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std::ranges::lower_bound

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Defined in header <algorithm>
Call signature
(1)
template< std::forward_iterator I, std::sentinel_for<I> S,

          class T, class Proj = std::identity,
          std::indirect_strict_weak_order
              <const T*, std::projected<I, Proj>> Comp = ranges::less >
constexpr I lower_bound( I first, S last, const T& value,

                         Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {} );
(since C++20)
(until C++26)
template< std::forward_iterator I, std::sentinel_for<I> S,

          class Proj = std::identity,
          class T = std::projected_value_t<I, Proj>,
          std::indirect_strict_weak_order
              <const T*, std::projected<I, Proj>> Comp = ranges::less >
constexpr I lower_bound( I first, S last, const T& value,

                         Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {} );
(since C++26)
(2)
template< ranges::forward_range R,

          class T, class Proj = std::identity,
          std::indirect_strict_weak_order
              <const T*, std::projected<ranges::iterator_t<R>,
                                        Proj>> Comp = ranges::less >
constexpr ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>

    lower_bound( R&& r, const T& value, Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {} );
(since C++20)
(until C++26)
template< ranges::forward_range R,

          class Proj = std::identity,
          class T = std::projected_value_t<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Proj>
          std::indirect_strict_weak_order
              <const T*, std::projected<ranges::iterator_t<R>,
                                        Proj>> Comp = ranges::less >
constexpr ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>

    lower_bound( R&& r, const T& value, Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {} );
(since C++26)
1) Returns an iterator pointing to the first element in the range [firstlast) that is not less than (i.e. greater or equal to) value, or last if no such element is found. The range [firstlast) must be partitioned with respect to the expression std::invoke(comp, std::invoke(proj, element), value), i.e., all elements for which the expression is true must precede all elements for which the expression is false. A fully-sorted range meets this criterion.
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:

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[edit] Parameters

first, last - iterator-sentinel pair defining the partially-ordered range to examine
r - the partially-ordered range to examine
value - value to compare the projected elements to
comp - comparison predicate to apply to the projected elements
proj - projection to apply to the elements

[edit] Return value

Iterator pointing to the first element that is not less than value, or last if no such element is found.

[edit] Complexity

The number of comparisons and applications of the projection performed are logarithmic in the distance between first and last (at most log2(last - first) + O(1) comparisons and applications of the projection). However, for an iterator that does not model random_access_iterator, the number of iterator increments is linear.

[edit] Notes

On a range that's fully sorted (or more generally, partially ordered with respect to value) after projection, std::ranges::lower_bound implements the binary search algorithm. Therefore, std::ranges::binary_search can be implemented in terms of it.

Feature-test macro Value Std Feature
__cpp_lib_algorithm_default_value_type 202403 (C++26) List-initialization for algorithms (1,2)

[edit] Possible implementation

struct lower_bound_fn
{
    template<std::forward_iterator I, std::sentinel_for<I> S, class Proj = std::identity,
             class T = std::projected_value_t<I, Proj>,
             std::indirect_strict_weak_order
                 <const T*, std::projected<I, Proj>> Comp = ranges::less>
    constexpr I operator()(I first, S last, const T& value,
                           Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {}) const
    {
        I it;
        std::iter_difference_t<I> count, step;
        count = std::ranges::distance(first, last);
 
        while (count > 0)
        {
            it = first;
            step = count / 2;
            ranges::advance(it, step, last);
            if (comp(std::invoke(proj, *it), value))
            {
                first = ++it;
                count -= step + 1;
            }
            else
                count = step;
        }
        return first;
    }
 
    template<ranges::forward_range R, class Proj = std::identity,
          class T = std::projected_value_t<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Proj>
          std::indirect_strict_weak_order
              <const T*, std::projected<ranges::iterator_t<R>,
                                        Proj>> Comp = ranges::less>
    constexpr ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>
        operator()(R&& r, const T& value, Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {}) const
    {
        return (*this)(ranges::begin(r), ranges::end(r), value,
                       std::ref(comp), std::ref(proj));
    }
};
 
inline constexpr lower_bound_fn lower_bound;

[edit] Example

#include <algorithm>
#include <cassert>
#include <complex>
#include <iostream>
#include <iterator>
#include <vector>
 
namespace ranges = std::ranges;
 
template<std::forward_iterator I, std::sentinel_for<I> S, class T,
         class Proj = std::identity,
         std::indirect_strict_weak_order
             <const T*, std::projected<I, Proj>> Comp = ranges::less>
constexpr I binary_find(I first, S last, const T& value, Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {})
{
    first = ranges::lower_bound(first, last, value, comp, proj);
    return first != last && !comp(value, proj(*first)) ? first : last;
}
 
int main()
{
    std::vector data{1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5};
    //                                 ^^^^^^^^^^
    auto lower = ranges::lower_bound(data, 4);
    auto upper = ranges::upper_bound(data, 4);
 
    std::cout << "found a range [" << ranges::distance(data.cbegin(), lower)
              << ", " << ranges::distance(data.cbegin(), upper) << ") = { ";
    ranges::copy(lower, upper, std::ostream_iterator<int>(std::cout, " "));
    std::cout << "}\n";
 
    // classic binary search, returning a value only if it is present
 
    data = {1, 2, 4, 8, 16};
    //               ^
    auto it = binary_find(data.cbegin(), data.cend(), 8); // '5' would return end()
 
    if (it != data.cend())
        std::cout << *it << " found at index "<< ranges::distance(data.cbegin(), it);
 
    using CD = std::complex<double>;
    std::vector<CD> nums{{1, 0}, {2, 2}, {2, 1}, {3, 0}};
    auto cmpz = [](CD x, CD y) { return x.real() < y.real(); };
    #ifdef __cpp_lib_algorithm_default_value_type
        auto it2 = ranges::lower_bound(nums, {2, 0}, cmpz);
    #else
        auto it2 = ranges::lower_bound(nums, CD{2, 0}, cmpz);
    #endif
    assert((*it2 == CD{2, 2}));
}

Output:

found a range [6, 10) = { 4 4 4 4 }
8 found at index 3

[edit] See also

returns range of elements matching a specific key
(algorithm function object)[edit]
divides a range of elements into two groups
(algorithm function object)[edit]
locates the partition point of a partitioned range
(algorithm function object)[edit]
returns an iterator to the first element greater than a certain value
(algorithm function object)[edit]
returns an iterator to the first element not less than the given value
(function template) [edit]