std::mismatch

Header: <algorithm>

Returns a pair of iterators to the first mismatching of elements from [first1,last1) and a range starting from first2:

# Declarations

template< class InputIt1, class InputIt2 >
std::pair<InputIt1, InputIt2>
mismatch( InputIt1 first1, InputIt1 last1,
InputIt2 first2 );

(constexpr since C++20)

template< class ExecutionPolicy, class ForwardIt1, class ForwardIt2 >
std::pair<ForwardIt1, ForwardIt2>
mismatch( ExecutionPolicy&& policy,
ForwardIt1 first1, ForwardIt1 last1,
ForwardIt2 first2 );

(since C++17)

template< class InputIt1, class InputIt2, class BinaryPred >
std::pair<InputIt1, InputIt2>
mismatch( InputIt1 first1, InputIt1 last1,
InputIt2 first2, BinaryPred p );

(constexpr since C++20)

template< class ExecutionPolicy,
class ForwardIt1, class ForwardIt2, class BinaryPred >
std::pair<ForwardIt1, ForwardIt2>
mismatch( ExecutionPolicy&& policy,
ForwardIt1 first1, ForwardIt1 last1,
ForwardIt2 first2, BinaryPred p );

(since C++17)

template< class InputIt1, class InputIt2 >
std::pair<InputIt1, InputIt2>
mismatch( InputIt1 first1, InputIt1 last1,
InputIt2 first2, InputIt2 last2 );

(since C++14) (constexpr since C++20)

template< class ExecutionPolicy, class ForwardIt1, class ForwardIt2 >
std::pair<ForwardIt1, ForwardIt2>
mismatch( ExecutionPolicy&& policy,
ForwardIt1 first1, ForwardIt1 last1,
ForwardIt2 first2, ForwardIt2 last2 );

(since C++17)

template< class InputIt1, class InputIt2, class BinaryPred >
std::pair<InputIt1, InputIt2>
mismatch( InputIt1 first1, InputIt1 last1,
InputIt2 first2, InputIt2 last2, BinaryPred p );

(since C++14) (constexpr since C++20)

template< class ExecutionPolicy,
class ForwardIt1, class ForwardIt2, class BinaryPred >
std::pair<ForwardIt1, ForwardIt2>
mismatch( ExecutionPolicy&& policy,
ForwardIt1 first1, ForwardIt1 last1,
ForwardIt2 first2, ForwardIt2 last2, BinaryPred p );

(since C++17)

# Parameters

# Return value

std::pair with iterators to the first two non-equal elements.

# Example

#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
 
std::string mirror_ends(const std::string& in)
{
    return std::string(in.begin(),
                       std::mismatch(in.begin(), in.end(), in.rbegin()).first);
}
 
int main()
{
    std::cout << mirror_ends("abXYZba") << '\n'
              << mirror_ends("abca") << '\n'
              << mirror_ends("aba") << '\n';
}

# See also