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+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2015, 2016 by the deal.II authors
+//
+// This file is part of the deal.II library.
+//
+// The deal.II library is free software; you can use it, redistribute
+// it, and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General
+// Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+// version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+// The full text of the license can be found in the file LICENSE at
+// the top level of the deal.II distribution.
+//
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+// test that an ArrayView to an empty array view can actually be copied
+
+#include "../tests.h"
+#include <iomanip>
+
+#include <deal.II/base/array_view.h>
+
+
+void test ()
+{
+ std::vector<int> v(10);
+
+ ArrayView<int> a (&v[4], 0);
+ ArrayView<int> b = a;
+
+ ArrayView<int> c (NULL, 0);
+ ArrayView<int> d = a;
+
+ deallog << "OK" << std::endl;
+}
+
+
+
+
+int main()
+{
+ initlog();
+
+ test ();
+}