ptr</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
  <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> NodePtrCompare<span class="special">&gt;</span> 
    <span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">node_ptr</span> 
    <a class="link" href="splaytree_algorithms.html#idp72575328-bb"><span class="identifier">insert_equal_upper_bound</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span c