Find and print minimum elements in a vector : min_element « STL Algorithms Min Max « C++

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Find and print minimum elements in a vector

 
 

/* The following code example is taken from the book
 * "The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference"
 * by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 1999
 *
 * (C) Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 1999.
 * Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software
 * is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies.
 * This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
 * warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
 */
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    vector<int> coll;
    vector<int>::iterator pos;

    // insert elements from 1 to 6 in arbitrary order
    coll.push_back(2);
    coll.push_back(5);
    coll.push_back(4);
    coll.push_back(1);
    coll.push_back(6);
    coll.push_back(3);

    // find and print minimum elements
    pos = min_element (coll.begin(), coll.end());
    cout << "min: " << *pos << endl;
}
/* 
min: 1

 */
        
  

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