diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/li_std_vector_extra.i b/Examples/test-suite/li_std_vector_extra.i
index 114de3f11..103242b24 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/li_std_vector_extra.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/li_std_vector_extra.i
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ std::vector<std::string>  vecStr(std::vector<std::string> v) {
   double *makeDoublePtr(double v) { return new double(v); }
   int extractInt(int *p) { return *p; }
   short extractConstShort(const short *p) { return *p; }
+  short extractConstShort2(std::vector<const short *>::value_type p) { return *p; }
 %}
 
 %template(pyvector) std::vector<swig::SwigPtr_PyObject>; 
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/li_std_vector_ptr.i b/Examples/test-suite/li_std_vector_ptr.i
index 8c3b71e65..dcf1128e0 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/li_std_vector_ptr.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/li_std_vector_ptr.i
@@ -15,6 +15,19 @@ using namespace std;
 int* makeIntPtr(int v) {
   return new int(v);
 }
+std::vector<int *>::value_type makeIntPtr2(int v) {
+  return new int(v);
+}
+int getIntValue(int *p) {
+  return *p;
+}
+int getIntValue2(std::vector<int *>::const_reference p) {
+  return *p;
+}
+int getIntValue3(std::vector<int *>::reference p) {
+  return *p;
+}
+
 double* makeDoublePtr(double v) {
   return new double(v);
 }
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_vector_extra_runme.py b/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_vector_extra_runme.py
index d541de6db..88105ea85 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_vector_extra_runme.py
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_vector_extra_runme.py
@@ -173,3 +173,11 @@ if extractConstShort(vcs[0]) != 111:
 
 if extractConstShort(vcs[1]) != 222:
     raise RuntimeError
+
+for p in vcs[0:1]:
+    if extractConstShort2(p) != 111:
+        raise RuntimeError
+
+for p in vcs[1:2]:
+    if extractConstShort2(p) != 222:
+        raise RuntimeError
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_vector_ptr_runme.py b/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_vector_ptr_runme.py
index baa92cfee..875d1c9c9 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_vector_ptr_runme.py
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_vector_ptr_runme.py
@@ -4,12 +4,20 @@ def check(val1, val2):
     if val1 != val2:
         raise RuntimeError("Values are not the same %s %s" % (val1, val2))
 ip1 = makeIntPtr(11)
-ip2 = makeIntPtr(22)
+ip2 = makeIntPtr2(22)
 
 vi = IntPtrVector((ip1, ip2))
 check(getValueFromVector(vi, 0), 11)
 check(getValueFromVector(vi, 1), 22)
 
+check(getIntValue(vi[0]), 11)
+check(getIntValue(vi[1]), 22)
+check(getIntValue2(vi[0]), 11)
+check(getIntValue2(vi[1]), 22)
+
+ipp = makeIntPtrPtr(vi[0])
+check(getIntValue3(ipp), 11) # Note: getIntValue3 takes int**
+
 vA = APtrVector([makeA(33), makeA(34)])
 check(getVectorValueA(vA, 0), 33)
 
diff --git a/Lib/csharp/std_vector.i b/Lib/csharp/std_vector.i
index a69cb63ed..fa60a061d 100644
--- a/Lib/csharp/std_vector.i
+++ b/Lib/csharp/std_vector.i
@@ -201,8 +201,13 @@
 
   public:
     typedef size_t size_type;
+    typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
     typedef CTYPE value_type;
+    typedef value_type* pointer;
+    typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+    typedef value_type& reference;
     typedef CONST_REFERENCE const_reference;
+
     %rename(Clear) clear;
     void clear();
     %rename(Add) push_back;
diff --git a/Lib/d/std_vector.i b/Lib/d/std_vector.i
index c67057180..cba3cd4a6 100644
--- a/Lib/d/std_vector.i
+++ b/Lib/d/std_vector.i
@@ -104,8 +104,13 @@ public void capacity(size_t value) {
 
   public:
     typedef size_t size_type;
+    typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
     typedef CTYPE value_type;
+    typedef value_type* pointer;
+    typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+    typedef value_type& reference;
     typedef CONST_REFERENCE const_reference;
+
     void clear();
     void push_back(CTYPE const& x);
     size_type size() const;
@@ -442,8 +447,13 @@ int opApply(int delegate(ref size_t index, ref $typemap(dtype, CTYPE) value) dg)
 
