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  // Author(s) : Pierre Alliez
  
  #ifndef CGAL_OUTPUT_SURFACE_FACETS_TO_POLYHEDRON_H
  #define CGAL_OUTPUT_SURFACE_FACETS_TO_POLYHEDRON_H
  
  #include <CGAL/Polyhedron_3.h>
  #include <CGAL/IO/Complex_2_in_triangulation_3_polyhedron_builder.h>
  #include <CGAL/value_type_traits.h>
  
  namespace CGAL {
  
  
  /// Gets reconstructed surface out of a SurfaceMeshComplex_2InTriangulation_3 object.
  ///
  /// This variant exports the surface as a polyhedron.
  /// It requires the surface to be manifold. For this purpose,
  /// you may call make_surface_mesh() with Manifold_tag or Manifold_with_boundary_tag parameter.
  ///
  /// @commentheading Template Parameters:
  /// @param SurfaceMeshComplex_2InTriangulation_3 model of the SurfaceMeshComplex_2InTriangulation_3 concept.
  /// @param Polyhedron an instance of CGAL::Polyhedron_3<Traits>.
  ///
  /// @return true if the surface is manifold and orientable.
  template <class SurfaceMeshComplex_2InTriangulation_3,
            class Polyhedron>
  bool
  output_surface_facets_to_polyhedron(
    const SurfaceMeshComplex_2InTriangulation_3& c2t3, ///< Input surface.
    Polyhedron& output_polyhedron) ///< Output polyhedron.
  {
    typedef SurfaceMeshComplex_2InTriangulation_3 C2t3;
  
    Complex_2_in_triangulation_3_polyhedron_builder<C2t3, Polyhedron>  builder(c2t3);
    output_polyhedron.delegate(builder);
  
    // TODO: return true if the surface is manifold and orientable
    return true;
  }
  
  
  } //namespace CGAL
  
  #endif // CGAL_OUTPUT_SURFACE_FACETS_TO_POLYHEDRON_H
  