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+/** @file
+
+    $Id$
+
+    $Date$
+    $Author$
+
+    @copy © Marc Wäckerlin
+    @license LGPL, see file <a href="license.html">COPYING</a>
+
+    $Log$
+    Revision 1.1  2004/10/11 18:30:16  marc
+    *** empty log message ***
+
+
+*/
+
+namespace mrw {
+  
+  template<typename T> const T& min(const T& a, const T& b) {
+    return a > b ? b : a;
+  }
+  
+  template<typename T> const T& max(const T& a, const T& b) {
+    return a < b ? b : a;
+  }
+
+}