1// (C) Copyright Herve Bronnimann 2004.
2// Use, modification and distribution are subject to the
3// Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file
4// LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
5
6#include <list>
7#include <algorithm>
8#include <cstdlib>
9#include <cassert>
10#include <iostream>
11#include <iterator>
12
13#include <boost/algorithm/minmax.hpp>
14#include <boost/algorithm/minmax_element.hpp>
15
16int main()
17{
18 using namespace std;
19
20 // Demonstrating minmax()
21 boost::tuple<int const&, int const&> result1 = boost::minmax(a: 1, b: 0);
22 assert( result1.get<0>() == 0 );
23 assert( result1.get<1>() == 1 );
24
25
26 // Demonstrating minmax_element()
27 list<int> L;
28 typedef list<int>::const_iterator iterator;
29 generate_n(first: front_inserter(x&: L), n: 1000, gen: rand);
30 pair< iterator, iterator > result2 = boost::minmax_element(first: L.begin(), last: L.end());
31
32 cout << "The smallest element is " << *(result2.first) << endl;
33 cout << "The largest element is " << *(result2.second) << endl;
34
35 assert( result2.first == std::min_element(L.begin(), L.end()) );
36 assert( result2.second == std::max_element(L.begin(), L.end()) );
37}
38

source code of boost/libs/algorithm/minmax/example/minmax_ex.cpp