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## Macro BOOST_PROTO_REPEAT_FROM_TO

BOOST_PROTO_REPEAT_FROM_TO — Repeatedly invoke the specified macro.

## Synopsis

    // In header: <boost/proto/repeat.hpp>

    BOOST_PROTO_REPEAT_FROM_TO(FROM, TO, MACRO)

## Description

`BOOST_PROTO_REPEAT_FROM_TO()` is used to generate the kind of repetitive code that is typical of DSELs built with Proto. `BOOST_PROTO_REPEAT_FROM_TO(`FROM`, `TO`, `MACRO`)` is equivalent to:

    MACRO(FROM, BOOST_PROTO_typename_A, BOOST_PROTO_A_const_ref, BOOST_PROTO_A_const_ref_a, BOOST_PROTO_ref_a)
    MACRO(FROM+1, BOOST_PROTO_typename_A, BOOST_PROTO_A_const_ref, BOOST_PROTO_A_const_ref_a, BOOST_PROTO_ref_a)
    ...
    MACRO(TO-1, BOOST_PROTO_typename_A, BOOST_PROTO_A_const_ref, BOOST_PROTO_A_const_ref_a, BOOST_PROTO_ref_a)

Example:

    // Generate BOOST_PROTO_MAX_ARITY-1 overloads of the
    // following construct() function template.
    #define M0(N, typename_A, A_const_ref, A_const_ref_a, ref_a)      \
    template<typename T, typename_A(N)>                               \
    typename proto::result_of::make_expr<                             \
        proto::tag::function                                          \
      , construct_helper<T>                                           \
      , A_const_ref(N)                                                \
    >::type const                                                     \
    construct(A_const_ref_a(N))                                       \
    {                                                                 \
        return proto::make_expr<                                      \
            proto::tag::function                                      \
        >(                                                            \
            construct_helper<T>()                                     \
          , ref_a(N)                                                  \
        );                                                            \
    }
    BOOST_PROTO_REPEAT_FROM_TO(1, BOOST_PROTO_MAX_ARITY, M0)
    #undef M0

The above invocation of `BOOST_PROTO_REPEAT_FROM_TO()` will generate the following code:

    template<typename T, typename A0>
    typename proto::result_of::make_expr<
        proto::tag::function
      , construct_helper<T>
      , A0 const &
    >::type const
    construct(A0 const & a0)
    {
        return proto::make_expr<
            proto::tag::function
        >(
            construct_helper<T>()
          , boost::ref(a0)
        );
    }

    template<typename T, typename A0, typename A1>
    typename proto::result_of::make_expr<
        proto::tag::function
      , construct_helper<T>
      , A0 const &
      , A1 const &
    >::type const
    construct(A0 const & a0, A1 const & a1)
    {
        return proto::make_expr<
            proto::tag::function
        >(
            construct_helper<T>()
          , boost::ref(a0)
          , boost::ref(a1)
        );
    }

    // ... and so on, up to BOOST_PROTO_MAX_ARITY-1 arguments ...