std::equal
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|  Defined in header  <algorithm> | ||
| template< class InputIterator1, class InputIterator2 > bool equal( InputIterator1 first1, InputIterator1 last1,  | (1) | |
| template< class InputIterator1, class InputIterator2, class BinaryPredicate > bool equal( InputIterator1 first1, InputIterator1 last1,  | (2) | |
Returns true if the elements are the same in two ranges: one defined by [first1, last1) and another starting at first2. The first version of the function uses operator== to compare the elements, the second uses the given binary predicate p.
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Parameters
| first1, last1 | - | the first range of the elements to compare | |||||||||
| first2 | - | beginning of the second range of the elements to compare | |||||||||
| p | - | binary predicate which returns true  if the elements should be treated as equal. The signature of the predicate function should be equivalent to the following: 
 The signature does not need to have const &, but the function must not modify the objects passed to it.  | |||||||||
Return value
true if the elements in the two ranges are equal
Complexity
linear in the distance between first1 and last1
Equivalent function
| First version: | 
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| template<class InputIterator1, class InputIterator2> bool equal(InputIterator1 first1, InputIterator1 last1, InputIterator2 first2) { for (; first1 != last1; ++first1, ++first2) { if (!(*first1 == *first2)) { return false; } } return true; } | 
| Second version: | 
| template<class InputIterator1, class InputIterator2, class BinaryPredicate> bool equal(InputIterator1 first1, InputIterator1 last1, InputIterator2 first2, BinaryPredicate p) { for (; first1 != last1; ++first1, ++first2) { if (!p(*first1, *first2)) { return false; } } return true; } | 
Example
The following code uses equal() to compare two vectors of integers:
std::vector<int> v1; for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) { v1.push_back(i); } std::vector<int> v2; for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) { v2.push_back(i); } if (std::equal(v1.begin(), v1.end(), v2.begin())) { std::cout << "equal"; } else { std::cout << "NOT equal"; }
Output:
equal
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 | finds the first element satisfying specific criteria (function template) | ||
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 | returns true if one range is lexicographically less than another (function template) | ||
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 | finds the first position where two ranges differ (function template) | ||
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 | searches for a range of elements (function template) | ||
