stl_relops.h

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/** @file stl_relops.h
 *  This is an internal header file, included by other library headers.
 *  You should not attempt to use it directly.
 *
 *  @if maint
 *  Inclusion of this file has been removed from
 *  all of the other STL headers for safety reasons, except std_utility.h.
 *  For more information, see the thread of about twenty messages starting
 *  with http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/libstdc++/2001-01/msg00223.html , or the
 *  FAQ at http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/faq/index.html#4_4 .
 *
 *  Short summary:  the rel_ops operators should be avoided for the present.
 *  @endif
 */

#ifndef _STL_RELOPS_H
#define _STL_RELOPS_H 1

namespace std
{
  namespace rel_ops
  {
    /** @namespace std::rel_ops
     *  @brief  The generated relational operators are sequestered here.
     */

    /**
     *  @brief Defines @c != for arbitrary types, in terms of @c ==.
     *  @param  x  A thing.
     *  @param  y  Another thing.
     *  @return   x != y
     *
     *  This function uses @c == to determine its result.
     */
    template <class _Tp>
      inline bool
      operator!=(const _Tp& __x, const _Tp& __y)
      { return !(__x == __y); }

    /**
     *  @brief Defines @c > for arbitrary types, in terms of @c <.
     *  @param  x  A thing.
     *  @param  y  Another thing.
     *  @return   x > y
     *
     *  This function uses @c < to determine its result.
     */
    template <class _Tp>
      inline bool
      operator>(const _Tp& __x, const _Tp& __y)
      { return __y < __x; }

    /**
     *  @brief Defines @c <= for arbitrary types, in terms of @c <.
     *  @param  x  A thing.
     *  @param  y  Another thing.
     *  @return   x <= y
     *
     *  This function uses @c < to determine its result.
     */
    template <class _Tp>
      inline bool
      operator<=(const _Tp& __x, const _Tp& __y)
      { return !(__y < __x); }

    /**
     *  @brief Defines @c >= for arbitrary types, in terms of @c <.
     *  @param  x  A thing.
     *  @param  y  Another thing.
     *  @return   x >= y
     *
     *  This function uses @c < to determine its result.
     */
    template <class _Tp>
      inline bool
      operator>=(const _Tp& __x, const _Tp& __y)
      { return !(__x < __y); }

  } // namespace rel_ops
} // namespace std

#endif /* _STL_RELOPS_H */

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