NAME¶

std::ranges::equal_range - std::ranges::equal_range

Synopsis¶

Defined in header <algorithm>
Call signature
template< std::forward_iterator I, std::sentinel_for<I> S,

class T, class Proj = std::identity,
std::indirect_strict_weak_order (since
<const T*, std::projected<I, Proj>> Comp = C++20)
ranges::less > (until
constexpr ranges::subrange<I> equal_range( I first, S last, C++26)
const T& value,

Comp comp = {},
Proj proj = {} );
template< std::forward_iterator I, std::sentinel_for<I> S,

class Proj = std::identity,
class T = std::projected_value_t<I, Proj>,
std::indirect_strict_weak_order
<const T*, std::projected<I, Proj>> Comp = (since
ranges::less > C++26)
constexpr ranges::subrange<I> equal_range( I first, S last,
const T& value,

Comp comp = {},
Proj proj = {} );
template< ranges::forward_range R,
(1)
class T, class Proj = std::identity,
std::indirect_strict_weak_order
<const T*, (since
std::projected<ranges::iterator_t<R>, C++20)
Proj>> Comp = (until
ranges::less > C++26)
constexpr ranges::borrowed_subrange_t<R>

equal_range( R&& r, const T& value, Comp comp = {}, Proj
proj = {} );
template< ranges::forward_range R, (2)

class Proj = std::identity,
class T =
std::projected_value_t<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Proj>,
std::indirect_strict_weak_order
<const T*, (since
std::projected<ranges::iterator_t<R>, C++26)
Proj>> Comp =
ranges::less >
constexpr ranges::borrowed_subrange_t<R>

equal_range( R&& r, const T& value, Comp comp = {}, Proj
proj = {} );

1) Returns a view containing all elements equivalent to value in the range
[first, last).

The range [first, last) must be at least partially ordered with respect to value,
i.e. it must satisfy all of the following requirements:

* partitioned with respect to element < value or comp(element, value) (that is,
all elements for which the expression is true precedes all elements for which
the expression is false).
* partitioned with respect to !(value < element) or !comp(value, element).
* for all elements, if element < value or comp(element, value) is true then
!(value < element) or !comp(value, element) is also true.

A fully-sorted range meets these criteria.

The returned view is constructed from two iterators, one pointing to the first
element that is not less than value and another pointing to the first element
greater than value. The first iterator may be alternatively obtained with
std::ranges::lower_bound(), the second - with std::ranges::upper_bound().

2) Same as (1), but uses r as the source range, as if using the range
ranges::begin(r) as first and ranges::end(r) as last.

The function-like entities described on this page are niebloids, that is:

* Explicit template argument lists cannot be specified when calling any of them.
* None of them are visible to argument-dependent lookup.
* When any of them are found by normal unqualified lookup as the name to the left
of the function-call operator, argument-dependent lookup is inhibited.

In practice, they may be implemented as function objects, or with special compiler
extensions.

Parameters¶

first, last - the range of elements to examine
r - the range of the elements to examine
value - value to compare the elements to
comp - if the first argument is less than (i.e. is ordered before) the second
proj - projection to apply to the elements

Return value¶

std::ranges::subrange containing a pair of iterators defining the wanted range, the
first pointing to the first element that is not less than value and the second
pointing to the first element greater than value.

If there are no elements not less than value, the last iterator (iterator that is
equal to last or ranges::end(r)) is returned as the first element. Similarly if
there are no elements greater than value, the last iterator is returned as the
second element.

Complexity¶

The number of comparisons performed is logarithmic in the distance between first and
last (at most 2 * log
2(last - first) + O(1) comparisons). However, for an iterator that does not model
random_access_iterator, the number of iterator increments is linear.

Possible implementation¶

struct equal_range_fn
{
template<std::forward_iterator I, std::sentinel_for<I> S,
class Proj = std::identity, class T = std::projected_value_t<I, Proj>,
std::indirect_strict_weak_order
<const T*, std::projected<I, Proj>> Comp = ranges::less>
constexpr ranges::subrange<I>
operator()(I first, S last, const T& value, Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {}) const
{
return ranges::subrange
(
ranges::lower_bound(first, last, value, std::ref(comp), std::ref(proj)),
ranges::upper_bound(first, last, value, std::ref(comp), std::ref(proj))
);
}

template<ranges::forward_range R, class Proj = std::identity,
class T = std::projected_value_t<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Proj>,
std::indirect_strict_weak_order
<const T*, std::projected<ranges::iterator_t<R>,
Proj>> Comp = ranges::less>
constexpr ranges::borrowed_subrange_t<R>
operator()(R&& r, const T& value, Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {}) const
{
return (*this)(ranges::begin(r), ranges::end(r), value,
std::ref(comp), std::ref(proj));
}
};

inline constexpr equal_range_fn equal_range;

Notes¶

Feature-test macro Value Std Feature
__cpp_lib_algorithm_default_value_type 202403 (C++26) List-initialization for
algorithms (1,2)

Example¶

// Run this code

#include <algorithm>
#include <compare>
#include <complex>
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>

struct S
{
int number {};
char name {};
// note: name is ignored by these comparison operators
friend bool operator== (const S s1, const S s2) { return s1.number == s2.number; }
friend auto operator<=>(const S s1, const S s2) { return s1.number <=> s2.number; }
friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, S o)
{
return os << '{' << o.number << ", '" << o.name << "'}";
}
};

void println(auto rem, const auto& v)
{
for (std::cout << rem; const auto& e : v)
std::cout << e << ' ';
std::cout << '\n';
}

int main()
{
// note: not ordered, only partitioned w.r.t. S defined below
std::vector<S> vec
{
{1,'A'}, {2,'B'}, {2,'C'}, {2,'D'}, {4, 'D'}, {4,'G'}, {3,'F'}
};

const S value{2, '?'};

namespace ranges = std::ranges;

auto a = ranges::equal_range(vec, value);
println("1. ", a);

auto b = ranges::equal_range(vec.begin(), vec.end(), value);
println("2. ", b);

auto c = ranges::equal_range(vec, 'D', ranges::less {}, &S::name);
println("3. ", c);

auto d = ranges::equal_range(vec.begin(), vec.end(), 'D', ranges::less {}, &S::name);
println("4. ", d);

using CD = std::complex<double>;
std::vector<CD> nums{{1, 0}, {2, 2}, {2, 1}, {3, 0}, {3, 1}};
auto cmpz = [](CD x, CD y) { return x.real() < y.real(); };
#ifdef __cpp_lib_algorithm_default_value_type
auto p3 = ranges::equal_range(nums, {2, 0}, cmpz);
#else
auto p3 = ranges::equal_range(nums, CD{2, 0}, cmpz);
#endif
println("5. ", p3);
}

Output:¶

1. {2, 'B'} {2, 'C'} {2, 'D'}
2. {2, 'B'} {2, 'C'} {2, 'D'}
3. {2, 'D'} {4, 'D'}
4. {2, 'D'} {4, 'D'}
5. (2,2) (2,1)

See also¶

ranges::lower_bound returns an iterator to the first element not less than the
(C++20) given value
(niebloid)
ranges::upper_bound returns an iterator to the first element greater than a
(C++20) certain value
(niebloid)
ranges::binary_search determines if an element exists in a partially-ordered range
(C++20) (niebloid)
ranges::partition divides a range of elements into two groups
(C++20) (niebloid)
ranges::equal determines if two sets of elements are the same
(C++20) (niebloid)
equal_range returns range of elements matching a specific key
(function template)