/* 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
#include
using namespace std;
/* function that compares two pointers by comparing the values to which they po
int
*/
bool int_ptr_less (int* a, int* b)
{
return *a < *b;
}
int main()
{
int x = 17;
int y = 42;
int* px = &x;
int* py = &y;
int* pmax;
// call max() with special comparison function
pmax = max (px, py, int_ptr_less);
cout << *pmax;
//...
}
42