operator==,!=,<,<=,>,>=,<=>(std::forward_list)

 

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std::forward_list

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forward_list::forward_list forward_list::~forward_list forward_list::operator= forward_list::assign forward_list::assign_range (C++23)   forward_list::get_allocator Element access forward_list::front Iterators forward_list::before_beginforward_list::cbefore_begin forward_list::beginforward_list::cbegin forward_list::endforward_list::cend Capacity forward_list::empty forward_list::max_size	Modifiers forward_list::clear forward_list::emplace_front forward_list::push_front forward_list::insert_after forward_list::emplace_after forward_list::erase_after forward_list::insert_range_after (C++23) forward_list::prepend_range (C++23) forward_list::pop_front forward_list::resize forward_list::swap Operations forward_list::merge forward_list::splice_after forward_list::removeforward_list::remove_if forward_list::reverse forward_list::unique forward_list::sort
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operator==operator<=> (C++20) swap(std::forward_list) erase(std::forward_list)erase_if(std::forward_list) (C++20)(C++20)	operator!=operator<operator>operator<=operator>= (until C++20)(until C++20)(until C++20)(until C++20)(until C++20)
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Defined in header <forward_list>
template< class T, class Alloc > bool operator==( const std::forward_list<T, Alloc>& lhs,                  const std::forward_list<T, Alloc>& rhs );	(1)	(since C++11)
template< class T, class Alloc > bool operator!=( const std::forward_list<T, Alloc>& lhs,                  const std::forward_list<T, Alloc>& rhs );	(2)	(since C++11) (until C++20)
template< class T, class Alloc > bool operator<( const std::forward_list<T, Alloc>& lhs,                 const std::forward_list<T, Alloc>& rhs );	(3)	(since C++11) (until C++20)
template< class T, class Alloc > bool operator<=( const std::forward_list<T, Alloc>& lhs,                  const std::forward_list<T, Alloc>& rhs );	(4)	(since C++11) (until C++20)
template< class T, class Alloc > bool operator>( const std::forward_list<T, Alloc>& lhs,                 const std::forward_list<T, Alloc>& rhs );	(5)	(since C++11) (until C++20)
template< class T, class Alloc > bool operator>=( const std::forward_list<T, Alloc>& lhs,                  const std::forward_list<T, Alloc>& rhs );	(6)	(since C++11) (until C++20)
template< class T, class Alloc > synth-three-way-result<T>     operator<=>( const std::forward_list<T, Alloc>& lhs,                  const std::forward_list<T, Alloc>& rhs );	(7)	(since C++20)

Compares the contents of two forward_lists.

1,2) Checks if the contents of lhs and rhs are equal, that is, they have the same number of elements and each element in lhs compares equal with the element in rhs at the same position.

3-6) Compares the contents of lhs and rhs lexicographically. The comparison is performed by a function equivalent to std::lexicographical_compare.

7) Compares the contents of lhs and rhs lexicographically. The comparison is performed as if by calling std::lexicographical_compare_three_way(lhs.begin(), lhs.end(),
                                       rhs.begin(), rhs.end(), synth-three-way).

The return type is the return type of synth-three-way (i.e., synth-three-way-result <T>).

If none of the following conditions is satisfied, the behavior is undefined:

• T models three_way_comparable.
• < is defined for values of type (possibly const-qualified) T, and < is a total ordering relationship.

The <, <=, >, >=, and != operators are synthesized from operator<=> and operator== respectively.

(since C++20)

Parameters

lhs, rhs	-	forward_lists whose contents to compare
- T must meet the requirements of EqualityComparable in order to use overloads (1,2).
- T must meet the requirements of LessThanComparable in order to use overloads (3-6). The ordering relation must establish total order.

Return value

1) true if the contents of the forward_lists are equal, false otherwise.

2) true if the contents of the forward_lists are not equal, false otherwise.

3) true if the contents of the lhs are lexicographically less than the contents of rhs, false otherwise.

4) true if the contents of the lhs are lexicographically less than or equal to the contents of rhs, false otherwise.

5) true if the contents of the lhs are lexicographically greater than the contents of rhs, false otherwise.

6) true if the contents of the lhs are lexicographically greater than or equal to the contents of rhs, false otherwise.

7) The relative order of the first pair of non-equivalent elements in lhs and rhs if there are such elements, lhs.size() <=> rhs.size() otherwise.

Complexity

Linear in the size of the forward_list.

Notes

The relational operators are defined in terms of the element type's operator<.	(until C++20)
The relational operators are defined in terms of synth-three-way, which uses operator<=> if possible, or operator< otherwise. Notably, if the element does not itself provide operator<=>, but is implicitly convertible to a three-way comparable type, that conversion will be used instead of operator<.	(since C++20)

Example

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#include <cassert>
#include <compare>
#include <forward_list>
 
int main()
{
    const std::forward_list
        a{1, 2, 3},
        b{1, 2, 3},
        c{7, 8, 9, 10};
 
    assert
    (""
        "Compare equal containers:" &&
        (a != b) == false &&
        (a == b) == true &&
        (a < b) == false &&
        (a <= b) == true &&
        (a > b) == false &&
        (a >= b) == true &&
        (a <=> b) != std::weak_ordering::less &&
        (a <=> b) != std::weak_ordering::greater &&
        (a <=> b) == std::weak_ordering::equivalent &&
        (a <=> b) >= 0 &&
        (a <=> b) <= 0 &&
        (a <=> b) == 0 &&
 
        "Compare non equal containers:" &&
        (a != c) == true &&
        (a == c) == false &&
        (a < c) == true &&
        (a <= c) == true &&
        (a > c) == false &&
        (a >= c) == false &&
        (a <=> c) == std::weak_ordering::less &&
        (a <=> c) != std::weak_ordering::equivalent &&
        (a <=> c) != std::weak_ordering::greater &&
        (a <=> c) < 0 &&
        (a <=> c) != 0 &&
        (a <=> c) <= 0 &&
    "");
}

Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR	Applied to	Behavior as published	Correct behavior
LWG 3431	C++20	operator<=> did not require T to model three_way_comparable	requires