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`c_set_difference` overloads

== Synopses

Declared in `<absl/algorithm/container.h>`

Container‐based version of the <algorithm> `std::set_difference()` function to return an iterator containing elements present in the first container but not in the second.


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template<
    typename C1,
    typename C2,
    typename OutputIterator>
requires !container_algorithm_internal::IsUnorderedContainer<C1>::value && !container_algorithm_internal::IsUnorderedContainer<C2>::value
constexpr
OutputIterator
xref:absl/c_set_difference-0e.adoc[c_set_difference](
    C1 const& c1,
    C2 const& c2,
    OutputIterator output);
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Overload of `c_set_difference()` for performing a merge using a `comp` other than `operator<`.


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template<
    typename C1,
    typename C2,
    typename OutputIterator,
    typename LessThan>
requires !container_algorithm_internal::IsUnorderedContainer<C1>::value && !container_algorithm_internal::IsUnorderedContainer<C2>::value
constexpr
OutputIterator
xref:absl/c_set_difference-0a.adoc[c_set_difference](
    C1 const& c1,
    C2 const& c2,
    OutputIterator output,
    LessThan&& comp);
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== Return Value

An iterator to the end of the written range in the output.

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *c1*
| The first sorted container.
| *c2*
| The second sorted container.
| *output*
| The output iterator receiving the difference.
| *comp*
| The comparison used to order the elements.
|===


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