// Copyright (c) 2002  Max-Planck-Institute Saarbruecken (Germany).
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// $URL: svn+ssh://scm.gforge.inria.fr/svn/cgal/trunk/Convex_hull_2/include/CGAL/ch_function_objects_2.h $
// $Id: ch_function_objects_2.h 56667 2010-06-09 07:37:13Z sloriot $
// 
//
// Author(s)     : Susan Hert

#ifndef CGAL_CH_FUNCTION_OBJECTS_2_H
#define CGAL_CH_FUNCTION_OBJECTS_2_H

namespace CGAL {

namespace internal {

template <class R>
class r_Less_dist_to_line
{
public:
  typedef bool    result_type;

  typedef typename R::Point_2  Point;
  typedef typename R::Line_2   Line;

        r_Less_dist_to_line() : line_constructed( false )
        { }

  bool  operator()(const Point& a, const Point& b,
                   const Point& c, const Point& d) const
        {
          if (!line_constructed)
          {
             line_constructed = true;
             l_ab = Line(a,b);
          }
          Comparison_result res = compare_signed_distance_to_line(l_ab, c, d);
          if ( res == SMALLER )
          {
              return true;
          }
          else if ( res == EQUAL )
          {
              return lexicographically_xy_smaller( c, d );
          }
          else
          {
              return false;
          }
        }

private:
  mutable bool line_constructed;
  mutable Line l_ab;
};

} // namespace internal

} //namespace CGAL

#endif // CGAL_CH_FUNCTION_OBJECTS_2_H	
