std::weak_ordering (3) - Linux Manuals

std::weak_ordering: std::weak_ordering

NAME

std::weak_ordering - std::weak_ordering

Synopsis

Defined in header <compare>
class weak_ordering; (since C++20)

The class type std::weak_ordering is the result type of a three-way_comparison that

* admits all six relational operators (==, !=, <, <=, >, >=)

* does not imply substitutability: if a is equivalent to b, f(a) may not be equivalent to f(b), where f denotes a function that reads only comparison-salient state that is accessible via the argument's public const members. In other words, equivalent values may be distinguishable.
* does not allow incomparable values: at least one of a < b, a == b, and a > b must be true

Constants

The type std::weak_ordering has three valid values, implemented as const static data members of its type:

Member constant Definition

less(inline constexpr) a valid value of the type std::weak_ordering indicating less-than (ordered before) relationship
                             (public static member constant)
[static]

equivalent(inline constexpr) a valid value of the type std::weak_ordering indicating equivalence (neither ordered before nor ordered after)
                             (public static member constant)
[static]

greater(inline constexpr) a valid value of the type std::weak_ordering indicating greater-than (ordered after) relationship
                             (public static member constant)
[static]

Conversions

std::weak_ordering is implicitly-convertible to std::weak_equality and std::partial_ordering, while std::strong_ordering is implicitly-convertible to weak_ordering.

                       implicit conversion to std::weak_equality
operator weak_equality (public member function)

 std::weak_ordering::operator weak_equality

constexpr operator weak_equality() const noexcept;

Return value

std::weak_equality::equivalent if v is equivalent, std::weak_equality::nonequivalent if v is less or greater.

                          implicit conversion to std::partial_ordering
operator partial_ordering (public member function)

 std::weak_ordering::operator partial_ordering

constexpr operator partial_ordering() const noexcept;

Return value

std::partial_ordering::less if v is less, std::partial_ordering::greater if v is greater, std::partial_ordering::equivalent if v is equivalent.

Comparisons

Comparison operators are defined between values of this type and literal 0. This supports the expressions a <=> b == 0 or a <=> b < 0 that can be used to convert the result of a three-way comparison operator to a boolean relationship; see std::is_eq, std::is_lt, etc.
The behavior of a program that attempts to compare a weak_ordering with anything other than the integer literal 0 is undefined.

operator==
operator!=
operator< compares with zero
operator> (function)
operator<=
operator>=
operator<=>

 operator==

friend constexpr bool operator==(weak_ordering v, /*unspecified*/ u) noexcept;
friend constexpr bool operator==(/*unspecified*/ u, weak_ordering v) noexcept;

Parameters

v - a std::weak_ordering value to check
u - an unused parameter of any type that accepts literal zero argument

Return value

true if v is equivalent, false if v is less or greater

 operator!=

friend constexpr bool operator!=(weak_ordering v, /*unspecified*/ u) noexcept;
friend constexpr bool operator!=(/*unspecified*/ u, weak_ordering v) noexcept;

Parameters

v - a std::weak_ordering value to check
u - an unused parameter of any type that accepts literal zero argument

Return value

true if v is less or greater, and false if v is equivalent

 operator<

friend constexpr bool operator<(weak_ordering v, /*unspecified*/ u) noexcept; (1)
friend constexpr bool operator<(/*unspecified*/ u, weak_ordering v) noexcept; (2)

Parameters

v - a std::weak_ordering value to check
u - an unused parameter of any type that accepts literal zero argument

Return value

1) true if v is less, and false if v is greater or equivalent
2) true if v is greater, and false if v is less or equivalent

 operator<=

friend constexpr bool operator<=(weak_ordering v, /*unspecified*/ u) noexcept; (1)
friend constexpr bool operator<=(/*unspecified*/ u, weak_ordering v) noexcept; (2)

Parameters

v - a std::weak_ordering value to check
u - an unused parameter of any type that accepts literal zero argument

Return value

1) true if v is less or equivalent, and false if v is greater
2) true if v is greater or equivalent, and false if v is less

 operator>

friend constexpr bool operator>(weak_ordering v, /*unspecified*/ u) noexcept; (1)
friend constexpr bool operator>(/*unspecified*/ u, weak_ordering v) noexcept; (2)

Parameters

v - a std::weak_ordering value to check
u - an unused parameter of any type that accepts literal zero argument

Return value

1) true if v is greater, and false if v is less or equivalent
2) true if v is less, and false if v is greater or equivalent

 operator>=

friend constexpr bool operator>=(weak_ordering v, /*unspecified*/ u) noexcept; (1)
friend constexpr bool operator>=(/*unspecified*/ u, weak_ordering v) noexcept; (2)

Parameters

v - a std::weak_ordering value to check
u - an unused parameter of any type that accepts literal zero argument

Return value

1) true if v is greater or equivalent, and false if v is less
2) true if v is less or equivalent, and false if v is greater

 operator<=>

friend constexpr weak_ordering operator<=>(weak_ordering v, /*unspecified*/ u) noexcept; (1)
friend constexpr weak_ordering operator<=>(/*unspecified*/ u, weak_ordering v) noexcept; (2)

Parameters

v - a std::weak_ordering value to check
u - an unused parameter of any type that accepts literal zero argument

Return value

1) v.
2) greater if v is less, less if v is greater, otherwise v.

Example

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 Reason: no example