   public:
     typedef size_t size_type;
+    typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
     typedef CTYPE value_type;
+    typedef value_type* pointer;
+    typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+    typedef value_type& reference;
     typedef CONST_REFERENCE const_reference;
+
     bool empty() const;
     void clear();
     void push_back(CTYPE const& x);
diff --git a/Lib/go/std_vector.i b/Lib/go/std_vector.i
index 29bcd1391..708e5ee38 100644
--- a/Lib/go/std_vector.i
+++ b/Lib/go/std_vector.i
@@ -12,8 +12,13 @@ namespace std {
     template<class T> class vector {
       public:
         typedef size_t size_type;
+        typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
         typedef T value_type;
+        typedef value_type* pointer;
+        typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+        typedef value_type& reference;
         typedef const value_type& const_reference;
+
         vector();
         vector(size_type n);
         size_type size() const;
@@ -46,8 +51,13 @@ namespace std {
     template<> class vector<bool> {
       public:
         typedef size_t size_type;
+        typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
         typedef bool value_type;
+        typedef value_type* pointer;
+        typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+        typedef value_type& reference;
         typedef bool const_reference;
+
         vector();
         vector(size_type n);
         size_type size() const;
diff --git a/Lib/guile/std_vector.i b/Lib/guile/std_vector.i
index c144f879c..4f7538317 100644
--- a/Lib/guile/std_vector.i
+++ b/Lib/guile/std_vector.i
@@ -187,6 +187,14 @@ namespace std {
             }
         }
       public:
+        typedef size_t size_type;
+        typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
+        typedef T value_type;
+        typedef value_type* pointer;
+        typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+        typedef value_type& reference;
+        typedef const value_type& const_reference;
+
         vector(unsigned int size = 0);
         vector(unsigned int size, const T& value);
         vector(const vector<T>& other);
@@ -351,6 +359,14 @@ namespace std {
             }
         }
       public:
+        typedef size_t size_type;
+        typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
+        typedef T value_type;
+        typedef value_type* pointer;
+        typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+        typedef value_type& reference;
+        typedef const value_type& const_reference;
+
         vector(unsigned int size = 0);
         vector(unsigned int size, const T& value);
         vector(const vector<T>& other);
diff --git a/Lib/java/std_vector.i b/Lib/java/std_vector.i
index cb1752c69..6a66ec10a 100644
--- a/Lib/java/std_vector.i
+++ b/Lib/java/std_vector.i
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ SWIGINTERN jint SWIG_VectorSize(size_t size) {
 }
 }
 
-%define SWIG_STD_VECTOR_MINIMUM_INTERNAL(CTYPE, CREF_TYPE)
+%define SWIG_STD_VECTOR_MINIMUM_INTERNAL(CTYPE, CONST_REFERENCE)
 %typemap(javabase) std::vector< CTYPE > "java.util.AbstractList<$typemap(jboxtype, CTYPE)>"
 %typemap(javainterfaces) std::vector< CTYPE > "java.util.RandomAccess"
 %proxycode %{
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ SWIGINTERN jint SWIG_VectorSize(size_t size) {
     typedef size_t size_type;
     typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
     typedef CTYPE value_type;
-    typedef CTYPE &reference;
-    typedef CREF_TYPE const_reference;
     typedef CTYPE *pointer;
     typedef CTYPE const *const_pointer;
+    typedef CTYPE &reference;
+    typedef CONST_REFERENCE const_reference;
 
     vector();
     vector(const vector &other);
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ SWIGINTERN jint SWIG_VectorSize(size_t size) {
         }
       }
 
