_stop_do:on}
%   \begin{syntax}
%     \cs{quark_if_recursion_tail_stop_do:nn} \Arg{token list} \Arg{insertion}
%   \end{syntax}
%   Tests if the \meta{token list} contains only
%   \cs{q_recursion_tail}, and if so uses
%   \cs{use_none_delimit_by_q_recursion_stop:w} to terminate the
%   recursion that this belongs to. The
%   recursion input must include the marker tokens \cs{q_recursion_tail}
%   and \cs{q_recursion_stop} as the last two items. The \meta{insertion}
%   code is then added to the input stream after the recursion has
%   ended.
% \end{function}
%
% \section{An example of recursion with quarks}
% \label{sec:l3quark:quark-example}
%
% Quarks are mainly used internally in the \pkg{expl3} code to define
% recursion functions such as \cs{tl_map_inline:nn} and so on.
% Here is a small example to demonstrate how to use quarks in this fashion.
% We shall define a command called |\my_map_dbl:nn| which takes a token list
% and applies an operation to every \emph{pair} of tokens.
% For example, |\my_map_dbl:nn {abcd} {[--#1--#2--]~}| would produce
% \enquote{\ttfamily [--a--b--]~[--c--d--]~}.
% Using quarks to define such functions simplifies their logic and ensures
% robustness in many cases.
%
%
% Here's the definition of |\my_map_dbl:nn|.
% First of all, define the function that will do the processing based on the
% inline function argument |#2|.
% Then initiate the recursion using an internal function.
% The token list |#1| is terminated using \cs{q_recursion_tail}, with
% delimiters according to the type of recursion (here a pair of
% \cs{q_recursion_tail}), concluding with \cs{q_recursion_stop}.
% These quarks are used to mark the end of the token list being operated upon.
%\begin{verbatim}
% \cs_new:Npn \my_map_dbl:nn #1#2
%  {
%    \cs_set:Npn \__my_map_dbl_fn:nn ##1 ##2 {#2}
%    \__my_map_dbl:nn #1 \q_recursion_tail \q_recursion_tail
%    \q_recursion_stop
%  }
%\end{verbatim}
%
% The definition of the internal recursion function follows.
% First check if either of the input tokens are the termination quarks.
% Then, if not, apply the inline function to the two arguments.
%\begin{verbatim}
% \cs_new:Nn \__my_map_dbl:nn
%  {
%    \quark_if_recursion_tail_stop:n {#1}
%    \quark_if_recursion_tail_stop:n {#2}
%    \__my_map_dbl_fn:nn {#1} {#2}
%\end{verbatim}
% Finally, recurse:
%\begin{verbatim}
%    \__my_map_dbl:nn
%  }
%\end{verbatim}
% Note that contrarily to \LaTeX3 built-in mapping functions, this
% mapping function cannot be nested, since the second map will overwrite
% the definition of |\__my_map_dbl_fn:nn|.
%
%
% \section{Internal quark functions}
%
% \begin{function}
%   {
%     \__quark_if_recursion_tail_break:NN,
%     \__quark_if_recursion_tail_break:nN
%   }
%   \begin{syntax}
%     \cs{__quark_if_recursion_tail_break:nN} \Arg{token list} \cs[no-index]{\meta{type}_map_break:}
%   \end{syntax}
%   Tests if \meta{token list} contains only \cs{q_recursion_tail}, and
%   if so terminates the recursion using \cs[no-index]{\meta{type}_map_break:}.
%   The recursion end should be marked by \cs{prg_break_point:Nn}
%   \cs[no-index]{\meta{type}_map_break:}.
% \end{function}
%
% \section{Scan marks}
%
% Scan marks are control sequences set equal to \cs{scan_stop:},
% hence will never expand in an expansion context and will be (largely)
% invisible if they are encountered in a typesetting context.
%
% Like quarks, they can be used as delimiters in weird functions
% and are often safer to use for this purpose.
