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Algorithm library
Constrained algorithms and algorithms on ranges (C++20)
Constrained algorithms, e.g. ranges::copy, ranges::sort, ...
Non-modifying sequence operations    
Batch operations
(C++17)
Search operations
Modifying sequence operations
Copy operations
(C++11)
(C++11)
Swap operations
Transformation operations
Generation operations
Removing operations
Order-changing operations
(until C++17)(C++11)
(C++20)(C++20)
Sampling operations
(C++17)

Sorting and related operations
Partitioning operations
(C++11)    

Sorting operations
Binary search operations
(on partitioned ranges)
Set operations (on sorted ranges)
Merge operations (on sorted ranges)
Heap operations
Minimum/maximum operations
(C++11)
(C++17)
Lexicographical comparison operations
Permutation operations


 
Constrained algorithms
All names in this menu belong to namespace std::ranges
Non-modifying sequence operations
Modifying sequence operations
Partitioning operations
Sorting operations
Binary search operations (on sorted ranges)
       
       
Set operations (on sorted ranges)
Heap operations
Minimum/maximum operations
       
       
Permutation operations
Fold operations
Numeric operations
(C++23)            
Operations on uninitialized storage
Return types
 
Defined in header <algorithm>
Call signature
template< std::input_iterator I, std::sentinel_for<I> S,
          class T, class Proj = std::identity >
    requires std::indirect_binary_predicate
                 <ranges::equal_to, std::projected<I, Proj>, const T*>
constexpr I find( I first, S last, const T& value, Proj proj = {} );
(1) (since C++20)
(until C++26)
template< std::input_iterator I, std::sentinel_for<I> S,
          class Proj = std::identity,
          class T = std::projected_value_t<I, Proj> >
    requires std::indirect_binary_predicate
                 <ranges::equal_to, std::projected<I, Proj>, const T*>
constexpr I find( I first, S last, const T& value, Proj proj = {} );
(since C++26)
template< ranges::input_range R, class T, class Proj = std::identity >
    requires std::indirect_binary_predicate
                 <ranges::equal_to,
                  std::projected<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Proj>, const T*>
constexpr ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>
    find( R&& r, const T& value, Proj proj = {} );
(2) (since C++20)
(until C++26)
template< ranges::input_range R, class Proj = std::identity,
          class T = std::projected_value_t<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Proj> >
    requires std::indirect_binary_predicate
                 <ranges::equal_to,
                  std::projected<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Proj>, const T*>
constexpr ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>
    find( R&& r, const T& value, Proj proj = {} );
(since C++26)
template< std::input_iterator I, std::sentinel_for<I> S,
          class Proj = std::identity,
          std::indirect_unary_predicate<std::projected<I, Proj>> Pred >
constexpr I find_if( I first, S last, Pred pred, Proj proj = {} );
(3) (since C++20)
template< ranges::input_range R, class Proj = std::identity,
          std::indirect_unary_predicate
              <std::projected<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Proj>> Pred >
constexpr ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>
    find_if( R&& r, Pred pred, Proj proj = {} );
(4) (since C++20)
template< std::input_iterator I, std::sentinel_for<I> S,
          class Proj = std::identity,
          std::indirect_unary_predicate<std::projected<I, Proj>> Pred >
constexpr I find_if_not( I first, S last, Pred pred, Proj proj = {} );
(5) (since C++20)
template< ranges::input_range R, class Proj = std::identity,
          std::indirect_unary_predicate
              <std::projected<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Proj>> Pred >
constexpr ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>
    find_if_not( R&& r, Pred pred, Proj proj = {} );
(6) (since C++20)
template< /*execution-policy*/ Ep,
          std::random_access_iterator I, std::sized_sentinel_for<I> S,
          class Proj = std::identity,
          class T = std::projected_value_t<I, Proj> >
    requires std::indirect_binary_predicate
                 <ranges::equal_to, std::projected<I, Proj>, const T*>
I find( Ep&& policy, I first, S last, const T& value, Proj proj = {} );
(7) (since C++26)
template< /*execution-policy*/ Ep, /*sized-random-access-range*/ R,
          class Proj = std::identity,
          class T = std::projected_value_t<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Proj> >
    requires std::indirect_binary_predicate
                 <ranges::equal_to,
                  std::projected<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Proj>, const T*>
ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>
    find( Ep&& policy, R&& r, const T& value, Proj proj = {} );
(8) (since C++26)
template< /*execution-policy*/ Ep,
          std::random_access_iterator I, std::sized_sentinel_for<I> S,
          class Proj = std::identity,
          std::indirect_unary_predicate<std::projected<I, Proj>> Pred >
I find_if( Ep&& policy, I first, S last, Pred pred, Proj proj = {} );
(9) (since C++26)
template< /*execution-policy*/ Ep, /*sized-random-access-range*/ R,
          class Proj = std::identity,
          std::indirect_unary_predicate
              <std::projected<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Proj>> Pred >
ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>
    find_if( Ep&& policy, R&& r, Pred pred, Proj proj = {} );
(10) (since C++26)
template< /*execution-policy*/ Ep,
          std::random_access_iterator I, std::sized_sentinel_for<I> S,
          class Proj = std::identity,
          std::indirect_unary_predicate<std::projected<I, Proj>> Pred >
I find_if_not( Ep&& policy, I first, S last, Pred pred, Proj proj = {} );
(11) (since C++26)
template< /*execution-policy*/ Ep, /*sized-random-access-range*/ R,
          class Proj = std::identity,
          std::indirect_unary_predicate
              <std::projected<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Proj>> Pred >
ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>
    find_if_not( Ep&& policy, R&& r, Pred pred, Proj proj = {} );
(12) (since C++26)

