 of Microsoft Visual Studio versions 6.0-7.0 must use the macro <A HREF='../macros/workarounds.html#boost_iostreams_component'><CODE>BOOST_IOSTREAMS_COMPONENT</CODE></A> instead of this function.
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<PRE CLASS="broken_ie">    <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated</SPAN>
    <SPAN CLASS='keyword'>template</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN CLASS='keyword'>int</SPAN> N, <SPAN CLASS='keyword'>typename</SPAN> T&gt;
    T* component() <SPAN CLASS='keyword'>const</SPAN>;
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      Returns a pointer to the <CODE>N</CODE><I>