23 General utilities library [utilities]

23.5 Tuples [tuple]

23.5.3 Class template tuple [tuple.tuple]

23.5.3.8 Relational operators [tuple.rel]

template<class... TTypes, class... UTypes> constexpr bool operator==(const tuple<TTypes...>& t, const tuple<UTypes...>& u);

Requires: For all i, where 0 <= i and i < sizeof...(TTypes), get<i>(t) == get<i>(u) is a valid expression returning a type that is convertible to bool. sizeof...(TTypes) == sizeof...(UTypes).

Returns: true if get<i>(t) == get<i>(u) for all i, otherwise false. For any two zero-length tuples e and f, e == f returns true.

Effects: The elementary comparisons are performed in order from the zeroth index upwards. No comparisons or element accesses are performed after the first equality comparison that evaluates to false.

template<class... TTypes, class... UTypes> constexpr bool operator<(const tuple<TTypes...>& t, const tuple<UTypes...>& u);

Requires: For all i, where 0 <= i and i < sizeof...(TTypes), both get<i>(t) < get<i>(u) and get<i>(u) < get<i>(t) are valid expressions returning types that are convertible to bool. sizeof...(TTypes) == sizeof...(UTypes).

Returns: The result of a lexicographical comparison between t and u. The result is defined as: (bool)(get<0>(t) < get<0>(u)) || (!(bool)(get<0>(u) < get<0>(t)) && ttail < utail), where rtail for some tuple r is a tuple containing all but the first element of r. For any two zero-length tuples e and f, e < f returns false.

template<class... TTypes, class... UTypes> constexpr bool operator!=(const tuple<TTypes...>& t, const tuple<UTypes...>& u);

Returns: !(t == u).

template<class... TTypes, class... UTypes> constexpr bool operator>(const tuple<TTypes...>& t, const tuple<UTypes...>& u);

Returns: u < t.

template<class... TTypes, class... UTypes> constexpr bool operator<=(const tuple<TTypes...>& t, const tuple<UTypes...>& u);

Returns: !(u < t).

template<class... TTypes, class... UTypes> constexpr bool operator>=(const tuple<TTypes...>& t, const tuple<UTypes...>& u);

Returns: !(t < u).

[Note: The above definitions for comparison functions do not require ttail (or utail) to be constructed. It may not even be possible, as t and u are not required to be copy constructible. Also, all comparison functions are short circuited; they do not perform element accesses beyond what is required to determine the result of the comparison. end note]