C++ Primer, Fifth Edition

Contents

Section 10.1 Overview

Section 10.2 A First Look at the Algorithms

Section 10.3 Customizing Operations

Section 10.4 Revisiting Iterators

Section 10.5 Structure of Generic Algorithms

Section 10.6 Container-Specific Algorithms

Chapter Summary

Defined Terms

The library containers define a surprisingly small set of operations. Rather than adding lots of functionality to each container, the library provides a set of algorithms, most of which are independent of any particular container type. These algorithms are generic: They operate on different types of containers and on elements of various types.

The generic algorithms, and a more detailed look at iterators, form the subject matter of this chapter.

The sequential containers define few operations: ...