minus


class template
<functional>
template <class T> struct minus;

Subtraction function object class

This class defines function objects for the subtraction arithmetic operation.

Generically, function objects are instances of a class with member function operator() defined. This member function allows the object to be used with the same syntax as a regular function call, and therefore it can be used in templates instead of a pointer to a function.

minus has its operator() member defined such that it returns the result of subtracting its second argument from its first argument.

This class is derived from binary_function and is defined as:

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


Objects of this class can be used with some standard algorithms such as transform or accumulate.

Members

T operator() (const T& x, const T& y)
Member function returning x-y.


Example

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// minus example
#include <iostream>
#include <functional>
#include <numeric>
using namespace std;

int main () {
  int numbers[]={10,20,30};
  int result;
  result = accumulate (numbers, numbers+3, 100, minus<int>() );
  cout << "The result of 100-10-20-30 is " << result << ".\n";
  return 0;
}


Output:

The result of 100-10-20-30 is 40.


See also

plus Addition function object class (class template)
multiplies Multiplication function object class (class template)
divides Division function object class (class template)
modulus Modulus function object class (class template)
negate Negative function object class (class template)
equal_to Function object class for equality comparison (class template)
binary_function Binary function object base class (class template)