For the definition of /*execution-policy*/, see this page; for the definition of /*sized-random-access-range*/, see this page.

Search for the first element (projected by proj) in the source range [firstlast) or r that satisfies specific criteria:

1,2) find searches for the first element equal to the target value value.
3,4) find_if searches for the first element for which predicate pred returns true.
5,6) find_if_not searches for the first element for which predicate pred returns false.
7-12) Same as (1-6), but executed according to policy.

The function-like entities described on this page are algorithm function objects (informally known as niebloids), that is:

Parameters

first, last - the iterator-sentinel pair defining the source range
r - the source range
value - the target value
pred - the predicate to be applied to the (projected) elements
proj - the projection to be applied to the elements
policy - the execution policy to use

Return value

Iterator to the first element satisfying the condition, or last if no such element is found.

Complexity

Given \(\scriptsize N\)N as ranges::distance(first, last) or ranges::distance(r):

1,2) At most \(\scriptsize N\)N comparisons and applications of proj.
3-6) At most \(\scriptsize N\)N applications of pred and proj.
7,8) \(\scriptsize \mathcal{O}(N)\)𝓞(N) comparisons and applications of proj.
9-12) \(\scriptsize \mathcal{O}(N)\)𝓞(N) applications of pred and proj.

Exceptions

7-12) During the execution process:
  • If the temporary memory resources required for parallelization are not available, std::bad_alloc is thrown.
  • If an uncaught exception is thrown while accessing objects via an algorithm argument, the behavior is determined by the execution policy (for standard policies, std::terminate is invoked).

Notes

Feature-test macro Value Std Feature
__cpp_lib_algorithm_default_value_type 202403 (C++26) List-initialization for algorithms (1,2)

Possible implementation

find
struct find_fn
{
    template<std::input_iterator I, std::sentinel_for<I> S,
             class Proj = std::identity,
             class T = std::projected_value_t<I, Proj>>
        requires std::indirect_binary_predicate
                     <ranges::equal_to, std::projected<I, Proj>, const T*>
    constexpr I operator()(I first, S last, const T& value, Proj proj = {}) const
    {
        for (; first != last; ++first)
            if (std::invoke(proj, *first) == value)
                return first;
        return first;
    }
    
    template<ranges::input_range R, class T, class Proj = std::identity>
        requires std::indirect_binary_predicate
                     <ranges::equal_to,
                      std::projected<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Proj>, const T*>
    constexpr ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>
        operator()(R&& r, const T& value, Proj proj = {}) const
    {
        return (*this)(ranges::begin(r), ranges::end(r), value, std::ref(proj));
    }
    
    template<ranges::forward_range R, class T, class Proj = std::identity>
        requires std::indirect_binary_predicate
                     <ranges::equal_to,
                      std::projected<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Proj>, const T*>
    constexpr ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>
        operator()(R&& r, const T& value, Proj proj = {}) const
    {
        return (*this)(ranges::begin(r),
                       ranges::next(ranges::begin(r), ranges::end(r)),
                       value, std::ref(proj));
    }
};

inline constexpr find_fn find;
find_if
struct find_if_fn
{
    template<std::input_iterator I, std::sentinel_for<I> S, class Proj = std::identity,
             std::indirect_unary_predicate<std::projected<I, Proj>> Pred>
    constexpr I operator()(I first, S last, Pred pred, Proj proj = {}) const
    {
        for (; first != last; ++first)
            if (std::invoke(pred, std::invoke(proj, *first)))
                return first;
        return first;
    }
    
    template<ranges::input_range R, class Proj = std::identity,
             std::indirect_unary_predicate
                 <std::projected<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Proj>> Pred>
    constexpr ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>
        operator()(R&& r, Pred pred, Proj proj = {}) const
    {
        return (*this)(ranges::begin(r), ranges::end(r), std::ref(pred), std::ref(proj));
    }
    
