在编写c++代码时，有很多常用方法，在stl algorithm中给出了接口，这里简单介绍部分方法。
std::foreach
逐个元素传入函数或类实例，执行相应的操作。

template<class InputIterator, class Function>
  Function for_each(InputIterator first, InputIterator last, Function fn)
{
  while (first!=last) {
    fn (*first);
    ++first;
  }
  return fn;      // or, since C++11: return move(fn);
}

// for_each example
#include <iostream>     // std::cout
#include <algorithm>    // std::for_each
#include <vector>       // std::vector
void addfunction (int &i) {  // function:
  i++;
}
void myfunction (int i) {  // function:
  std::cout << ' ' << i;
}

struct myclass {           // function object type:
  void operator() (int &i) {i++;}
} myobject;

int main () {
  std::vector<int> myvector={10,20,30};
  for_each (myvector.begin(), myvector.end(), addfunction);
  for_each (myvector.begin(), myvector.end(), myobject);

  std::cout << "myvector contains:";
  for_each (myvector.begin(), myvector.end(), myfunction);
  std::cout << '\n';

  return 0;
}

std::generate
逐个调用函数或实例，并将返回值赋值给当前位置。

template <class ForwardIterator, class Generator>
  void generate ( ForwardIterator first, ForwardIterator last, Generator gen )
{
  while (first != last) {
    *first = gen();
    ++first;
  }
}

// generate algorithm example
#include <iostream>     // std::cout
#include <algorithm>    // std::generate
#include <vector>       // std::vector
#include <ctime>        // std::time
#include <cstdlib>      // std::rand, std::srand

// function generator:
int RandomNumber () { return (std::rand()%100); }

// class generator:
struct c_unique {
  int current;
  c_unique() {current=0;}
  int operator()() {return ++current;}
} UniqueNumber;

int main () {
  std::srand ( unsigned ( std::time(0) ) );

  std::vector<int> myvector (8);

  std::generate (myvector.begin(), myvector.end(), RandomNumber);

  std::cout << "myvector contains:";
  for (std::vector<int>::iterator it=myvector.begin(); it!=myvector.end(); ++it)
    std::cout << ' ' << *it;
  std::cout << '\n';

  std::generate (myvector.begin(), myvector.end(), UniqueNumber);

  std::cout << "myvector contains:";
  for (std::vector<int>::iterator it=myvector.begin(); it!=myvector.end(); ++it)
    std::cout << ' ' << *it;
  std::cout << '\n';
 
  return 0;
}

std::sort
数组排序，默认为升序。

// sort algorithm example
#include <iostream>     // std::cout
#include <algorithm>    // std::sort
#include <vector>       // std::vector

bool myfunction (int i,int j) { return (i<j); }

struct myclass {
  bool operator() (int i,int j) { return (i<j);}
} myobject;

int main () {
  int myints[] = {32,71,12,45,26,80,53,33};
  std::vector<int> myvector (myints, myints+8);               // 32 71 12 45 26 80 53 33

  // using default comparison (operator <):
  std::sort (myvector.begin(), myvector.begin()+4);           //(12 32 45 71)26 80 53 33

  // using function as comp
  std::sort (myvector.begin()+4, myvector.end(), myfunction); // 12 32 45 71(26 33 53 80)

  // using object as comp
  std::sort (myvector.begin(), myvector.end(), myobject);     //(12 26 32 33 45 53 71 80)

  // print out content:
  std::cout << "myvector contains:";
  for (std::vector<int>::iterator it=myvector.begin(); it!=myvector.end(); ++it)
    std::cout << ' ' << *it;
  std::cout << '\n';

  return 0;
}

std::fill
给数组赋值，可指定范围

template <class ForwardIterator, class T>
  void fill (ForwardIterator first, ForwardIterator last, const T& val)
{
  while (first != last) {
    *first = val;
    ++first;
  }
}

// fill algorithm example
#include <iostream>     // std::cout
#include <algorithm>    // std::fill
#include <vector>       // std::vector

int main () {
  std::vector<int> myvector (8);                       // myvector: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  std::fill (myvector.begin(),myvector.begin()+4,5);   // myvector: 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0
  std::fill (myvector.begin()+3,myvector.end()-2,8);   // myvector: 5 5 5 8 8 8 0 0

  std::cout << "myvector contains:";
  for (std::vector<int>::iterator it=myvector.begin(); it!=myvector.end(); ++it)
    std::cout << ' ' << *it;
  std::cout << '\n';

  return 0;
}

std::merge
合并数组，并排序

// merge algorithm example
#include <iostream>     // std::cout
#include <algorithm>    // std::merge, std::sort
#include <vector>       // std::vector

int main () {
  int first[] = {5,10,15,20,25};
  int second[] = {50,40,30,20,10};
  std::vector<int> v(10);

  std::sort (first,first+5);
  std::sort (second,second+5);
  std::merge (first,first+5,second,second+5,v.begin());

  std::cout << "The resulting vector contains:";
  for (std::vector<int>::iterator it=v.begin(); it!=v.end(); ++it)
    std::cout << ' ' << *it;
  std::cout << '\n';

  return 0;
}

std::replace
数组元素替换

// replace algorithm example
#include <iostream>     // std::cout
#include <algorithm>    // std::replace
#include <vector>       // std::vector

int main () {
  int myints[] = { 10, 20, 30, 30, 20, 10, 10, 20 };
  std::vector<int> myvector (myints, myints+8);            // 10 20 30 30 20 10 10 20

  std::replace (myvector.begin(), myvector.end(), 20, 99); // 10 99 30 30 99 10 10 99

  std::cout << "myvector contains:";
  for (std::vector<int>::iterator it=myvector.begin(); it!=myvector.end(); ++it)
    std::cout << ' ' << *it;
  std::cout << '\n';

  return 0;
}

std::count
数组中元素出现的次数

int myints[] = {10,20,30,30,20,10,10,20};   // 8 elements
int mycount = std::count (myints, myints+8, 10);

std::find
数组中查找是否存在某元素，返回查找的指针位置。

  // using std::find with array and pointer:
  int myints[] = { 10, 10, 20, 30, 40 };
  int * p;

  p = std::find (myints, myints+4, 10);
  if (p != myints+4)
    std::cout << "Element found in myints: " << *p << '\n';
  else
    std::cout << "Element not found in myints\n";