/* 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 #include #include "print.hpp" using namespace std; // type for sorting criterion template 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) { } // comparision of elements bool operator() (const T& t1, const T& t2) const { return mode == normal ? t1 < t2 : t2 < t1; } // comparision of sorting criteria bool operator== (const RuntimeCmp& rc) { return mode == rc.mode; } }; // type of a set that uses this sorting criterion typedef set > 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 reverse_order(RuntimeCmp::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); }