diff --git a/src/tools/ranges/AnyIterator.hpp b/src/tools/ranges/AnyIterator.hpp
index e1be04a..0e56228 100644
--- a/src/tools/ranges/AnyIterator.hpp
+++ b/src/tools/ranges/AnyIterator.hpp
@@ -44,22 +44,22 @@ class AnyIterator {
 
   template < typename Iterator >
   AnyIterator( const std::input_iterator_tag&, Iterator&& iter ) :
-    ptr_( new AnyInputIteratorModel< typename std::decay< Iterator >::type,
+    ptr_( new AnyInputIteratorModel< Iterator,
                                      ValueType >( std::forward< Iterator >( iter ) ) ) {}
 
   template < typename Iterator >
   AnyIterator( const std::forward_iterator_tag&, Iterator&& iter ) :
-    ptr_( new AnyForwardIteratorModel< typename std::decay< Iterator >::type,
+    ptr_( new AnyForwardIteratorModel< Iterator,
                                        ValueType >( std::forward< Iterator >( iter ) ) ) {}
 
   template < typename Iterator >
   AnyIterator( const std::bidirectional_iterator_tag&, Iterator&& iter ) :
-    ptr_( new AnyBidirectionalIteratorModel< typename std::decay< Iterator >::type,
+    ptr_( new AnyBidirectionalIteratorModel< Iterator,
                                              ValueType >( std::forward< Iterator >( iter ) ) ) {}
 
   template < typename Iterator >
   AnyIterator( const std::random_access_iterator_tag&, Iterator&& iter ) :
-    ptr_( new AnyRandomAccessIteratorModel< typename std::decay< Iterator >::type,
+    ptr_( new AnyRandomAccessIteratorModel< Iterator,
                                             ValueType >( std::forward< Iterator >( iter ) ) ) {}
 
 public:
diff --git a/src/tools/ranges/AnyView/test/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tools/ranges/AnyView/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 5ee6108..934df1d 100644
--- a/src/tools/ranges/AnyView/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tools/ranges/AnyView/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 add_cpp_test( ranges.AnyView AnyView.test.cpp )
+add_cpp_test( ranges.AnyView.usecase usecase.test.cpp )
diff --git a/src/tools/ranges/AnyView/test/usecase.test.cpp b/src/tools/ranges/AnyView/test/usecase.test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21a7f32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/ranges/AnyView/test/usecase.test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// include Catch2
+#include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
+
+// what we are testing
+#include "tools/ranges/AnyView.hpp"
+
+// other includes
+#include <forward_list>
+#include <list>
+#include <vector>
+#include "tools/ranges/make_view.hpp"
+
+// convenience typedefs
+using namespace njoy::tools::ranges;
+
+// a class with data
+class Data {
+
+  std::vector< double > data_;
+
+public:
+
+  Data( int size ) : data_( size ) {
+
+    for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < data_.size(); ++i ) {
+
+      data_[i] = i;
+    }
+  }
+
+   const std::vector< double >& data() const { return this->data_; }
+
+  auto view() const { return njoy::tools::ranges::make_view( this->data() ); }
+};
+
+SCENARIO( "use case" ) {
+
+  GIVEN( "a data object that returns a range" ) {
+
+    Data object( 1000 );
+
+    WHEN( "retrieving the view and converting it to an AnyView" ) {
+
+      AnyRandomAccessView< double > chunk = object.view();
+
+      THEN( "an AnyView can be constructed and members can be tested" ) {
+
+        CHECK( 1000 == chunk.size() );
+        CHECK( false == chunk.empty() );
+        CHECK( false == bool( chunk ) );
+
+        unsigned int counter = 0;
+        for ( auto value : chunk ) {
+
+          ++counter;
+        }
+        CHECK( 1000 == counter );
+
+        CHECK(   0 == chunk[0] );
+        CHECK( 999 == chunk[999] );
+
+        CHECK(   0 == chunk.at( 0 ) );
+        CHECK( 999 == chunk.at( 999 ) );
+
+        CHECK(   0 == chunk.front() );
+        CHECK( 999 == chunk.back() );
+      } // THEN
+    } // WHEN
+  } // GIVEN
+} // SCENARIO