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.TH Operators 3C++ "02 Apr 1998" "Rogue Wave Software" "-"
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Standard C++ Library   
Copyright 1998, Rogue Wave Software, Inc.   

.SH NAME

\f2Operators\fP

\ - Operators for the C++ Standard Template Library.



.SH  SYNOPSIS


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#include <utility>
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namespace rel_ops {
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template <class T>
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bool operator!= (const T&, const T&);
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template <class T>
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bool operator> (const T&, const T&);
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template <class T>
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bool operator<= (const T&, const T&);
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template <class T>
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bool operator>= (const T&, const T&);
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}



.SH  DESCRIPTION


To avoid redundant definitions of \f2operator!=\fP out of \f2operator==\fP and of \f2operators >\fP, \f2<=\fP, and \f2>= \fPout of \f2operator<\fP, the library includes these definitions: 

    \f2operator!=(x,y)\fP returns \f2!(x==y)\fP

    \f2operator>(x,y)\fP  returns \f2y<x\fP

    \f2operator<=(x,y)\fP returns \f2!(y<x)\fP

    \f2operator>=(x,y)\fP returns\f2 !(x<y)\fP

To avoid clashes with other global operators, these definitions are contained in the namespace \f2rel_ops\fP.   To use them, either scope explicitly or include a "using" declaration (for example,\f2 using namespace rel_ops\fP).