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// fig15_20.cpp
// Implementing customDistance using template metaprogramming.
#include <array>
#include <iostream>
#include <iterator>
#include <list>
#include <ranges>
#include <type_traits>
// calculate the distance (number of items) between two iterators;
// requires at least input iterators
template <std::input_iterator Iterator>
auto customDistance(Iterator begin, Iterator end) {
// for random-access iterators subtract the iterators
if constexpr (std::is_base_of_v<std::random_access_iterator_tag,
Iterator::iterator_category>) {
std::cout << "customDistance with random-access iterators\n";
return end - begin; // O(1) operation for random-access iterators
}
else { // for all other iterators
std::cout << "customDistance with non-random-access iterators\n";
std::ptrdiff_t count{0};
// increment from begin to end and count number of iterations;
// O(n) operation for non-random-access iterators
for (auto iter{begin}; iter != end; ++iter) {
++count;
}
return count;
}
}
int main() {
const std::array ints1{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}; // has random-access iterators
const std::list ints2{1, 2, 3}; // has bidirectional iterators
auto result1{customDistance(ints1.begin(), ints1.end())};
std::cout << "ints1 number of elements: " << result1 << "\n";
auto result2{customDistance(ints2.begin(), ints2.end())};
std::cout << "ints2 number of elements: " << result2 << "\n";
}
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