% Since they are harmless when executed by \TeX{} in non-expandable
% contexts, they can be used to mark the end of a set of instructions.
% This allows to skip to that point if the end of the instructions
% should not be performed (see \pkg{l3regex}).
%
% The scan marks system is only for internal use by the kernel team in
% a small number of very specific places. These functions should not be
% used more generally.
%
% \begin{function}{\__scan_new:N}
%   \begin{syntax}
%     \cs{__scan_new:N} \meta{scan mark}
%   \end{syntax}
%   Creates a new \meta{scan mark} which is set equal to \cs{scan_stop:}.
%   The \meta{scan mark} will be defined globally, and an error message
%   will be raised if the name was already taken by another scan mark.
% \end{function}
%
% \begin{variable}{\s__stop}
%   Used at the end of a set of instructions, as a marker
%   that can be jumped to using \cs{__use_none_delimit_by_s__stop:w}.
% \end{variable}
%
% \begin{function}{\__use_none_delimit_by_s__stop:w}
%   \begin{syntax}
%     \cs{__use_none_delimit_by_s__stop:w} \meta{tokens} \cs{s__stop}
%   \end{syntax}
%   Removes the \meta{tokens} and \cs{s__stop} from the input stream.
%   This leads to a low-level \TeX{} error if \cs{s__stop} is absent.
% \end{function}
%
% \end{documentation}
%
% \begin{implementation}
%
% \section{\pkg{l3quark} implementation}
%
% \TestFiles{m3quark001.lvt}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
%<*initex|package>
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \subsection{Quarks}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
%<@@=quark>
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \begin{macro}{\quark_new:N}
% \UnitTested
%    Allocate a new quark.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\cs_new_protected:Npn \quark_new:N #1 { \tl_const:Nn #1 {#1} }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{variable}{\q_nil, \q_mark, \q_no_value, \q_stop}
%   Some \enquote{public} quarks. \cs{q_stop} is an \enquote{end of
%   argument} marker, \cs{q_nil} is a empty value and \cs{q_no_value}
%   marks an empty argument.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\quark_new:N \q_nil
\quark_new:N \q_mark
\quark_new:N \q_no_value
\quark_new:N \q_stop
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{variable}
%
% \begin{variable}{\q_recursion_tail, \q_recursion_stop}
%   Quarks for ending recursions. Only ever used there!
%   \cs{q_recursion_tail} is appended to whatever list structure we are
%   doing recursion on, meaning it is added as a proper list item with
%   whatever list separator is in use.  \cs{q_recursion_stop} is placed
%   directly after the list.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\quark_new:N \q_recursion_tail
\quark_new:N \q_recursion_stop
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{variable}
%
% \begin{macro}{\quark_if_recursion_tail_stop:N}
% \UnitTested
% \begin{macro}{\quark_if_recursion_tail_stop_do:Nn}
% \UnitTested
%   When doing recursions, it is easy to spend a lot of time testing if the
%   end marker has been found. To avoid this, a dedicated end marker is used
%   each time a recursion is set up. Thus if the marker is found everything
%   can be wrapper up and finished off. The simple case is when the test
%   can guarantee that only a single token is being tested. In this case,
%   there is just a dedicated copy of the standard quark test. Both a gobbling
%   version and one inserting end code are provided.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\cs_new:Npn \quark_if_recursion_tail_stop:N #1
  {
    \if_meaning:w \q_recursion_tail #1
      \exp_after:wN \use_none_delimit_by_q_recursion_stop:w
