std::cmp_equal, cmp_not_equal, cmp_less, cmp_greater, cmp_less_equal, cmp_greater_equal
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Relational operators (deprecated in C++20) Integer comparison functions  
 
 
 
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Defined in header 
 
 
<utility> 
 template< class T, class U >
constexpr bool cmp_equal( T t, U u ) noexcept;
 (1) 
 (since C++20) 
constexpr bool cmp_equal( T t, U u ) noexcept;
template< class T, class U >
constexpr bool cmp_not_equal( T t, U u ) noexcept;
 (2) 
 (since C++20) 
constexpr bool cmp_not_equal( T t, U u ) noexcept;
template< class T, class U >
constexpr bool cmp_less( T t, U u ) noexcept;
 (3) 
 (since C++20) 
constexpr bool cmp_less( T t, U u ) noexcept;
template< class T, class U >
constexpr bool cmp_greater( T t, U u ) noexcept;
 (4) 
 (since C++20) 
constexpr bool cmp_greater( T t, U u ) noexcept;
template< class T, class U >
constexpr bool cmp_less_equal( T t, U u ) noexcept;
 (5) 
 (since C++20) 
constexpr bool cmp_less_equal( T t, U u ) noexcept;
template< class T, class U >
constexpr bool cmp_greater_equal( T t, U u ) noexcept;
 (6) 
 (since C++20) 
constexpr bool cmp_greater_equal( T t, U u ) noexcept;
Compare the values of two integers t and u. Unlike builtin comparison operators, negative signed integers always compare less than (and not equal to) unsigned integers: the comparison is safe against non-value-preserving integer conversion.
-1 > 0u; // true std::cmp_greater(-1, 0u); // false
It is a compile-time error if either T or U is a non-integer type, a character type, or bool.
[edit] Parameters
 t
 -
 left-hand argument
 u
 -
 right-hand argument
[edit] Return value
1) true if t is equal to u.
2) true if t is not equal to u.
3) true if t is less than u.
4) true if t is greater than u.
5) true if t is less or equal to u.
6) true if t is greater or equal to u.
[edit] Possible implementation
template<class T, class U> constexpr bool cmp_equal(T t, U u) noexcept { if constexpr (std::is_signed_v <T> == std::is_signed_v <U>) return t == u; else if constexpr (std::is_signed_v <T>) return t >= 0 && std::make_unsigned_t <T>(t) == u; else return u >= 0 && std::make_unsigned_t <U>(u) == t; } template<class T, class U> constexpr bool cmp_not_equal(T t, U u) noexcept { return !cmp_equal(t, u); } template<class T, class U> constexpr bool cmp_less(T t, U u) noexcept { if constexpr (std::is_signed_v <T> == std::is_signed_v <U>) return t < u; else if constexpr (std::is_signed_v <T>) return t < 0 || std::make_unsigned_t <T>(t) < u; else return u >= 0 && t < std::make_unsigned_t <U>(u); } template<class T, class U> constexpr bool cmp_greater(T t, U u) noexcept { return cmp_less(u, t); } template<class T, class U> constexpr bool cmp_less_equal(T t, U u) noexcept { return !cmp_less(u, t); } template<class T, class U> constexpr bool cmp_greater_equal(T t, U u) noexcept { return !cmp_less(t, u); }
[edit] Notes
These functions cannot be used to compare enums (including std::byte), char, char8_t, char16_t, char32_t, wchar_t and bool.
| Feature-test macro | Value | Std | Feature | 
|---|---|---|---|
| __cpp_lib_integer_comparison_functions | 202002L | (C++20) | Integer comparison functions | 
[edit] Example
The example below might produce different signedness comparison warning if compiled without an appropriate warning suppression flag, e.g., -Wno-sign-compare (gcc/clang with -Wall -Wextra, see also SO: disabling a specific warning).
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#include <utility> // Uncommenting the next line will disable "signed/unsigned comparison" warnings: // #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wsign-compare" int main() { static_assert(sizeof(int) == 4); // precondition // Quite surprisingly static_assert(-1 > 1U); //< warning: sign-unsign comparison // because after implicit conversion of -1 to the RHS type (`unsigned int`) // the expression is equivalent to: static_assert(0xFFFFFFFFU > 1U); static_assert(0xFFFFFFFFU == static_cast<unsigned>(-1)); // In contrast, the cmp_* family compares integers as most expected - // negative signed integers always compare less than unsigned integers: static_assert(std::cmp_less(-1, 1U)); static_assert(std::cmp_less_equal(-1, 1U)); static_assert(!std::cmp_greater(-1, 1U)); static_assert(!std::cmp_greater_equal(-1, 1U)); static_assert(-1 == 0xFFFFFFFFU); //< warning: sign-unsign comparison static_assert(std::cmp_not_equal(-1, 0xFFFFFFFFU)); }
[edit] See also
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