Generic Algorithms

Functions
template<class InputIterator , class Size , class OutputIterator >
OutputIterator	CGAL::copy_n (InputIterator first, Size n, OutputIterator result)
template<class ForwardIterator >
std::pair< ForwardIterator, ForwardIterator >	CGAL::min_max_element (ForwardIterator first, ForwardIterator last)
	Computes the minimal and the maximal element of a range. More...
template<class ForwardIterator , class CompareMin , class CompareMax >
std::pair< ForwardIterator, ForwardIterator >	CGAL::min_max_element (ForwardIterator first, ForwardIterator last, CompareMin comp_min, CompareMax comp_max)
	Computes the minimal and the maximal element of a range. More...
template<class BidirectionalIterator >
BidirectionalIterator	CGAL::predecessor (BidirectionalIterator it)
template<class ForwardIterator >
ForwardIterator	CGAL::successor (ForwardIterator it)
template<class RandomAccessIterator , class RandomGenerator >
void	CGAL::cpp98::random_shuffle (RandomAccessIterator begin, RandomAccessIterator end, RandomGenerator &random)
	Replacement for std::random_shuffle() which was deprecated in C++14, and removed by C++17. More...
template<class RandomAccessIterator >
void	CGAL::cpp98::random_shuffle (RandomAccessIterator begin, RandomAccessIterator end)
	Replacement for std::random_shuffle() which was deprecated in C++14, and removed by C++17. More...

Function Documentation

copy_n()

template<class InputIterator , class Size , class OutputIterator >

OutputIterator CGAL::copy_n	(	InputIterator	first,
		Size	n,
		OutputIterator	result
	)

#include <CGAL/algorithm.h>

Deprecated:

This function is deprecated, std::copy_n should be used instead.

Copies the first n items from first to result.

Returns

the value of result after inserting the n items.

Note

The STL release June 13, 1997, from SGI contains an equivalent function, but it is not part of the ISO standard.

See also

CGAL::Counting_iterator<Iterator, Value>

copies

min_max_element() [1/2]

template<class ForwardIterator >

std::pair<ForwardIterator, ForwardIterator > CGAL::min_max_element	(	ForwardIterator	first,
		ForwardIterator	last
	)

#include <CGAL/algorithm.h>

Computes the minimal and the maximal element of a range.

It is modeled after the STL functions std::min_element and std::max_element. The advantage of min_max_element compared to calling both STL functions is that one only iterates once over the sequence. This is more efficient especially for large and/or complex sequences.

Example

The following example program computes the minimal and maximal element of the sequence (3,\,6,\,5). Hence the output is min = 3, max = 6.

File STL_Extension/min_max_element_example.cpp

#include <CGAL/algorithm.h>
#include <vector>
#include <iostream>

using std::vector;
using std::pair;
using std::cout;
using std::endl;
using CGAL::min_max_element;

int main()
{
  vector< int > v;
  v.push_back(3);
  v.push_back(6);
  v.push_back(5);
  typedef std::vector< int >::iterator iterator;
  pair< iterator, iterator > p = min_max_element(v.begin(), v.end());
  cout << "min = " << *p.first << ", max = " << *p.second << endl;
  return 0;
}

Returns

a pair of iterators where the first component refers to the minimal and the second component refers to the maximal element in the range [first, last). The ordering is defined by operator< on the value type of ForwardIterator.

Examples:

STL_Extension/min_max_element_example.cpp.

min_max_element() [2/2]

template<class ForwardIterator , class CompareMin , class CompareMax >

std::pair< ForwardIterator, ForwardIterator > CGAL::min_max_element	(	ForwardIterator	first,
		ForwardIterator	last,
		CompareMin	comp_min,
		CompareMax	comp_max
	)

#include <CGAL/algorithm.h>

Computes the minimal and the maximal element of a range.

It is modeled after the STL functions std::min_element and std::max_element. The advantage of min_max_element compared to calling both STL functions is that one only iterates once over the sequence. This is more efficient especially for large and/or complex sequences.

Returns

a pair of iterators where the first component refers to the minimal and the second component refers to the maximal element in the range [first, last).

Template Parameters

CompareMin	is an adaptable binary function object: VT \( \times\) VT \( \rightarrow\) bool where VT is the value type of ForwardIterator.
CompareMax	is an adaptable binary function object: VT \( \times\) VT \( \rightarrow\) bool where VT is the value type of ForwardIterator.

predecessor()

template<class BidirectionalIterator >

BidirectionalIterator CGAL::predecessor

(

BidirectionalIterator

it

)

#include <CGAL/algorithm.h>

Deprecated:

This function is deprecated.

std::prev should be used instead.

Returns the previous iterator, i.e. the result of operator-- on a bidirectional iterator.

See also

CGAL::successor()

Returns

--it.

random_shuffle() [1/2]

template<class RandomAccessIterator , class RandomGenerator >

void CGAL::cpp98::random_shuffle	(	RandomAccessIterator	begin,
		RandomAccessIterator	end,
		RandomGenerator &	random
	)

#include <CGAL/algorithm.h>

Replacement for std::random_shuffle() which was deprecated in C++14, and removed by C++17.

In the STL it was replaced by std::shuffle().

Note

The implementation in CGAL produces the same order on all platforms.

random_shuffle() [2/2]

template<class RandomAccessIterator >

void CGAL::cpp98::random_shuffle	(	RandomAccessIterator	begin,
		RandomAccessIterator	end
	)

#include <CGAL/algorithm.h>

Replacement for std::random_shuffle() which was deprecated in C++14, and removed by C++17.

In the STL it was replaced by std::shuffle().

Note

The implementation in CGAL produces the same order on all platforms.

successor()

template<class ForwardIterator >

ForwardIterator CGAL::successor

(

ForwardIterator

it

)

#include <CGAL/algorithm.h>

Deprecated:

This function is deprecated.

std::next should be used instead.

Returns the next iterator, i.e. the result of operator++ on a forward iterator.

See also

CGAL::predecessor()

Returns

++it.