The library provides basic function object classes for all of the comparison operators in the language ([expr.rel], [expr.eq]).
For templates less, greater, less_equal, and greater_equal, the specializations for any pointer type yield a strict total order that is consistent among those specializations and is also consistent with the partial order imposed by the built-in operators <, >, <=, >=. [ Note: When a < b is well-defined for pointers a and b of type P, this implies (a < b) == less<P>(a, b), (a > b) == greater<P>(a, b), and so forth. — end note ] For template specializations less<void>, greater<void>, less_equal<void>, and greater_equal<void>, if the call operator calls a built-in operator comparing pointers, the call operator yields a strict total order that is consistent among those specializations and is also consistent with the partial order imposed by those built-in operators.
template <class T = void> struct equal_to {
constexpr bool operator()(const T& x, const T& y) const;
};
constexpr bool operator()(const T& x, const T& y) const;
Returns: x == y.
template <> struct equal_to<void> {
template <class T, class U> constexpr auto operator()(T&& t, U&& u) const
-> decltype(std::forward<T>(t) == std::forward<U>(u));
using is_transparent = unspecified;
};
template <class T, class U> constexpr auto operator()(T&& t, U&& u) const
-> decltype(std::forward<T>(t) == std::forward<U>(u));
Returns: std::forward<T>(t) == std::forward<U>(u).
template <class T = void> struct not_equal_to {
constexpr bool operator()(const T& x, const T& y) const;
};
constexpr bool operator()(const T& x, const T& y) const;
Returns: x != y.
template <> struct not_equal_to<void> {
template <class T, class U> constexpr auto operator()(T&& t, U&& u) const
-> decltype(std::forward<T>(t) != std::forward<U>(u));
using is_transparent = unspecified;
};
template <class T, class U> constexpr auto operator()(T&& t, U&& u) const
-> decltype(std::forward<T>(t) != std::forward<U>(u));
Returns: std::forward<T>(t) != std::forward<U>(u).
template <class T = void> struct greater {
constexpr bool operator()(const T& x, const T& y) const;
};
constexpr bool operator()(const T& x, const T& y) const;
Returns: x > y.
template <> struct greater<void> {
template <class T, class U> constexpr auto operator()(T&& t, U&& u) const
-> decltype(std::forward<T>(t) > std::forward<U>(u));
using is_transparent = unspecified;
};
template <class T, class U> constexpr auto operator()(T&& t, U&& u) const
-> decltype(std::forward<T>(t) > std::forward<U>(u));
Returns: std::forward<T>(t) > std::forward<U>(u).
template <class T = void> struct less {
constexpr bool operator()(const T& x, const T& y) const;
};
constexpr bool operator()(const T& x, const T& y) const;
Returns: x < y.
template <> struct less<void> {
template <class T, class U> constexpr auto operator()(T&& t, U&& u) const
-> decltype(std::forward<T>(t) < std::forward<U>(u));
using is_transparent = unspecified;
};
template <class T, class U> constexpr auto operator()(T&& t, U&& u) const
-> decltype(std::forward<T>(t) < std::forward<U>(u));
Returns: std::forward<T>(t) < std::forward<U>(u).
template <class T = void> struct greater_equal {
constexpr bool operator()(const T& x, const T& y) const;
};
constexpr bool operator()(const T& x, const T& y) const;
Returns: x >= y.
template <> struct greater_equal<void> {
template <class T, class U> constexpr auto operator()(T&& t, U&& u) const
-> decltype(std::forward<T>(t) >= std::forward<U>(u));
using is_transparent = unspecified;
};
template <class T, class U> constexpr auto operator()(T&& t, U&& u) const
-> decltype(std::forward<T>(t) >= std::forward<U>(u));
Returns: std::forward<T>(t) >= std::forward<U>(u).
template <class T = void> struct less_equal {
constexpr bool operator()(const T& x, const T& y) const;
};
constexpr bool operator()(const T& x, const T& y) const;
Returns: x <= y.
template <> struct less_equal<void> {
template <class T, class U> constexpr auto operator()(T&& t, U&& u) const
-> decltype(std::forward<T>(t) <= std::forward<U>(u));
using is_transparent = unspecified;
};
template <class T, class U> constexpr auto operator()(T&& t, U&& u) const
-> decltype(std::forward<T>(t) <= std::forward<U>(u));
Returns: std::forward<T>(t) <= std::forward<U>(u).