Re: Is it okay to ask questions about Accelerated C++ exercises here?
swivelhead <jetimms@gmail.com> wrote:
This question deals with exercises 10-2 and 10-3.
10-2.
Rewrite the median function from $8.11/140 so that we can call it with
either a vector or a built-in array. The function should allow
containers of any arithmetic type.
10-3.
Write a test program to verify that the median function operates
correctly. Ensure that calling median does not change the order of the
elements in the container.
I will leave out the $8.11/140 example for now, but will post it if
anyone wants. Here is my shot at the median function. (Note, anyone
who has seen the book/examples will see that I added an insertion sort
where the generic sort function would be. I actually made it a
template function also, but the vector container kept passing by value
and not sorting:)
[snipped code]
What are some strategies for accepting both indexed containers by
value?
Rather than try to find that, think about what it would take to create a
value once inside the function...
Learn from the standard... Look at the standard algorithm's interfaces
and try to copy them...
template <class InputIterator, class UnaryFunction>
UnaryFunction for_each(InputIterator first, InputIterator last,
UnaryFunction f);
template <class InputIterator, class OutputIterator, class UnaryFunction>
OutputIterator transform(InputIterator first, InputIterator last,
OutputIterator result, UnaryFunction op);
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