use algorithm function max_element with function parametrer - algorithm

I have a probleme by using max_element with 3 parametres :
My list
list<T*> myList_;
the function
template<typename T>
T TheObject<T>::bigger () const{
return *(*(max_element(myList_.begin(), myList_.end(), compare)));
}
template<typename T>
bool TheObject<T>::compare(const T* a, const T* b)
{
return *a < *b;
}
Why I have this error
Error 1 : 'TheObject::compare': function call missing argument
list; use '&TheObject::compare' to create a pointer to member obj.h
Error 2 : '_FwdIt std::max_element(_FwdIt,_FwdIt)' : expects 2
arguments - 3 provided obj.h

The function you provide to std::max_element (and other standard algorithms) cannot be a non-static member function, since it will not be called as a member function. (std::max_element has no idea what this might be.)
The first error message you're getting is accurate, but possibly misleading. Because compare is not a free-standing function, but rather a non-static member function, you cannot use it as a function pointer, only as a pointer-to-member-function. And the syntax of a pointer-to-member-function is &Class::member. Fixing that won't help, though, because std::max_element cannot make use of a pointer-to-member-function as its third argument.

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What are the requirements for type T in this case?

Given the following function:
template<class T, typename Iterator, typename Function >
T map_reduce(Iterator start, Iterator end, Function f) {
std::Vector<T> vec;
for(; start != end; ++start){
vec.push_back(f(*start));
}
return *start;
}
Can someone explain me why the type T must in this case operator= and Constructor missing parameters and copy c'tor ?
I think that T must copy c'tor because the function return it by-value. But I don't have idea why T must also constructor missing parameters and operator=.
From cppreference:
void push_back( const T& value ); (1)
void push_back( T&& value ); (2)
Type requirements
T must meet the requirements of CopyInsertable in order to use overload (1).
T must meet the requirements of MoveInsertable in order to use overload (2).
Which of these is selected depends on the type of f. Let's assume that f returns an lvalue-reference, which matches (1), because that's the more restrictive one.
That requires, given
std::allocator<T> m;
T* p;
the expression
std::allocator_traits<std::allocator<T>>::construct(m, p, f(*start));
to be well-formed. The note helpfully informs us, in this case, that will be
::new((void*)p) T(f(*start))
You are also (copy?) constructing a T in the return value, when you return *start;. This is likely the source of your "constructor missing parameters" error, as I would expect *start to only relate to T via f.
Note that this is rather likely to be undefined behaviour, as you have just incremented start until it is equal to end. Someone trying to map_reduce everything in a container will pass a non-dereferenceable iterator as end.
As for the missing operator=, who knows? You haven't provided any context to the types involved in the instantiation of this error.

what the meaning of c++11 codes using member function like below

i do not understand "R (F::* /mf/)" ,R is a type ,after R it should be a reference parameters
template<typename F, typename R>
Fty make_adaptor(F fn, R (F::* /*mf*/)(const SemanticValues& sv) const)
{
return TypeAdaptor<R>(fn);
}
It's a pointer to a member function. In particular:
R (F::* mf)(const SemanticValues& sv) const
is
* mf: a pointer named mf (whose name is commented out)...
F::: ...to a member function of F...
const SemanticValues& sv: ...which accepts a const reference to SemanticValues...
R: ...and returns a value of type R...
const: ...and is itself const.
It is a type for some pointer to member function.
BTW, in many cases, you could prefer using std::function with lambda expressions.

using stable_sort and passing an object as the custom comparison operator

This is part of an assignment, I am stuck at this instruction:
Sort your randomly generated pool of schedules.
Use std::stable_sort,
passing in an object of type schedule_compare as the custom comparison
operator.
UPDATE: I was checking cppreference stable_srot(), see method definition below:
void stable_sort ( RandomAccessIterator first, RandomAccessIterator
last,Compare comp );
, and it seems from what I understood is that you can only pass functions to the last argument (Compare comp) of the stable_sort() i.e:
However, in the instructions, it says that you need to pass an object of type schedule_compare. How is this possible ?
This is my code below:
struct schedule_compare
{
explicit schedule_compare(runtime_matrix const& m)
: matrix_{m} { }
bool operator()(schedule const& obj1, schedule const& obj2) {
if (obj1.score > obj2.score)
return true;
else
return false;
}
private:
runtime_matrix const& matrix_;
};
auto populate_gene_pool(runtime_matrix const& matrix,
size_t const pool_size, random_generator& gen)
{
std::vector<schedule> v_schedule;
v_schedule.reserve(pool_size);
std::uniform_int_distribution<size_t> dis(0, matrix.machines() - 1);
// 4. Sort your randomly generated pool of schedules. Use
// std::stable_sort, passing in an object of type
// schedule_compare as the custom comparison operator.
std::stable_sort(begin(v_schedule), end(v_schedule), ???)
return; v_schedule;
}
For algorithm functions that accepts a "function" (like std::stable_sort) you can pass anything that can be called as a function.
For example a pointer to a global, namespace or static member function. Or you can pass a function-like object instance (i.e. an instance of a class that has a function call operator), also known as a functor object.
This is simply done by creating a temporary object, and passing it to the std::stable_sort (in your case):
std::stable_sort(begin(v_schedule), end(v_schedule), schedule_compare(matrix));
Since the schedule_compare structure have a function call operator (the operator() member function) it can generally be treated like any other function, including being "called".

