Re: operator< for algorithms

From:
Victor Bazarov <v.Abazarov@comAcast.net>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:55:15 -0400
Message-ID:
<gr2u63$5vo$1@news.datemas.de>
Hicham Mouline wrote:

"Hicham Mouline" <hicham@mouline.org> wrote in message
news:49d4d773$0$90275$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...

It doesn't seem to work

template<class T, class U>
bool operator<(const typename C<T,U>::EntryType& lhs,
              const typename C<T,U>::EntryType& rhs)
{
 std::cout<< "called" <<std::endl;
 return true;
}

never prints anything

I just realized c++03 defines operators< for std::pair<> in std.

Maybe I need to override those

rds,


still doesn't wor, strange
http://codepad.org/h9uFoI1I


Hm...

I tried redefining your type 'EntryType' as derived from 'std::pair',
and it didn't help either.

I don't know. Apparently the compiler is unable to resolve it (or
instantiate the template) and if falls back on what it can do, the
operator < for std::pair...

I think you should resort to a named function/functor:

    template<class T, class U>
    bool op_less(const typename NS1::NS2::C<T,U>::EntryType& lhs,
                 const typename NS1::NS2::C<T,U>::EntryType& rhs)
    {
       std::cout<< "called" <<std::endl;
       return true;
    }

....
    template<typename T1, typename T2>
    void C<T1, T2>::FindX(xType x) const
    {
       std::cout<< "inside Find"<<std::endl;
       if ( op_less<T1,T2>(mContainer[0], mContainer[1]) )
       {
          std::cout<<" 0 < 1 "<<std::endl;
       }
       if ( op_less<T1,T2>(mContainer[1], mContainer[0]) )
       {
          std::cout<<" 1 < 0 "<<std::endl;
       }
    }

V
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