Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
> Darren New wrote:
>> In C++ you call
>>    qsort(myArray, operator< );
>> or some such syntax, but without the need to have a specifically named
>> function just to wrap up the < operator.
> 
> std::sort(myArray) is all you need. Guess *how* the operator< is used by
> default?
> 
> template <typename T> bool less(const T& x, const T& y) {
>     return x < y;
> }
> 
> std::sort uses std::less as the default sorting function.
> 

Yep. And now what do you do if the "less" you want to use is actually a 
member function of type T?  What if the "less" you want to use is
class MyDate {
   bool comesBefore(const MyDate& otherDate);
}

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