class strong_ordering;
(since C++20)The class type std::strong_ordering
is the result type of a three-way comparison that:
==
, !=
, <
, <=
, >
, >=
).The type std::strong_ordering
has four valid values, implemented as const static data members of its type:
inline constexpr std::strong_ordering less
[static]
a valid value indicating less-than (ordered before) relationshipinline constexpr std::strong_ordering equivalent
[static]
a valid value indicating equivalence (neither ordered before nor ordered after), the same asequal
inline constexpr std::strong_ordering equal
[static]
a valid value indicating equivalence (neither ordered before nor ordered after), the same asequivalent
inline constexpr std::strong_ordering greater
[static]
a valid value indicating greater-than (ordered after) relationshipstd::strong_ordering
is the strongest of the three comparison categories: it is not implicitly-convertible from any other category and is implicitly-convertible to the other two.
operator partial_ordering
implicit conversion to std::partial_orderingconstexpr operator partial_ordering() const noexcept;
Return valuestd::partial_ordering::less if v
is less
, std::partial_ordering::greater if v
is greater
, std::partial_ordering::equivalent if v
is equal
or equivalent
.
constexpr operator weak_ordering() const noexcept;
Return valuestd::weak_ordering::less if v
is less
, std::weak_ordering::greater if v
is greater
, std::weak_ordering::equivalent if v
is equal
or equivalent
.
Comparison operators are defined between values of this type and literal â0â. This supports the expressions a <=> b == 0 or a <=> b < 0 that can be used to convert the result of a three-way comparison operator to a boolean relationship; see std::is_eq, std::is_lt, etc.
These functions are not visible to ordinary unqualified or qualified lookup, and can only be found by argument-dependent lookup when std::strong_ordering
is an associated class of the arguments.
The behavior of a program that attempts to compare a strong_ordering
with anything other than the integer literal â0â is undefined.
operator==operator<operator>operator<=operator>=operator<=>
compares with zero or astrong_ordering
friend constexpr bool
operator==( strong_ordering v, /*unspecified*/ u ) noexcept;
friend constexpr bool
operator==( strong_ordering v, strong_ordering w ) noexcept = default;
std::strong_ordering
values to check u - an unused parameter of any type that accepts literal zero argument Return value
1) true if v
is equivalent
or equal
, false if v
is less
or greater
2) true if both parameters hold the same value, false otherwise. Note that equal
is the same as equivalent
.
friend constexpr bool operator<( strong_ordering v, /*unspecified*/ u ) noexcept;
(1)friend constexpr bool operator<( /*unspecified*/ u, strong_ordering v ) noexcept;
(2) Parameters v - astd::strong_ordering
value to check u - an unused parameter of any type that accepts literal zero argument Return value
1) true if v
is less
, and false if v
is greater
, equivalent
, or equal
2) true if v
is greater
, and false if v
is less
, equivalent
, or equal
friend constexpr bool operator<=( strong_ordering v, /*unspecified*/ u ) noexcept;
(1)friend constexpr bool operator<=( /*unspecified*/ u, strong_ordering v ) noexcept;
(2) Parameters v - astd::strong_ordering
value to check u - an unused parameter of any type that accepts literal zero argument Return value
1) true if v
is less
, equivalent
, or equal
, and false if v
is greater
2) true if v
is greater
, equivalent
, or equal
, and false if v
is less
friend constexpr bool operator>( strong_ordering v, /*unspecified*/ u ) noexcept;
(1)friend constexpr bool operator>( /*unspecified*/ u, strong_ordering v ) noexcept;
(2) Parameters v - astd::strong_ordering
value to check u - an unused parameter of any type that accepts literal zero argument Return value
1) true if v
is greater
, and false if v
is less
, equivalent
, or equal
2) true if v
is less
, and false if v
is greater
, equivalent
, or equal
friend constexpr bool operator>=( strong_ordering v, /*unspecified*/ u ) noexcept;
(1)friend constexpr bool operator>=( /*unspecified*/ u, strong_ordering v ) noexcept;
(2) Parameters v - astd::strong_ordering
value to check u - an unused parameter of any type that accepts literal zero argument Return value
1) true if v
is greater
, equivalent
, or equal
, and false if v
is less
2) true if v
is less
, equivalent
, or equal
, and false if v
is greater
friend constexpr strong_ordering
operator<=>( strong_ordering v, /*unspecified*/ u ) noexcept;
friend constexpr strong_ordering
operator<=>( /*unspecified*/ u, strong_ordering v ) noexcept;
std::strong_ordering
value to check u - an unused parameter of any type that accepts literal zero argument Return value
1) v.
2) greater
if v
is less
, less
if v
is greater
, otherwise v
.
#include <compare> #include <iostream> struct Point { int x{}, y{}; friend constexpr std::strong_ordering operator<=>(Point lhs, Point rhs) { if (lhs.x < rhs.x or (lhs.x == rhs.x and lhs.y < rhs.y)) return std::strong_ordering::less; if (lhs.x > rhs.x or (lhs.x == rhs.x and lhs.y > rhs.y)) return std::strong_ordering::greater; return std::strong_ordering::equivalent; } friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, Point s) { return os << '(' << s.x << ',' << s.y << ')'; } }; void print_three_way_comparison(const auto& p, const auto& q) { const auto cmp{p <=> q}; std::cout << p << (cmp < 0 ? " < " : cmp > 0 ? " > " : " == " ) // compares with 0 << q << '\n'; } void print_two_way_comparison(const auto& p, const auto& q) { std::cout << p << (p < q ? " < " : p > q ? " > " : " == ") // compares p and q << q << '\n'; } int main() { const Point p1{0, 1}, p2{0, 1}, p3{0, 2}; print_three_way_comparison(p1, p2); print_two_way_comparison(p1, p2); print_three_way_comparison(p2, p3); print_two_way_comparison(p2, p3); print_three_way_comparison(p3, p2); print_two_way_comparison(p3, p2); }
Output:
(0,1) == (0,1) (0,1) == (0,1) (0,1) < (0,2) (0,1) < (0,2) (0,2) > (0,1) (0,2) > (0,1)[edit] See also the result type of 3-way comparison that supports all 6 operators and is not substitutable
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