Re: sorting the input
On 2008-09-10 15:13, ????????? wrote:
arnuld ??????:
A program that asks user to input words and then prints them in
alphabetical order. I have used vectors to accomplish task. That left me
wondering with 2 questions:
1) whether list will be a good idea. I am basically concerned about CPU
efficiency.
2) Is the program is a C++ program or C program written in C++.
you wrote nice code of STL style, but i think use typedef to redefine
some iterator type is better to read.
in my point of view,the std::sort works better with std::vector than
std::list,
Yes, but you can use std::list<T>::sort() to get better performance.
but, the std::vector<typename T>::push_back is less efficient than
std::list<>::insert.
Unless you have an idea about how many elements you'll end up with. If
you do you can use the vector's reserve() to pre-allocate memory in
which case inserts will be in O(1).
so i suggest use list as container of strings.
I would use a vector until the profiler tells me otherwise.
--
Erik Wikstr??m
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