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@@ -530,6 +530,15 @@ struct <a name="default_iterator_policies">default_iterator_policies</a>
          Return a reference to the base object. This is to give the policies object
          access to the base object. See <a href="#policies">above</a> for policies
          iterator_adaptor interaction.<a href="#8">[8]</a>
+
+      <tr>
+        <td><tt>const Policies& policies() const;</tt>
+           <br><br>
+         Return a const reference to the policies object.
+
+      <tr>        <td><tt>Policies& policies();</tt>
+         <br><br>
+         Return a reference to the policies object.
     </table>
 
     <h3><a name="example">Example</a></h3>