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minmax

Compares two input parameters and returns them as a pair, in order of least to greatest.

template<class Type>
    pair<const Type&, const Type&>
        minmax(
            const Type& _Left, 
            const Type& _Right
        );
template<class Type, class BinaryPredicate>
    pair<const Type&, const Type&>
        minmax(
            const Type& _Left,
            const Type& _Right,
            BinaryPredicate _Comp
        );

Parameters

  • _Left
    The first of the two objects being compared.

  • _Right
    The second of the two objects being compared.

  • _Comp
    A binary predicate used to compare the two objects.

Property Value/Return Value

Returns a pair of objects, in order of least to greatest.

Remarks

The first template function returns pair<const Type&, const Type&>(_Right, _Left) if _Right < _Left. Otherwise it returns pair<const Type&, const Type&>(_Left, _Right).

The second member function returns a pair whose first element is the leftmost element of init that compares no larger than any other element, and whose second element is the rightmost element of _Init that compares no smaller than any other element.

The remaining template functions behave the same, except that they replace operator<(X, Y) with _Comp(X, Y).

The function performs exactly one comparison.

Requirements

Header: <algorithm>

Namespace: std

See Also

Reference

minmax_element

min

min_element

max

max_element

<algorithm>

Standard Template Library

Other Resources

<algorithm> Members