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Function std.algorithm.searching.maxIndex

Computes the index of the first occurrence of range's maximum element.

ptrdiff_t maxIndex(alias pred, Range) (
  Range range
)
if (isInputRange!Range && !isInfinite!Range && is(typeof(binaryFun!pred(range.front, range.front))));

Complexity

Ο(range) Exactly range.length - 1 comparisons are needed.

Parameters

NameDescription
pred The ordering predicate to use to determine the maximum element.
range The input range to search.

Returns

The index of the first encounter of the maximum in range. If the range is empty, -1 is returned.

See Also

minIndex, max, maxCount, maxElement, maxPos

Example

// Maximum is 4 and first occurs in position 2
int[] a = [2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 4, 1, 1, 2];
writeln(a.maxIndex); // 2

// Empty range
int[] b;
writeln(b.maxIndex); // -1

// Works with more custom types
struct Dog { int age; }
Dog[] dogs = [Dog(10), Dog(15), Dog(5)];
writeln(dogs.maxIndex!"a.age < b.age"); // 1

Authors

Andrei Alexandrescu

License

Boost License 1.0.