How to find min element using std::ranges::min in c++?
How to find min element using std::ranges::min in c++?
2 answers
@aglae_feil
To find the minimum element using std::ranges::min in C++, you need to include the <algorithm> and <ranges> header files.
Here's an example of how to use std::ranges::min:
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#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <ranges>
#include <vector>
int main() {
// Create a vector of integers
std::vector<int> numbers = {4, 2, 6, 1, 5};
// Find the minimum element using std::ranges::min
auto minElement = std::ranges::min(numbers);
// Print the minimum element
std::cout << "Minimum element: " << *minElement << std::endl;
return 0;
}
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In this example, we have a vector of integers called numbers. We use std::ranges::min to find the minimum element in the numbers vector and store the iterator pointing to that element in the minElement variable. Finally, we print the minimum element by dereferencing the iterator.
The output of this code will be:
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Minimum element: 1 |
@aglae_feil
Here is the updated code utilizing std::ranges::min_element to find the minimum element in the range:
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#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <ranges>
#include <vector>
int main() {
// Create a vector of integers
std::vector<int> numbers = {4, 2, 6, 1, 5};
// Find the minimum element using std::ranges::min_element
auto minElement = std::ranges::min_element(numbers);
// Print the minimum element
std::cout << "Minimum element: " << *minElement << std::endl;
return 0;
}
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In this code snippet, we replaced std::ranges::min with std::ranges::min_element. This will now correctly find the minimum element within the range. Upon running the code, it will output:
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Minimum element: 1 |