-      CREF_TYPE doGet(jint index) throw (std::out_of_range) {
+      CONST_REFERENCE doGet(jint index) throw (std::out_of_range) {
         jint size = static_cast<jint>(self->size());
         if (index >= 0 && index < size)
           return (*self)[index];
diff --git a/Lib/javascript/jsc/std_vector.i b/Lib/javascript/jsc/std_vector.i
index 971b426a1..34e21a821 100644
--- a/Lib/javascript/jsc/std_vector.i
+++ b/Lib/javascript/jsc/std_vector.i
@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ namespace std {
     template<class T> class vector {
       public:
         typedef size_t size_type;
+        typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
         typedef T value_type;
+        typedef value_type* pointer;
+        typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+        typedef value_type& reference;
         typedef const value_type& const_reference;
+
         vector();
         vector(size_type n);
         size_type size() const;
@@ -48,8 +53,14 @@ namespace std {
     template<> class vector<bool> {
       public:
         typedef size_t size_type;
+        typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
         typedef bool value_type;
+        typedef value_type* pointer;
+        typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+        typedef value_type& reference;
         typedef bool const_reference;
+
+
         vector();
         vector(size_type n);
         size_type size() const;
diff --git a/Lib/javascript/v8/std_vector.i b/Lib/javascript/v8/std_vector.i
index 971b426a1..eef0f65ee 100644
--- a/Lib/javascript/v8/std_vector.i
+++ b/Lib/javascript/v8/std_vector.i
@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ namespace std {
     template<class T> class vector {
       public:
         typedef size_t size_type;
+        typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
         typedef T value_type;
+        typedef value_type* pointer;
+        typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+        typedef value_type& reference;
         typedef const value_type& const_reference;
+
         vector();
         vector(size_type n);
         size_type size() const;
@@ -48,8 +53,13 @@ namespace std {
     template<> class vector<bool> {
       public:
         typedef size_t size_type;
+        typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
         typedef bool value_type;
+        typedef value_type* pointer;
+        typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+        typedef value_type& reference;
         typedef bool const_reference;
+
         vector();
         vector(size_type n);
         size_type size() const;
diff --git a/Lib/lua/std_vector.i b/Lib/lua/std_vector.i
index 3199a9dab..695862d66 100644
--- a/Lib/lua/std_vector.i
+++ b/Lib/lua/std_vector.i
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ namespace std {
 	template<class T>
     class vector {
       public:
+        typedef size_t size_type;
+        typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
+        typedef T value_type;
+        typedef value_type* pointer;
+        typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+        typedef value_type& reference;
+        typedef const value_type& const_reference;
+
         vector();
         vector(unsigned int);
         vector(const vector& other);
diff --git a/Lib/mzscheme/std_vector.i b/Lib/mzscheme/std_vector.i
index 9fa2d5497..012c32d32 100644
--- a/Lib/mzscheme/std_vector.i
+++ b/Lib/mzscheme/std_vector.i
@@ -189,6 +189,14 @@ namespace std {
             }
         }
       public:
+        typedef size_t size_type;
+        typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
+        typedef T value_type;
+        typedef value_type* pointer;
+        typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+        typedef value_type& reference;
+        typedef const value_type& const_reference;
+
         vector(unsigned int size = 0);
         vector(unsigned int size, const T& value);
         vector(const vector<T>& other);
@@ -365,6 +373,14 @@ namespace std {
             }
         }
       public:
+        typedef size_t size_type;
+        typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
+        typedef T value_type;
+        typedef value_type* pointer;
+        typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+        typedef value_type& reference;
+        typedef const value_type& const_reference;
+
         vector(unsigned int size = 0);
         vector(unsigned int size, const T& value);
         vector(const vector<T>& other);
diff --git a/Lib/ocaml/std_vector.i b/Lib/ocaml/std_vector.i
index 053b645f0..f15b26c66 100644
--- a/Lib/ocaml/std_vector.i
+++ b/Lib/ocaml/std_vector.i
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@
 namespace std {
     template <class T> class vector {
     public:
+        typedef size_t size_type;
+        typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
+        typedef T value_type;
+        typedef value_type* pointer;
+        typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+        typedef value_type& reference;
+        typedef const value_type& const_reference;
+
         vector(unsigned int size = 0);
         vector(unsigned int size, const T& value);
         vector(const vector<T>& other);
diff --git a/Lib/perl5/std_vector.i b/Lib/perl5/std_vector.i
index adfe95df6..a0c26192e 100644
--- a/Lib/perl5/std_vector.i
+++ b/Lib/perl5/std_vector.i
@@ -181,8 +181,13 @@ namespace std {
         }
       public:
         typedef size_t size_type;
+        typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
         typedef T value_type;
+        typedef value_type* pointer;
+        typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+        typedef value_type& reference;
         typedef const value_type& const_reference;
+
         vector(unsigned int size = 0);
         vector(unsigned int size, const T& value);
         vector(const vector<T>& other);
@@ -353,8 +358,13 @@ namespace std {
         }
       public:
         typedef size_t size_type;
-        typedef T value_type;
+        typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
+        typedef T* value_type;
+        typedef value_type* pointer;
+        typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+        typedef value_type& reference;
         typedef const value_type& const_reference;
+
         vector(unsigned int size = 0);
         vector(unsigned int size, T *value);
         vector(const vector<T *>& other);
@@ -524,8 +534,13 @@ namespace std {
         }
       public:
         typedef size_t size_type;
+        typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
         typedef T value_type;
+        typedef value_type* pointer;
+        typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+        typedef value_type& reference;
         typedef const value_type& const_reference;
+
         vector(unsigned int size = 0);
         vector(unsigned int size, T value);
         vector(const vector<T>& other);
diff --git a/Lib/php/std_vector.i b/Lib/php/std_vector.i
index 9cc1486ef..fe2b8d07d 100644
--- a/Lib/php/std_vector.i
+++ b/Lib/php/std_vector.i
@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ namespace std {
   template<class T> class vector {
   public:
     typedef size_t size_type;
+    typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
     typedef T value_type;
+    typedef value_type* pointer;
+    typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+    typedef value_type& reference;
     typedef const value_type& const_reference;
+
     vector();
     vector(size_type n);
     size_type size() const;
@@ -56,8 +61,13 @@ namespace std {
   template<> class vector<bool> {
   public:
     typedef size_t size_type;
+    typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
     typedef bool value_type;
+    typedef value_type* pointer;
+    typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+    typedef value_type& reference;
     typedef bool const_reference;
+
     vector();
     vector(size_type n);
     size_type size() const;
diff --git a/Lib/std/std_vector.i b/Lib/std/std_vector.i
index fae759a36..b35f03bea 100644
--- a/Lib/std/std_vector.i
+++ b/Lib/std/std_vector.i
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ namespace std {
     typedef _Tp value_type;
     typedef value_type* pointer;
     typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
-    typedef _Tp& reference;
-    typedef const _Tp& const_reference;
+    typedef value_type& reference;
+    typedef const value_type& const_reference;
     typedef _Alloc allocator_type;
 
