typedef vector > vec_type; vec_type l_listLeftLines; foreach (vec_type::reference i_pair, l_listLeftLines) {...}

It is a bit of a pain to have to resort to the typedef. Because I iterate over std::maps quite a lot, I've semi-seriously toyed with the idea of a submitting a feature request for BOOST_FOREACH_PAIR( std::pair const& my_pair , my_container_with_a_pair_value_type ) which through a bit of PP_CAT and PP_COMMA somehow does the "right" thing. Given the potential for confusion though, I assumed Eric would reject the request :-).