utilizationnext_permutation
The function is very simple, here are the exact steps and notes:
Steps:
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Include header files: Make sure to include
<algorithm>
header file, because thenext_permutation
function is located in this header file.#include <algorithm>
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Preparing the container:
next_permutation
can be used to handle any container that supports random access iterators, such as thevector
maybestring
。vector<int> nums = {3, 1, 4};
If you are dealing with strings, you can do this:
string str = "abc";
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Sorting (optional): In order to generate the next permutation in dictionary order, it is usually necessary to sort the container first.
sort((), ()); // Or sorting a string sort((), ());
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Cyclic generation of permutations: Use
do-while
loop or other appropriate loop structure to repeatedly call thenext_permutation
。do { // Process the currently generated alignment // Export, save, or perform other operations } while (next_permutation((), ())));
Or for strings:
do { // Process the currently generated alignment // Export, save, or perform other operations } while (next_permutation((), ())));
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Processing of generated alignments: Inside the loop, desired operations can be performed on each of the generated alignments, such as outputting to standard output, saving to a container, or performing other calculations.
Caveats:
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arrange in order: Usually when using
next_permutation
The container needs to be sorted beforehand to ensure that the resulting arrangement is in dictionary order. -
return value:
next_permutation
The function returns a boolean value indicating whether the next permutation was successfully generated. When the next permutation is generated it returnstrue
, return when it is already the last arrangementfalse
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Modify the container:
next_permutation
function will directly modify the incoming container to generate the next arrangement.
Example:
Here is a complete example demonstrating how to use thenext_permutation
Generate and process alignments:
#include <iostream>;
#include <algorithm>.
#include <vector>.
using namespace std.
int main() {
// Prepare the data
vector<int> nums = {3, 1, 4};
// Sort the data to create a dictionary order
sort((), ()); // sort the data in order to generate a dictionary order.
// Loop over the orderings and process them
do {
// Process the currently generated ordering, simply outputting it to the console here.
for (int num : nums) {
cout << num << " ";;
}
cout << endl;
} while (next_permutation((), ())).
return 0;
}
In this example, thenums
The vector contains {3, 1, 4}, which is sorted to produce a dictionary-ordered permutation.do-while
The loop keeps callingnext_permutation
to generate and output all possible permutations until no larger permutation can be generated.
In this way, alignment-related problems can be easily handled by utilizing thenext_permutation
functions to generate and process permutations is an effective tool for solving problems such as combinatorial optimization.