/* 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; int main() { vector coll; INSERT_ELEMENTS(coll,1,3); PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"on entry: "); /* permute elements until they are sorted * - runs through all permutations because the elements are sorted now */ while (next_permutation(coll.begin(),coll.end())) { PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll," "); } PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"afterward: "); /* permute until descending sorted * - this is the next permutation after ascending sorting * - so the loop ends immediately */ while (prev_permutation(coll.begin(),coll.end())) { PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll," "); } PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"now: "); /* permute elements until they are sorted in descending order * - runs through all permutations because the elements are sorted * in descending order now */ while (prev_permutation(coll.begin(),coll.end())) { PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll," "); } PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"afterward: "); }