C++ Standard Library Algorithms std::count_if
Example
template <class InputIterator, class UnaryPredicate>
typename iterator_traits<InputIterator>::difference_type
count_if (InputIterator first, InputIterator last, UnaryPredicate red);
Effects
Counts the number of elements in a range for which a specified predicate function is true
Parameters
first => iterator pointing to the beginning of the range
last => iterator pointing to the end of the range
red => predicate function(returns true or false)
Return
The number of elements within the specified range for which the predicate function returned true.
Example
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;
/*
Define a few functions to use as predicates
*/
//return true if number is odd
bool isOdd(int i){
return i%2 == 1;
}
//functor that returns true if number is greater than the value of the constructor parameter provided
class Greater {
int _than;
public:
Greater(int th): _than(th){}
bool operator()(int i){
return i > _than;
}
};
int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
//create a vector
vector<int> myvec = {1,5,8,0,7,6,4,5,2,1,5,0,6,9,7};
//using a lambda function to count even numbers
size_t evenCount = count_if(myvec.begin(), myvec.end(), [](int i){return i % 2 == 0;}); // >= C++11
//using function pointer to count odd number in the first half of the vector
size_t oddCount = count_if(myvec.begin(), myvec.end()- myvec.size()/2, isOdd);
//using a functor to count numbers greater than 5
size_t greaterCount = count_if(myvec.begin(), myvec.end(), Greater(5));
cout << "vector size: " << myvec.size() << endl;
cout << "even numbers: " << evenCount << " found" << endl;
cout << "odd numbers: " << oddCount << " found" << endl;
cout << "numbers > 5: " << greaterCount << " found"<< endl;
return 0;
}
Output
vector size: 15
even numbers: 7 found
odd numbers: 4 found
numbers > 5: 6 found