    \fi:
  }
\cs_new:Npn \quark_if_recursion_tail_stop_do:Nn #1
  {
    \if_meaning:w \q_recursion_tail #1
      \exp_after:wN \use_i_delimit_by_q_recursion_stop:nw
    \else:
      \exp_after:wN \use_none:n
    \fi:
  }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}
%   {\quark_if_recursion_tail_stop:n, \quark_if_recursion_tail_stop:o}
% \UnitTested
% \begin{macro}
%   {\quark_if_recursion_tail_stop_do:nn, \quark_if_recursion_tail_stop_do:on}
% \UnitTested
% \begin{macro}[aux]{\@@_if_recursion_tail:w}
%   See \cs{quark_if_nil:nTF} for the details.  Expanding
%   \cs{@@_if_recursion_tail:w} once in front of the tokens chosen here
%   gives an empty result if and only if |#1|~is exactly
%   \cs{q_recursion_tail}.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\cs_new:Npn \quark_if_recursion_tail_stop:n #1
  {
    \tl_if_empty:oTF
      { \@@_if_recursion_tail:w {} #1 {} ?! \q_recursion_tail ??! }
      { \use_none_delimit_by_q_recursion_stop:w }
      { }
  }
\cs_new:Npn \quark_if_recursion_tail_stop_do:nn #1
  {
    \tl_if_empty:oTF
      { \@@_if_recursion_tail:w {} #1 {} ?! \q_recursion_tail ??! }
      { \use_i_delimit_by_q_recursion_stop:nw }
      { \use_none:n }
  }
\cs_new:Npn \@@_if_recursion_tail:w
    #1 \q_recursion_tail #2 ? #3 ?! { #1 #2 }
\cs_generate_variant:Nn \quark_if_recursion_tail_stop:n { o }
\cs_generate_variant:Nn \quark_if_recursion_tail_stop_do:nn { o }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\__quark_if_recursion_tail_break:NN}
% \begin{macro}{\__quark_if_recursion_tail_break:nN}
%   Analogs of the \cs[index=quark_if_recursion_tail_stop:n]
%   {quark_if_recursion_tail_stop\ldots{}} functions.
%   Break the mapping using |#2|.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\cs_new:Npn \__quark_if_recursion_tail_break:NN #1#2
  {
    \if_meaning:w \q_recursion_tail #1
      \exp_after:wN #2
    \fi:
  }
\cs_new:Npn \__quark_if_recursion_tail_break:nN #1#2
  {
    \tl_if_empty:oTF
      { \@@_if_recursion_tail:w {} #1 {} ?! \q_recursion_tail ??! }
      {#2}
      { }
  }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}[pTF]{\quark_if_nil:N}
% \UnitTested
% \begin{macro}[pTF]{\quark_if_no_value:N, \quark_if_no_value:c}
% \UnitTested
%   Here we test if we found a special quark as the first argument.
%   We better start with \cs{q_no_value} as the first argument since
%   the whole thing may otherwise loop if |#1| is wrongly given
%   a string like |aabc| instead of a single token.\footnote{It may
%   still loop in special circumstances however!}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\prg_new_conditional:Npnn \quark_if_nil:N #1 { p, T , F , TF }
  {
    \if_meaning:w \q_nil #1
      \prg_return_true:
    \else:
      \prg_return_false:
    \fi:
  }
\prg_new_conditional:Npnn \quark_if_no_value:N #1 { p, T , F , TF }
  {
    \if_meaning:w \q_no_value #1
      \prg_return_true:
    \else:
      \prg_return_false:
    \fi:
  }
\cs_generate_variant:Nn \quark_if_no_value_p:N { c }
\cs_generate_variant:Nn \quark_if_no_value:NT  { c }
\cs_generate_variant:Nn \quark_if_no_value:NF  { c }
\cs_generate_variant:Nn \quark_if_no_value:NTF { c }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}[pTF]{\quark_if_nil:n, \quark_if_nil:V, \quark_if_nil:o}
% \UnitTested
% \begin{macro}[pTF]{\quark_if_no_value:n}
% \UnitTested
% \begin{macro}[aux]{\@@_if_nil:w, \@@_if_no_value:w}
%   Let us explain |\quark_if_nil:n(TF)|.  Expanding \cs{@@_if_nil:w}
%   once is safe thanks to the trailing \cs{q_nil} |??!|.  The result of
%   expanding once is empty if and only if both delimited arguments |#1|
%   and~|#2| are empty and |#3|~is delimited by the last tokens~|?!|.