Can conditional operator be used to toggle between two class member function calls

Consider this:
int func1( int i );
int func2( int i );
Conditional operator can be used like that:
int res = (cond)?func1(4):func2(4);
Or, if both may use the same parameter:
int res = ((cond)?func1:func2)(4);
Now, what about member functions of a class:
class T
{
public:
T( int i ) : i(i) {}
int memfunc1() { return 1*i; }
int memfunc2() { return 2*i; }
private:
int i;
};
I tried this, but it does not work:
T t(4);
int res2 = t.((cond)?memfunc1:memfunc2)();
...tried other syntax too ((t.*((cond)?&(T::memfunc1):&(T::memfunc2)))()) with no success...
Is that doable and then what would be the good syntax? One line code answer are preferable (using a temporary auto variable to store pointer to function would be too easy...;-)
§ 5.3.1 [expr.unary.op]/p4:
A pointer to member is only formed when an explicit & is used and its operand is a qualified-id not enclosed
in parentheses. [ Note: that is, the expression &(qualified-id), where the qualified-id is enclosed in
parentheses, does not form an expression of type “pointer to member.” Neither does qualified-id, because
there is no implicit conversion from a qualified-id for a non-static member function to the type “pointer to
member function” as there is from an lvalue of function type to the type “pointer to function” (4.3). Nor is
&unqualified-id a pointer to member, even within the scope of the unqualified-id’s class. — end note ]
If it still doesn't help, you can uncover the correct syntax below:
(t.*(cond ? &T::memfunc1 : &T::memfunc2))()

A function with a std::function parameter does not accept a lamba function

I am trying to get more familiar with the C++11 standard by implementing the std::iterator on my own doubly linked list collection and also trying to make my own sort function to sort it.
I would like the sort function to accept a lamba as a way of sorting by making the sort accept a std::function, but it does not compile (I do not know how to implement the move_iterator, hence returning a copy of the collection instead of modifying the passed one).
template <typename _Ty, typename _By>
LinkedList<_Ty> sort(const LinkedList<_Ty>& source, std::function<bool(_By, _By)> pred)
{
LinkedList<_Ty> tmp;
while (tmp.size() != source.size())
{
_Ty suitable;
for (auto& i : source) {
if (pred(suitable, i) == true) {
suitable = i;
}
}
tmp.push_back(suitable);
}
return tmp;
}
Is my definition of the function wrong? If I try to call the function, I recieve a compilation error.
LinkedList<std::string> strings{
"one",
"two",
"long string",
"the longest of them all"
};
auto sortedByLength = sort(strings, [](const std::string& a, const std::string& b){
return a.length() < b.length();
});
Error: no instance of function template "sort" matches the argument
list argument types are: (LinkedList, lambda []bool
(const std::string &a, const std::string &)->bool)
Additional info, the compilation also gives the following error:
Error 1 error C2784: 'LinkedList<_Ty> sort(const
LinkedList<_Ty> &,std::function)' : could not
deduce template argument for 'std::function<bool(_By,_By)>'
Update: I know the sorting algorithm is incorrect and would not do what is wanted, I have no intention in leaving it as is and do not have a problem fixing that, once the declaration is correct.
The problem is that _By used inside std::function like this cannot be deduced from a lambda closure. You'd need to pass in an actual std::function object, and not a lambda. Remember that the type of a lambda expression is an unnamed class type (called the closure type), and not std::function.
What you're doing is a bit like this:
template <class T>
void foo(std::unique_ptr<T> p);
foo(nullptr);
Here, too, there's no way to deduce T from the argument.
How the standard library normally solves this: it does not restrict itself to std::function in any way, and simply makes the type of the predicate its template parameter:
template <typename _Ty, typename _Pred>
LinkedList<_Ty> sort(const LinkedList<_Ty>& source, _Pred pred)
This way, the closure type will be deduced and all is well.
Notice that you don't need std::function at all—that's pretty much only needed if you need to store a functor, or pass it through a runtime interface (not a compiletime one like templates).
Side note: your code is using identifiers which are reserved for the compiler and standard library (identifiers starting with an underscore followed by an uppercase letter). This is not legal in C++, you should avoid such reserved identifiers in your code.

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