minus

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Returns the result of subtracting its second argument from its first.

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#include<functional>
template <class T>
struct minus : public binary_function<T, T, T>;

minus is a binary function object. Its operator() returns the result of x minus y. You can pass a minus object to any algorithm that requires a binary function. For example, the transform algorithm applies a binary operation to corresponding values in two collections and stores the result. minus would be used in that algorithm in the following manner:

vector<int> vec1;
vector<int> vec2;
vector<int> vecResult;
.
.
.
transform(vec1.begin(), vec1.end(),
          vec2.begin(),
          vecResult.begin(), minus<int>());

After this call to transform, vecResult(n) contains vec1(n) minus vec2(n).

template <class T>
struct minus : binary_function<T, T, T> {
  T operator() (const T&, const T&) const;
};

If your compiler does not support default template parameters, then you always need to supply the Allocator template argument. For instance, you have to write:

vector<int, allocator<int> >

instead of:

vector<int>

If your compiler does not support namespaces, then you do not need the using declaration for std.

binary_function, Function Objects