absl::c_lexicographical_compare

Container-based version of the <algorithm> std::lexicographical_compare() function to lexicographically compare (e.g. sort words alphabetically) two container sequences. The comparison is performed using operator<. Note that capital letters ("A-Z") have ASCII values less than lowercase letters ("a-z").

Synopsis

Declared in <absl/algorithm/container.h>

template<
    typename Sequence1,
    typename Sequence2>
constexpr
bool
c_lexicographical_compare(
    Sequence1 const& sequence1,
    Sequence2 const& sequence2);

Return Value

true if sequence1 is lexicographically less than sequence2, otherwise false.

Parameters

NameDescription
sequence1The first container.
sequence2The second container.