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        <title>BOOST_PP_SEQ_FIRST_N</title>
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			The <b>BOOST_PP_SEQ_FIRST_N</b> macro expands to a <i>seq</i> of the first <i>n</i>
			elements of a <i>seq</i>.
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			Usage
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			<b>BOOST_PP_SEQ_FIRST_N</b>(<i>n</i>, <i>seq</i>)
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			Arguments
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			<dt>n</dt>
			<dd>
				The number of elements to extract.
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			<dt>seq</dt>
			<dd>
				The <i>seq</i> from which the elements are extracted.
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			Remarks
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			This macro extracts <i>n</i> elements from the beginning of <i>seq</i> and 
			returns them as a new <i>seq</i>
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			See Also
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		<ul>
			<li>
				<a href="seq_rest_n.html">BOOST_PP_SEQ_REST_N</a></li>
		</ul>
		<h4>
			Requirements
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			<b>Header:</b> &nbsp;<a href="../headers/seq/first_n.html">&lt;boost/preprocessor/seq/first_n.hpp&gt;</a>
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			Sample Code
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			<pre>#include &lt;<a href="../headers/seq/first_n.html">boost/preprocessor/seq/first_n.hpp</a>&gt;<br><br>#define SEQ (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)<br><br><a href="seq_first_n.html">BOOST_PP_SEQ_FIRST_N</a>(2, SEQ) // expands to (a)(b)<br></pre>
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		<i>© Copyright <a href="http://www.housemarque.com" target="_top">Housemarque Oy</a> 2002</i>
		<br><i>© Copyright Paul Mensonides 2002</i>
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