std::ranges::sort

Since C++20

Header: <algorithm>

Sorts the elements in the range [first,last) in non-descending order. The order of equivalent elements is not guaranteed to be preserved.

# Declarations

Call signature

template< std::random_access_iterator I, std::sentinel_for<I> S,
class Comp = ranges::less, class Proj = std::identity >
requires std::sortable<I, Comp, Proj>
constexpr I
sort( I first, S last, Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {} );

(since C++20)

template< ranges::random_access_range R, class Comp = ranges::less,
class Proj = std::identity >
requires std::sortable<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Comp, Proj>
constexpr ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>
sort( R&& r, Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {} );

(since C++20)

# Parameters

# Return value

An iterator equal to last.

# Notes

std::sort uses std::iter_swap to swap elements, whereas ranges::sort instead uses ranges::iter_swap (which performs ADL for iter_swap, unlike std::iter_swap)

# Example

#include <algorithm>
#include <array>
#include <functional>
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
 
void print(auto comment, auto const& seq, char term = ' ')
{
    for (std::cout << comment << '\n'; auto const& elem : seq)
        std::cout << elem << term;
    std::cout << '\n';
}
 
struct Particle
{
    std::string name; double mass; // MeV
    template<class Os> friend
    Os& operator<<(Os& os, Particle const& p)
    {
        return os << std::left << std::setw(8) << p.name << " : " << p.mass << ' ';
    }
};
 
int main()
{
    std::array s {5, 7, 4, 2, 8, 6, 1, 9, 0, 3};
 
    namespace ranges = std::ranges;
 
    ranges::sort(s);
    print("Sort using the default operator<", s);
 
    ranges::sort(s, ranges::greater());
    print("Sort using a standard library compare function object", s);
 
    struct
    {
        bool operator()(int a, int b) const { return a < b; }
    } customLess;
    ranges::sort(s.begin(), s.end(), customLess);
    print("Sort using a custom function object", s);
 
    ranges::sort(s, [](int a, int b) { return a > b; });
    print("Sort using a lambda expression", s);
 
    Particle particles[]
    {
        {"Electron", 0.511}, {"Muon", 105.66}, {"Tau", 1776.86},
        {"Positron", 0.511}, {"Proton", 938.27}, {"Neutron", 939.57}
    };
    ranges::sort(particles, {}, &Particle::name);
    print("\nSort by name using a projection", particles, '\n');
    ranges::sort(particles, {}, &Particle::mass);
    print("Sort by mass using a projection", particles, '\n');
}

# See also