/* 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 "algostuff.hpp" using namespace std; void printCollection (const list& l) { PRINT_ELEMENTS(l); } bool lessForCollection (const list& l1, const list& l2) { return lexicographical_compare (l1.begin(), l1.end(), // first range l2.begin(), l2.end()); // second range } int main() { list c1, c2, c3, c4; // fill all collections with the same starting values INSERT_ELEMENTS(c1,1,5); c4 = c3 = c2 = c1; // and now some differences c1.push_back(7); c3.push_back(2); c3.push_back(0); c4.push_back(2); // create collection of collections vector > cc; cc.push_back(c1); cc.push_back(c2); cc.push_back(c3); cc.push_back(c4); cc.push_back(c3); cc.push_back(c1); cc.push_back(c4); cc.push_back(c2); // print all collections for_each (cc.begin(), cc.end(), printCollection); cout << endl; // sort collection lexicographically sort (cc.begin(), cc.end(), // range lessForCollection); // sorting criterion // print all collections again for_each (cc.begin(), cc.end(), printCollection); }