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+//              Copyright Catch2 Authors
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+//   (See accompanying file LICENSE.txt or copy at
+//        https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSL-1.0
+
+// 302-Gen-Table.cpp
+// Shows how to use table to run a test many times with different inputs. Lifted from examples on
+// issue #850.
+
+#include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
+#include <catch2/generators/catch_generators.hpp>
+#include <string>
+
+struct TestSubject {
+    // this is the method we are going to test. It returns the length of the
+    // input string.
+    size_t GetLength( const std::string& input ) const { return input.size(); }
+};
+
+
+TEST_CASE("Table allows pre-computed test inputs and outputs", "[example][generator]") {
+    using std::make_tuple;
+    // do setup here as normal
+    TestSubject subj;
+
+    SECTION("This section is run for each row in the table") {
+        std::string test_input;
+        size_t expected_output;
+        std::tie( test_input, expected_output ) =
+            GENERATE( table<std::string, size_t>(
+                { /* In this case one of the parameters to our test case is the
+                   * expected output, but this is not required. There could be
+                   * multiple expected values in the table, which can have any
+                   * (fixed) number of columns.
+                   */
+                  make_tuple( "one", 3 ),
+                  make_tuple( "two", 3 ),
+                  make_tuple( "three", 5 ),
+                  make_tuple( "four", 4 ) } ) );
+
+        // run the test
+        auto result = subj.GetLength(test_input);
+        // capture the input data to go with the outputs.
+        CAPTURE(test_input);
+        // check it matches the pre-calculated data
+        REQUIRE(result == expected_output);
+    }   // end section
+}
+
+/* Possible simplifications where less legacy toolchain support is needed:
+ *
+ * - With libstdc++6 or newer, the make_tuple() calls can be omitted
+ * (technically C++17 but does not require -std in GCC/Clang). See
+ *   https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12436586/tuple-vector-and-initializer-list
+ *
+ * - In C++17 mode std::tie() and the preceding variable declarations can be
+ * replaced by structured bindings: auto [test_input, expected] = GENERATE(
+ * table<std::string, size_t>({ ...
+ */
+// Compiling and running this file will result in 4 successful assertions