std::pair<const T&, const T&> minmax( const T& a, const T& b,
Returns the lowest and the greatest of the given values.
1,2) Returns references to the smaller and the greater of a and b.
1) Uses operator< to compare the values.
2) Use the comparison function comp to compare the values.
3,4) Returns the smallest and the greatest of the values in initializer list ilist.
3) Uses operator< to compare the values.
4) Use the comparison function comp to compare the values.
[edit] Parameters a, b - the values to compare ilist - initializer list with the values to compare comp - comparison function object (i.e. an object that satisfies the requirements of Compare) which returns true if the first argument is less than the second.The signature of the comparison function should be equivalent to the following:
bool cmp(const Type1& a, const Type2& b);
While the signature does not need to have const&, the function must not modify the objects passed to it and must be able to accept all values of type (possibly const) Type1
and Type2
regardless of value category (thus, Type1& is not allowed, nor is Type1 unless for Type1
a move is equivalent to a copy(since C++11)).
The types Type1 and Type2 must be such that an object of type T can be implicitly converted to both of them.
Returns the result of
std::pair<const T&, const T&>(a, b)if
a < bor if
ais equivalent to
b. Returns the result of
std::pair<const T&, const T&>(b, a)if
b < a.
3,4) A pair with the smallest value in ilist as the first element and the greatest as the second. If several elements are equivalent to the smallest, the leftmost such element is returned. If several elements are equivalent to the largest, the rightmost such element is returned.
[edit] Complexity1) Exactly one comparison using operator<.
2) Exactly one application of the comparison function comp.
3,4) Given \(\scriptsize N\)N as ilist.size():
3)At most
\(\scriptsize \frac{3N}{2}\)comparisons using
operator<.
4)At most
\(\scriptsize \frac{3N}{2}\)applications of the comparison function
comp.
[edit] Possible implementation minmax (1)template<class T> constexpr std::pair<const T&, const T&> minmax(const T& a, const T& b) { return (b < a) ? std::pair<const T&, const T&>(b, a) : std::pair<const T&, const T&>(a, b); }minmax (2)
template<class T, class Compare> constexpr std::pair<const T&, const T&> minmax(const T& a, const T& b, Compare comp) { return comp(b, a) ? std::pair<const T&, const T&>(b, a) : std::pair<const T&, const T&>(a, b); }minmax (3)
template<class T> constexpr std::pair<T, T> minmax(std::initializer_list<T> ilist) { auto p = std::minmax_element(ilist.begin(), ilist.end()); return std::pair(*p.first, *p.second); }minmax (4)
template<class T, class Compare> constexpr std::pair<T, T> minmax(std::initializer_list<T> ilist, Compare comp) { auto p = std::minmax_element(ilist.begin(), ilist.end(), comp); return std::pair(*p.first, *p.second); }[edit] Notes
For overloads (1,2), if one of the parameters is a temporary, the reference returned becomes a dangling reference at the end of the full expression that contains the call to minmax
:
int n = 1; auto p = std::minmax(n, n + 1); int m = p.first; // ok int x = p.second; // undefined behavior // Note that structured bindings have the same issue auto [mm, xx] = std::minmax(n, n + 1); xx; // undefined behavior[edit] Example
#include <algorithm> #include <cstdlib> #include <ctime> #include <iostream> #include <vector> int main() { std::vector<int> v{3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9, 2, 6}; std::srand(std::time(0)); std::pair<int, int> bounds = std::minmax(std::rand() % v.size(), std::rand() % v.size()); std::cout << "v[" << bounds.first << "," << bounds.second << "]: "; for (int i = bounds.first; i < bounds.second; ++i) std::cout << v[i] << ' '; std::cout << '\n'; }
Possible output:
[edit] Defect reportsThe following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.
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