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// $URL: https://github.com/CGAL/cgal/blob/releases/CGAL-4.14.3/Polynomial/include/CGAL/Polynomial/misc.h $
// $Id: misc.h 0698f79 2017-10-20T23:34:14+02:00 Sébastien Loriot
// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0+
//
//
// Author(s)     : Michael Hemmer 

#ifndef CGAL_POLYNOMIAL_MISC_H
#define CGAL_POLYNOMIAL_MISC_H

#include <CGAL/basic.h>
#include <CGAL/Polynomial/fwd.h>

namespace CGAL{
namespace internal{

// template meta function Innermost_coefficient_type
// returns the tpye of the innermost coefficient 
template <class T> struct Innermost_coefficient_type{ typedef T Type; };
template <class Coefficient_type> 
struct Innermost_coefficient_type<Polynomial<Coefficient_type> >{
    typedef typename Innermost_coefficient_type<Coefficient_type>::Type Type; 
};

// template meta function Dimension
// returns the number of variables 
template <class T> struct Dimension{ static const int value = 0;};
template <class Coefficient_type> 
struct Dimension<Polynomial<Coefficient_type> > {
    static const int value = Dimension<Coefficient_type>::value + 1 ; 
};

} // namespace internal
} // namespace CGAL

#endif // CGAL_POLYNOMIAL_MISC_H