    template<ranges::forward_range R, class Proj = std::identity,
             std::indirect_unary_predicate
                 <std::projected<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Proj>> Pred>
    constexpr ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>
        operator()(R&& r, Pred pred, Proj proj = {}) const
    {
        return (*this)(ranges::begin(r),
                       ranges::next(ranges::begin(r), ranges::end(r)),
                       std::ref(pred), std::ref(proj));
    }
};

inline constexpr find_if_fn find_if;
find_if_not
struct find_if_not_fn
{
    template<std::input_iterator I, std::sentinel_for<I> S, class Proj = std::identity,
             std::indirect_unary_predicate<std::projected<I, Proj>> Pred>
    constexpr I operator()(I first, S last, Pred pred, Proj proj = {}) const
    {
        for (; first != last; ++first)
            if (!std::invoke(pred, std::invoke(proj, *first)))
                return first;
        return first;
    }
    
    template<ranges::input_range R, class Proj = std::identity,
             std::indirect_unary_predicate
                 <std::projected<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Proj>> Pred>
    constexpr ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>
        operator()(R&& r, Pred pred, Proj proj = {}) const
    {
        return (*this)(ranges::begin(r), ranges::end(r), std::ref(pred), std::ref(proj));
    }
    
    template<ranges::forward_range R, class Proj = std::identity,
             std::indirect_unary_predicate
                 <std::projected<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Proj>> Pred>
    constexpr ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>
        operator()(R&& r, Pred pred, Proj proj = {}) const
    {
        return (*this)(ranges::begin(r),
                       ranges::next(ranges::begin(r), ranges::end(r)),
                       std::ref(pred), std::ref(proj));
    }
};

inline constexpr find_if_not_fn find_if_not;

Example

#include <algorithm>
#include <cassert>
#include <complex>
#include <format>
#include <iostream>
#include <iterator>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

void projector_example()
{
    struct folk_info
    {
        unsigned uid;
        std::string name, position;
    };
    
    std::vector<folk_info> folks
    {
        {0, "Ana", "dev"},
        {1, "Bob", "devops"},
        {2, "Eve", "ops"}
    };
    
    const auto who{"Eve"};
    if (auto it = std::ranges::find(folks, who, &folk_info::name); it != folks.end())
        std::cout << std::format("Profile:\n"
                                 "    UID: {}\n"
                                 "    Name: {}\n"
                                 "    Position: {}\n\n",
                                 it->uid, it->name, it->position);
}

int main()
{
    namespace ranges = std::ranges;
    
    projector_example();
    
    const int n1 = 3;
    const int n2 = 5;
    const auto v = {4, 1, 3, 2};
    
    if (ranges::find(v, n1) != v.end())
        std::cout << "v contains: " << n1 << '\n';
    else
        std::cout << "v does not contain: " << n1 << '\n';
    
    if (ranges::find(v.begin(), v.end(), n2) != v.end())
        std::cout << "v contains: " << n2 << '\n';
    else
        std::cout << "v does not contain: " << n2 << '\n';
    
    auto is_even = [](int x) { return x % 2 == 0; };
    
    if (auto result = ranges::find_if(v.begin(), v.end(), is_even); result != v.end())
        std::cout << "First even element in v: " << *result << '\n';
    else
        std::cout << "No even elements in v\n";
    
    if (auto result = ranges::find_if_not(v, is_even); result != v.end())
        std::cout << "First odd element in v: " << *result << '\n';
    else
        std::cout << "No odd elements in v\n";
    
    auto divides_13 = [](int x) { return x % 13 == 0; };
    
    if (auto result = ranges::find_if(v, divides_13); result != v.end())
        std::cout << "First element divisible by 13 in v: " << *result << '\n';
    else
        std::cout << "No elements in v are divisible by 13\n";
    
    if (auto result = ranges::find_if_not(v.begin(), v.end(), divides_13);
        result != v.end())
        std::cout << "First element indivisible by 13 in v: " << *result << '\n';
    else
        std::cout << "All elements in v are divisible by 13\n";
    
    std::vector<std::complex<double>> nums{{4, 2}};
    #ifdef __cpp_lib_algorithm_default_value_type
        // T gets deduced in (2) making list-initialization possible
        const auto it = ranges::find(nums, {4, 2});
    #else
        const auto it = ranges::find(nums, std::complex<double>{4, 2});
    #endif
    assert(it == nums.begin());
}

Output:

Profile:
    UID: 2
    Name: Eve
    Position: ops

v contains: 3
v does not contain: 5
First even element in v: 4
First odd element in v: 1
No elements in v are divisible by 13
First element indivisible by 13 in v: 4

See also

finds the first element satisfying specific criteria
(function template) [edit]
finds the first two adjacent items that are equal (or satisfy a given predicate)
(algorithm function object)[edit]
finds the last sequence of elements in a certain range
(algorithm function object)[edit]
searches for any one of a set of elements
(algorithm function object)[edit]
finds the first position where two ranges differ
(algorithm function object)[edit]
searches for the first occurrence of a range of elements
(algorithm function object)[edit]