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@1@ Finds the smallest element in the range {{range|first|last}}.  
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@1@ Finds the smallest element in the range {{range|first|last}}.
 
@2@ Same as {{v|1}}, but uses {{c|r}} as the source range, as if using {{c|ranges::begin(r)}} as {{c|first}} and {{c|ranges::end(r)}} as {{c|last}}.
 
@2@ Same as {{v|1}}, but uses {{c|r}} as the source range, as if using {{c|ranges::begin(r)}} as {{c|first}} and {{c|ranges::end(r)}} as {{c|last}}.
  
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===Parameters===
 
===Parameters===
 
{{par begin}}
 
{{par begin}}
{{par|first, last|iterator-sentinel pair denoting the range to examine}}
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{{par rangeto examine}}
{{par|r|the range to examine}}
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{{par|r|the rangeto examine}}
 
{{par|comp|comparison to apply to the projected elements}}
 
{{par|comp|comparison to apply to the projected elements}}
 
{{par|proj|projection to apply to the elements}}
 
{{par|proj|projection to apply to the elements}}
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===Return value===
 
===Return value===
Iterator to the smallest element in the range {{range|first|last}}. If several elements in the range are equivalent to the smallest element, returns the iterator to the first such element. Returns {{c|first}} if the range is empty.  
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Iterator to the smallest element in the range {{range|first|last}}. If several elements in the range are equivalent to the smallest element, returns the iterator to the first such element. Returns {{c|}} if the range is empty .
  
 
===Complexity===
 
===Complexity===
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===Example===
 
===Example===
 
{{example
 
{{example
|
 
 
|code=
 
|code=
 
#include <algorithm>
 
#include <algorithm>
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#include <cmath>
 
#include <cmath>
 
#include <iostream>
 
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
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int main()
 
int main()
 
{
 
{
    std::vector<int> v {3, 1, -14, 1, 5, 9};
 
 
 
     namespace ranges = std::ranges;
 
     namespace ranges = std::ranges;
     auto result = ranges::min_element(v.begin(), v.end());
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     std::cout << "min element at [" << ranges::distance(v.begin(), result)
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              << "]\n";
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     auto = ranges::min_element(v.begin(), v.end());
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     ranges::distance(v.begin(), )
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<< "] \n;
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     auto abs_compare = [](int a, int b) { return (std::abs(a) < std::abs(b)); };
 
     auto abs_compare = [](int a, int b) { return (std::abs(a) < std::abs(b)); };
     result = ranges::min_element(v, abs_compare);
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     = ranges::min_element(v, abs_compare
     std::cout << "{{!}}min{{!}} element at [" << ranges::distance(v.begin(), result)
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);
              << "]\n";
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     std::cout << "{{!}}min{{!}} element [" << << "] \n;
 
}
 
}
 
|output=
 
|output=
min element at [2]
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min element [2]
{{!}}min{{!}} element at [1]
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{{!}}min{{!}} element [1]
 
}}
 
}}
  

Latest revision as of 02:55, 26 March 2025

 
 
Algorithm library
Constrained algorithms and algorithms on ranges (C++20)
Constrained algorithms, e.g. ranges::copy, ranges::sort, ...
Execution policies (C++17)
Non-modifying sequence operations
Batch operations
(C++17)
Search operations
(C++11)                (C++11)(C++11)

Modifying sequence operations
Copy operations
(C++11)
(C++11)
Swap operations
Transformation operations
Generation operations
Removing operations
Order-changing operations
(until C++17)(C++11)
(C++20)(C++20)
Sampling operations
(C++17)

Sorting and related operations
Partitioning operations
Sorting operations
Binary search operations
(on partitioned ranges)
Set operations (on sorted ranges)
Merge operations (on sorted ranges)
Heap operations
Minimum/maximum operations
(C++11)
(C++17)
Lexicographical comparison operations
Permutation operations
C library
Numeric operations
Operations on uninitialized memory
 
Constrained algorithms
All names in this menu belong to namespace std::ranges
Non-modifying sequence operations
Modifying sequence operations
Partitioning operations
Sorting operations
Binary search operations (on sorted ranges)
       
       
Set operations (on sorted ranges)
Heap operations
Minimum/maximum operations
       
min_element
       
Permutation operations
Fold operations
Numeric operations
(C++23)            
Operations on uninitialized storage
Return types
 
Defined in header <algorithm>
Call signature
template< std::forward_iterator I, std::sentinel_for<I> S, class Proj = std::identity,

          std::indirect_strict_weak_order<std::projected<I, Proj>> Comp = ranges::less >
constexpr I

    min_element( I first, S last, Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {} );
(1) (since C++20)
template< ranges::forward_range R, class Proj = std::identity,

          std::indirect_strict_weak_order<
              std::projected<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Proj>> Comp = ranges::less >
constexpr ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>

    min_element( R&& r, Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {} );
(2) (since C++20)
1) Finds the smallest element in the range [firstlast).
2) Same as (1), but uses r as the source range, as if using ranges::begin(r) as first and ranges::end(r) as last.

The function-like entities described on this page are algorithm function objects (informally known as niebloids), that is:

Contents

[edit] Parameters

first, last - the iterator-sentinel pair defining the range of elements to examine
r - the range to examine
comp - comparison to apply to the projected elements
proj - projection to apply to the elements

[edit] Return value

Iterator to the smallest element in the range [firstlast). If several elements in the range are equivalent to the smallest element, returns the iterator to the first such element. Returns the iterator that compares equal to last if the range is empty (i.e., first == last).

[edit] Complexity

Exactly max(N - 1, 0) comparisons, where N = ranges::distance(first, last).

[edit] Possible implementation

struct min_element_fn
{
    template<std::forward_iterator I, std::sentinel_for<I> S, class Proj = std::identity,
             std::indirect_strict_weak_order<std::projected<I, Proj>> Comp = ranges::less>
    constexpr I operator()(I first, S last, Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {}) const
    {
        if (first == last)
            return last;
        auto smallest = first;
        while (++first != last)
            if (std::invoke(comp, std::invoke(proj, *first), std::invoke(proj, *smallest)))
                smallest = first;
        return smallest;
    }
 
    template<ranges::forward_range R, class Proj = std::identity,
             std::indirect_strict_weak_order<
                 std::projected<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Proj>> Comp = ranges::less>
    constexpr ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>
        operator()(R&& r, Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {}) const
    {
        return (*this)(ranges::begin(r), ranges::end(r), std::ref(comp), std::ref(proj));
    }
};
 
inline constexpr min_element_fn min_element;

[edit] Example

#include <algorithm>
#include <array>
#include <cmath>
#include <iostream>
 
int main()
{
    namespace ranges = std::ranges;
 
    std::array v{3, 1, -13, 1, 3, 7, -13};
 
    auto iterator = ranges::min_element(v.begin(), v.end());
    auto position = ranges::distance(v.begin(), iterator);
    std::cout << "min element is v[" << position << "] == " << *iterator << '\n';
 
    auto abs_compare = [](int a, int b) { return (std::abs(a) < std::abs(b)); };
    iterator = ranges::min_element(v, abs_compare);
    position = ranges::distance(v.begin(), iterator);
    std::cout << "|min| element is v[" << position << "] == " << *iterator << '\n';
}

Output:

min element is v[2] == -13
|min| element is v[1] == 1

[edit] See also

returns the largest element in a range
(algorithm function object)[edit]
returns the smallest and the largest elements in a range
(algorithm function object)[edit]
returns the greater of the given values
(algorithm function object)[edit]
returns the smallest element in a range
(function template) [edit]