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find_if

Locates the position of the first occurrence of an element in a range that satisfies a specified condition.

template<class InputIterator, class Predicate>
   InputIterator find_if(
      InputIterator _First, 
      InputIterator _Last, 
      Predicate _Pred
   );

Parameters

  • _First
    An input iterator addressing the position of the first element in the range to be searched.

  • _Last
    An input iterator addressing the position one past the final element in the range to be searched.

  • _Pred
    User-defined predicate function object that defines the condition to be satisfied by the element being searched for. A predicate takes single argument and returns true or false.

Return Value

An input iterator that addresses the first element in the range that satisfies the condition specified by the predicate.

Remarks

This template function is a generalization of the algorithm find, replacing the predicate "equals a specific value" with any predicate.

Example

// alg_find_if.cpp
// compile with: /EHsc
#include <list>
#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>

bool greater10 ( int value )
{
   return value >10;
}

int main( )
{
   using namespace std;

   list <int> L;
   list <int>::iterator Iter;
   list <int>::iterator result;
   
   L.push_back( 5 );
   L.push_back( 10 );
   L.push_back( 15 );
   L.push_back( 20 );
   L.push_back( 10 );

   cout << "L = ( " ;
   for ( Iter = L.begin( ) ; Iter != L.end( ) ; Iter++ )
      cout << *Iter << " ";
   cout << ")" << endl;

   
   result = find_if( L.begin( ), L.end( ), &greater10 );
   if ( result == L.end( ) )
      cout << "There is no element greater than 10 in list L."
           << endl;
   else
   {
      result++;
      cout << "There is an element greater than 10 in list L,"
           << "\n and it is followed by a "
           <<  *(result) << "." << endl;
   }
}
L = ( 5 10 15 20 10 )
There is an element greater than 10 in list L,
 and it is followed by a 20.

Requirements

Header: <algorithm>

Namespace: std

See Also

Reference

find_if (STL Samples)

Standard Template Library

Other Resources

<algorithm> Members