std::ranges::inplace_merge

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Constrained algorithms
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Modifying sequence operations
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ranges::inplace_merge
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Defined in header <algorithm>
Call signature
(1)
template< std::bidirectional_iterator I, std::sentinel_for<I> S,

          class Comp = ranges::less, class Proj = std::identity >
requires std::sortable<I, Comp, Proj>

I inplace_merge( I first, I middle, S last, Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {} );
(since C++20)
(until C++26)
template< std::bidirectional_iterator I, std::sentinel_for<I> S,

          class Comp = ranges::less, class Proj = std::identity >
requires std::sortable<I, Comp, Proj>

constexpr I inplace_merge( I first, I middle, S last, Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {} );
(since C++26)
(2)
template< ranges::bidirectional_range R, class Comp = ranges::less,

          class Proj = std::identity >
requires std::sortable<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Comp, Proj>
ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>

    inplace_merge( R&& r, ranges::iterator_t<R> middle, Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {} );
(since C++20)
(until C++26)
template< ranges::bidirectional_range R, class Comp = ranges::less,

          class Proj = std::identity >
requires std::sortable<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Comp, Proj>
constexpr ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>

    inplace_merge( R&& r, ranges::iterator_t<R> middle, Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {} );
(since C++26)

Merges two consecutive sorted ranges [firstmiddle) and [middlelast) into one sorted range [firstlast).

A sequence is said to be sorted with respect to the comparator comp and projection proj if for any iterator it pointing to the sequence and any non-negative integer n such that it + n is a valid iterator pointing to an element of the sequence, std::invoke(comp, std::invoke(proj, *(it + n)), std::invoke(proj, *it))) evaluates to false.

This merge function is stable, which means that for equivalent elements in the original two ranges, the elements from the first range (preserving their original order) precede the elements from the second range (preserving their original order).

1) Elements are compared using the given binary comparison function comp and projection object proj, and the ranges must be sorted with respect to the same.
2) Same as (1), but uses r as the range, as if using ranges::begin(r) as first, and ranges::end(r) as last.

The function-like entities described on this page are niebloids, that is:

In practice, they may be implemented as function objects, or with special compiler extensions.

Parameters

first - the beginning of the first sorted range
middle - the end of the first range and the beginning of the second range
last - the end of the second sorted range
r - the range of elements to merge inplace
comp - comparison to apply to the projected elements
proj - projection to apply to the elements in the range.

Return value

An iterator equal to last.

Complexity

Exactly N − 1 comparisons, if additional memory buffer is available, where N = ranges::distance(first, last). Otherwise, 𝓞(N•log(N)) comparisons. Additionally, twice as many projections as comparisons in both cases.

Notes

This function attempts to allocate a temporary buffer. If the allocation fails, the less efficient algorithm is chosen.

Feature-test macro Value Comment
__cpp_lib_constexpr_algorithms 202306L constexpr stable sorting

Possible implementation

This implementation only shows the slower algorithm used when no additional memory is available. See also the implementation in MSVC STL and libstdc++.

struct inplace_merge_fn
{
    template<std::bidirectional_iterator I, std::sentinel_for<I> S,
             class Comp = ranges::less, class Proj = std::identity>
    requires std::sortable<I, Comp, Proj>
    constexpr I operator()(I first, I middle, S last, Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {}) const
    {
        I last_it = ranges::next(middle, last);
        inplace_merge_slow(first, middle, last_it,
                           ranges::distance(first, middle),
                           ranges::distance(middle, last_it),
                           std::ref(comp), std::ref(proj));
        return last_it;
    }
 
    template<ranges::bidirectional_range R, class Comp = ranges::less,
             class Proj = std::identity>
    requires std::sortable<ranges::iterator_t<R>, Comp, Proj>
    constexpr ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<R>
        operator()(R&& r, ranges::iterator_t<R> middle,
                   Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {}) const
    {
        return (*this)(ranges::begin(r), std::move(middle), ranges::end(r),
                       std::move(comp), std::move(proj));
    }
 
private:
    template<class I, class Comp, class Proj>
    static constexpr void inplace_merge_slow(I first, I middle, I last, 
                                             std::iter_difference_t<I> n1,
                                             std::iter_difference_t<I> n2,
                                             Comp comp, Proj proj)
    {
        if (n1 == 0 || n2 == 0)
            return;
        if (n1 + n2 == 2 && comp(proj(*middle), proj(*first)))
        {
            ranges::iter_swap(first, middle);
            return;
        }
 
        I cut1 = first, cut2 = middle;
        std::iter_difference_t<I> d1 {}, d2 {};
 
        if (n1 > n2)
        {
            d1 = n1 / 2;
            ranges::advance(cut1, d1);
            cut2 = ranges::lower_bound(middle, last, *cut1,
                                       std::ref(comp), std::ref(proj));
            d2 = ranges::distance(middle, cut2);
        }
        else
        {
            d2 = n2 / 2;
            ranges::advance(cut2, d2);
            cut1 = ranges::upper_bound(first, middle, *cut2,
                                       std::ref(comp), std::ref(proj));
            d1 = ranges::distance(first, cut1);
        }
 
        I new_middle = ranges::rotate(cut1, middle, cut2);
        inplace_merge_slow(first, cut1, new_middle, d1, d2,
                           std::ref(comp), std::ref(proj));
        inplace_merge_slow(new_middle, cut2, last, n1 - d1, n2 - d2,
                           std::ref(comp), std::ref(proj));
    }
};
 
inline constexpr inplace_merge_fn inplace_merge {};

Example

#include <algorithm>
#include <complex>
#include <functional>
#include <iostream>
#include <iterator>
#include <vector>
 
void print(auto const& v, auto const& rem, int middle = -1)
{
    for (int i {}; auto n : v)
        std::cout << (i++ == middle ? "│ " : "") << n << ' ';
    std::cout << rem << '\n';
}
 
template<std::random_access_iterator I, std::sentinel_for<I> S>
requires std::sortable<I>
void merge_sort(I first, S last)
{
    if (last - first > 1)
    {
        I middle {first + (last - first) / 2};
        merge_sort(first, middle);
        merge_sort(middle, last);
        std::ranges::inplace_merge(first, middle, last);
    }
}
 
int main()
{
    // custom merge-sort demo
    std::vector v {8, 2, 0, 4, 9, 8, 1, 7, 3};
    print(v, ": before sort");
    merge_sort(v.begin(), v.end());
    print(v, ": after sort\n");
 
    // merging with comparison function object and projection
    using CI = std::complex<int>;
    std::vector<CI> r { {0,1}, {0,2}, {0,3}, {1,1}, {1,2} };
    const auto middle { std::ranges::next(r.begin(), 3) };
    auto comp { std::ranges::less {} };
    auto proj { [](CI z) { return z.imag(); } };
 
    print(r, ": before merge", middle - r.begin());
    std::ranges::inplace_merge(r, middle, comp, proj);
    print(r, ": after merge");
}

Output:

8 2 0 4 9 8 1 7 3 : before sort
0 1 2 3 4 7 8 8 9 : after sort
 
(0,1) (0,2) (0,3) │ (1,1) (1,2) : before merge
(0,1) (1,1) (0,2) (1,2) (0,3) : after merge

See also

merges two sorted ranges
(niebloid)
computes the union of two sets
(niebloid)
checks whether a range is sorted into ascending order
(niebloid)
sorts a range into ascending order
(niebloid)
merges two ordered ranges in-place
(function template)