     %traits_swigtype(_Tp);
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ namespace std {
   template<class _Tp, class _Alloc >
   class vector< _Tp*, _Alloc > {
   public:
-    typedef size_t size_type;    
+    typedef size_t size_type;
     typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
     typedef _Tp* value_type;
     typedef value_type* pointer;
     typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
-    typedef value_type reference;
-    typedef value_type const_reference;
+    typedef value_type& reference;
+    typedef const value_type& const_reference;
     typedef _Alloc allocator_type;
 
     %traits_swigtype(_Tp);
@@ -141,13 +141,13 @@ namespace std {
   template<class _Tp, class _Alloc >
   class vector< _Tp const *, _Alloc > {
   public:
-    typedef size_t size_type;    
+    typedef size_t size_type;
     typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
     typedef _Tp const * value_type;
     typedef value_type* pointer;
     typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
-    typedef value_type reference;
-    typedef value_type const_reference;
+    typedef value_type& reference;
+    typedef const value_type& const_reference;
     typedef _Alloc allocator_type;
 
     %traits_swigtype(_Tp);
@@ -182,13 +182,13 @@ namespace std {
   template<class _Alloc > 
   class vector<bool,_Alloc > {
   public:
-    typedef size_t size_type;    
+    typedef size_t size_type;
     typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
     typedef bool value_type;
     typedef value_type* pointer;
     typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
-    typedef value_type reference;
-    typedef value_type const_reference;
+    typedef value_type& reference;
+    typedef bool const_reference;
     typedef _Alloc allocator_type;
 
     %traits_swigtype(bool);
diff --git a/Lib/tcl/std_vector.i b/Lib/tcl/std_vector.i
index 71913f389..bb227cf3d 100644
--- a/Lib/tcl/std_vector.i
+++ b/Lib/tcl/std_vector.i
@@ -208,6 +208,14 @@ namespace std {
         }
       
       public:
+        typedef size_t size_type;
+        typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
+        typedef T value_type;
+        typedef value_type* pointer;
+        typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+        typedef value_type& reference;
+        typedef const value_type& const_reference;
+
         vector(unsigned int size = 0);
         vector(unsigned int size, const T& value);
         vector(const vector< T >& other);
@@ -359,6 +367,14 @@ namespace std {
         }
         
       public:
+        typedef size_t size_type;
+        typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
+        typedef T value_type;
+        typedef value_type* pointer;
+        typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+        typedef value_type& reference;
+        typedef const value_type& const_reference;
+
         vector(unsigned int size = 0);
         vector(unsigned int size, const T& value);
         vector(const vector< T >& other);