std::max_element()

class Event {
protected:
	int EventID;
	string name;
public: 
	int getEventID();
	int getEventName();
};

typedef std::list EventListType;
EventListType list;
template <class _Ty>
bool isMaxID(_Ty t1, _Ty t2)
{ 
	return t1.getEventID() < t2.getEventID();
}

int getEventMaxID()
{ 
	Event evnt; 
	evnt = *max_element(list.begin(), list.end(), isMaxID);
	return event.getEventID();
}