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| Defined in header | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ------------- | | template< class T > struct greater; | | (until C++14) | | template< class T = void > struct greater; | | (since C++14) |

Function object for performing comparisons. The main template invokes operator> on type T.

Contents

[edit] Specializations

| | function object implementing x > y deducing parameter and return types (class template specialization) [edit] | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

[edit] Member types

Type Definition
result_type (deprecated in C++17)(removed in C++20) bool
first_argument_type (deprecated in C++17)(removed in C++20) T
second_argument_type (deprecated in C++17)(removed in C++20) T
These member types are obtained via publicly inheriting std::binary_function<T, T, bool>. (until C++11)

[edit] Member functions

| | checks whether the first argument is greater than the second (public member function) | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |

std::greater::operator()

| bool operator()( const T& lhs, const T& rhs ) const; | | (constexpr since C++14) | | ---------------------------------------------------- | | ----------------------- |

Checks whether lhs is greater than rhs.

Parameters

lhs, rhs - values to compare

Return value

lhs > rhs.

If T is a pointer type, the result is consistent with the implementation-defined strict total order over pointers.

[edit] Exceptions

May throw implementation-defined exceptions.

Possible implementation

constexpr bool operator()(const T& lhs, const T& rhs) const { return lhs > rhs; // assumes that the implementation handles pointer total order }

[edit] 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 2562 C++98 the pointer total order might be inconsistent guaranteed to be consistent

[edit] See also