diff -r bf267b301a5e -r b1f441f24d08 lemon/graph_utils.h
--- a/lemon/graph_utils.h	Wed Nov 02 15:28:37 2005 +0000
+++ b/lemon/graph_utils.h	Wed Nov 02 16:32:29 2005 +0000
@@ -40,6 +40,46 @@
   /// \addtogroup gutils
   /// @{
 
+  ///Creates convenience typedefs for the graph types and iterators
+
+  ///This \c \#define creates convenience typedefs for the following types
+  ///of \c Graph: \c Node,  \c NodeIt, \c Edge, \c EdgeIt, \c InEdgeIt,
+  ///\c OutEdgeIt.
+  ///\note If \c G it a template parameter, it should be used in this way.
+  ///\code
+  ///  GRAPH_TYPEDEFS(typename G)
+  ///\endcode
+  ///
+  ///\warning There are no typedefs for the graph maps because of the lack of
+  ///template typedefs in C++.
+#define GRAPH_TYPEDEFS(Graph)			\
+  typedef Graph::     Node      Node;		\
+    typedef Graph::   NodeIt    NodeIt;		\
+    typedef Graph::   Edge      Edge;		\
+    typedef Graph::   EdgeIt    EdgeIt;		\
+    typedef Graph:: InEdgeIt  InEdgeIt;		\
+    typedef Graph::OutEdgeIt OutEdgeIt;
+  
+  ///Creates convenience typedefs for the undirected graph types and iterators
+
+  ///This \c \#define creates the same convenience typedefs as defined by
+  ///\ref GRAPH_TYPEDEFS(Graph) and three more, namely it creates
+  ///\c UndirEdge, \c UndirEdgeIt, \c IncEdgeIt,
+  ///
+  ///\note If \c G it a template parameter, it should be used in this way.
+  ///\code
+  ///  UNDIRGRAPH_TYPEDEFS(typename G)
+  ///\endcode
+  ///
+  ///\warning There are no typedefs for the graph maps because of the lack of
+  ///template typedefs in C++.
+#define UNDIRGRAPH_TYPEDEFS(Graph)			\
+  GRAPH_TYPEDEFS(Graph)					\
+    typedef Graph:: UndirEdge   UndirEdge;		\
+    typedef Graph:: UndirEdgeIt UndirEdgeIt;		\
+    typedef Graph:: IncEdgeIt   IncEdgeIt;
+
+
   /// \brief Function to count the items in the graph.
   ///
   /// This function counts the items (nodes, edges etc) in the graph.