%   Thanks to the leading~|{}|, the argument~|#1| is empty if and only
%   if the argument of \cs{quark_if_nil:n} starts with \cs{q_nil}.  The
%   argument~|#2| is empty if and only if this \cs{q_nil} is followed
%   immediately by~|?| or by~|{}?|, coming either from the trailing
%   tokens in the definition of \cs{quark_if_nil:n}, or from its
%   argument.  In the first case, \cs{@@_if_nil:w} is followed by
%   |{}\q_nil| |{}?| |!\q_nil|~|??!|, hence |#3|~is delimited by the
%   final~|?!|, and the test returns \texttt{true} as wanted.  In the
%   second case, the result is not empty since the first~|?!| in the
%   definition of \cs{quark_if_nil:n} stop~|#3|.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\prg_new_conditional:Npnn \quark_if_nil:n #1 { p, T , F , TF }
  {
    \__tl_if_empty_return:o
      { \@@_if_nil:w {} #1 {} ? ! \q_nil ? ? ! }
  }
\cs_new:Npn \@@_if_nil:w #1 \q_nil #2 ? #3 ? ! { #1 #2 }
\prg_new_conditional:Npnn \quark_if_no_value:n #1 { p, T , F , TF }
  {
    \__tl_if_empty_return:o
      { \@@_if_no_value:w {} #1 {} ? ! \q_no_value ? ? ! }
  }
\cs_new:Npn \@@_if_no_value:w #1 \q_no_value #2 ? #3 ? ! { #1 #2 }
\cs_generate_variant:Nn \quark_if_nil_p:n { V , o }
\cs_generate_variant:Nn \quark_if_nil:nTF { V , o }
\cs_generate_variant:Nn \quark_if_nil:nT  { V , o }
\cs_generate_variant:Nn \quark_if_nil:nF  { V , o }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{variable}{\q__tl_act_mark, \q__tl_act_stop}
%   These private quarks are needed by \pkg{l3tl}, but that is loaded
%   before the quark module, hence their definition is deferred.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\quark_new:N \q__tl_act_mark
\quark_new:N \q__tl_act_stop
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{variable}
%
% \subsection{Scan marks}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
%<@@=scan>
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \begin{variable}{\g_@@_marks_tl}
% \UnitTested
%   The list of all scan marks currently declared.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\tl_new:N \g_@@_marks_tl
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{variable}
%
% \begin{macro}[int]{\@@_new:N}
% \UnitTested
%   Check whether the variable is already a scan mark,
%   then declare it to be equal to \cs{scan_stop:} globally.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_new:N #1
  {
    \tl_if_in:NnTF \g_@@_marks_tl { #1 }
      {
        \__msg_kernel_error:nnx { kernel } { scanmark-already-defined }
          { \token_to_str:N #1 }
      }
      {
        \tl_gput_right:Nn \g_@@_marks_tl {#1}
        \cs_new_eq:NN #1 \scan_stop:
      }
  }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{variable}{\s__stop}
% \UnitTested
%   We only declare one scan mark here, more can be defined
%   by specific modules.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\@@_new:N \s__stop
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{variable}
%
% \begin{macro}[int]{\__use_none_delimit_by_s__stop:w}
% \UnitTested
%   Similar to \cs{use_none_delimit_by_q_stop:w}.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\cs_new:Npn \__use_none_delimit_by_s__stop:w #1 \s__stop { }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{variable}{\s__seq}
%   This private scan mark is needed by \pkg{l3seq}, but that is loaded
%   before the quark module, hence its definition is deferred.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\__scan_new:N \s__seq
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{variable}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
%</initex|package>
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \end{implementation}
%
% \PrintIndex