C++ max_element(),min_element()

一：函数原型
max_element() 求取区间中的最大值

template<class ForwardIt>
ForwardIt max_element(ForwardIt first, ForwardIt last);
template<class ForwardIt, class Compare>
ForwardIt max_element(ForwardIt first, ForwardIt last, Compare comp );

min_element() 求取区间中的最小值

template<class ForwardIt>
ForwardIt min_element(ForwardIt first, ForwardIt last);
template<class ForwardIt, class Compare>
ForwardIt min_element(ForwardIt first, ForwardIt last, Compare comp);

其中参数 first，last表示区间范围
comp表示自定义的比较函数
函数返回 一个迭代器

二：例子

int main(){
    int a[] = {1,2,3,4,5};
    int maxnum = *max_element(a,a+5)
    int minnum = *min_element(a,a+5);
    cout << maxnum <<endl;
    cout << minnum << endl;
    return 0;
}

运行结果：
5 
1

贴一种函数实现方法：

template<class ForwardIt>
ForwardIt max_element(ForwardIt first, ForwardIt last)
{
    if (first == last) {
        return last;
    }
    ForwardIt largest = first;
    ++first;
    for (; first != last; ++first) {
        if (*largest < *first) {
            largest = first;
        }
    }
    return largest;
}