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Algorithms

Summary

Generic algorithms for performing various operations on containers and sequences.

Contents

Synopsis●

Description●

Algorithms by Mutating/Non-mutating Function●

Algorithms by Operation●

Algorithms by Iterator Category●

Complexity●

See Also●

Synopsis

#include <algorithm>

The synopsis of each algorithm appears in its entry in the reference guide.

Description

The Standard C++ Library provides a very flexible framework for applying generic algorithms

to containers. The library also provides a rich set of these algorithms for searching, sorting,

merging, transforming, scanning, and much more.

Each algorithm can be applied to a variety of containers, including those defined by a user of

the library. The following design features make algorithms generic:

Generic algorithms access the collection through iterators●

Algorithms are templatized on iterator types●

Each algorithm is designed to require the least number of services from the iterators it●