    // Copyright (C) 2010  Davis E. King (davis@dlib.net)
    // License: Boost Software License   See LICENSE.txt for the full license.
    #ifndef DLIB_NULL_DECISION_FUnCTION_Hh_
    #define DLIB_NULL_DECISION_FUnCTION_Hh_

    #include <iostream>

    namespace dlib
    {

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        struct null_df
        {
            /*!
                WHAT THIS OBJECT REPRESENTS
                    This is a type used to represent an unused field in the list of template
                    arguments of the one_vs_one_decision_function and one_vs_all_decision_function
                    templates.  As such, null_df doesn't actually do anything.
            !*/
            template <typename T>
            double operator() ( const T&) const { return 0; }
        };

        inline void serialize(const null_df&, std::ostream&) {}
        inline void deserialize(null_df&, std::istream&) {}

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    }

    #endif // DLIB_NULL_DECISION_FUnCTION_Hh_