The following code example is taken from the book
C++ Templates - The Complete Guide, 2nd Edition
by David Vandevoorde, Nicolai M. Josuttis, and Douglas Gregor,
Addison-Wesley, 2017
© Copyright David Vandevoorde, Nicolai M. Josuttis, Douglas Gregor 2017
#include <vector>
#include <list>
#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include "MyClass.hpp"
template<typename T>
void printMax (T const& coll)
{
// compute position of maximum value
auto pos = std::max_element(coll.begin(),coll.end());
// print value of maximum element of coll (if any):
if (pos != coll.end()) {
std::cout << *pos << '\n';
}
else {
std::cout << "empty" << '\n';
}
}
int main()
{
std::vector<MyClass> c1;
std::list<MyClass> c2;
//...
printMax(c1);
printMax(c2);
}