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/* The following code example is taken from the book * "The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference" * by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 1999 * * (C) Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 1999. * Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software * is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. * This software is provided "as is" without express or implied * warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose. */ #include <iostream> #include <set>
using namespace std;
/* PRINT_ELEMENTS() * - prints optional C-string optcstr followed by * - all elements of the collection coll * - separated by spaces */ template <class T> inline void PRINT_ELEMENTS (const T& coll, const char* optcstr="") { typename T::const_iterator pos;
// type for sorting criterion template <class T> class RuntimeCmp { public: enum cmp_mode {normal, reverse}; private: cmp_mode mode; public: // constructor for sorting criterion // - default criterion uses value normal RuntimeCmp (cmp_mode m=normal) : mode(m) { } // comparison of elements bool operator() (const T& t1, const T& t2) const { return mode == normal ? t1 < t2 : t2 < t1; } // comparison of sorting criteria bool operator== (const RuntimeCmp& rc) { return mode == rc.mode; } };
// type of a set that uses this sorting criterion typedef set<int,RuntimeCmp<int> > IntSet;
// forward declaration void fill (IntSet& set);
int main() { // create, fill, and print set with normal element order // - uses default sorting criterion IntSet coll1; fill(coll1); PRINT_ELEMENTS (coll1, "coll1: ");
// create sorting criterion with reverse element order RuntimeCmp<int> reverse_order(RuntimeCmp<int>::reverse);
// create, fill, and print set with reverse element order IntSet coll2(reverse_order); fill(coll2); PRINT_ELEMENTS (coll2, "coll2: ");
// assign elements AND sorting criterion coll1 = coll2; coll1.insert(3); PRINT_ELEMENTS (coll1, "coll1: ");
// just to make sure... if (coll1.value_comp() == coll2.value_comp()) { cout << "coll1 and coll2 have same sorting criterion" << endl; } else { cout << "coll1 and coll2 have different sorting criterion" << endl; } }
void fill (IntSet& set) { // fill insert elements in random order set.insert(4); set.insert(7); set.insert(5); set.insert(1); set.insert(6); set.insert(2); set.insert(5); }
/* coll1: 1 2 4 5 6 7 coll2: 7 6 5 4 2 1 coll1: 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 coll1 and coll2 have same sorting criterion