23 General utilities library [utilities]

23.5 Tuples [tuple]

23.5.3 Class template tuple [tuple.tuple]

23.5.3.8 Relational operators [tuple.rel]

template<class... TTypes, class... UTypes> constexpr bool operator==(const tuple<TTypes...>& t, const tuple<UTypes...>& u);
Requires: For all i, where 0 <= i and i < sizeof...(TTypes), get<i>(t) == get<i>(u) is a valid expression returning a type that is convertible to bool.
sizeof...(TTypes) == sizeof...(UTypes).
Returns: true if get<i>(t) == get<i>(u) for all i, otherwise false.
For any two zero-length tuples e and f, e == f returns true.
Effects: The elementary comparisons are performed in order from the zeroth index upwards.
No comparisons or element accesses are performed after the first equality comparison that evaluates to false.
template<class... TTypes, class... UTypes> constexpr bool operator<(const tuple<TTypes...>& t, const tuple<UTypes...>& u);
Requires: For all i, where 0 <= i and i < sizeof...(TTypes), both get<i>(t) < get<i>(u) and get<i>(u) < get<i>(t) are valid expressions returning types that are convertible to bool.
sizeof...(TTypes) == sizeof...(UTypes).
Returns: The result of a lexicographical comparison between t and u.
The result is defined as: (bool)(get<0>(t) < get<0>(u)) || (!(bool)(get<0>(u) < get<0>(t)) && t < u), where r for some tuple r is a tuple containing all but the first element of r.
For any two zero-length tuples e and f, e < f returns false.
template<class... TTypes, class... UTypes> constexpr bool operator!=(const tuple<TTypes...>& t, const tuple<UTypes...>& u);
Returns: !(t == u).
template<class... TTypes, class... UTypes> constexpr bool operator>(const tuple<TTypes...>& t, const tuple<UTypes...>& u);
Returns: u < t.
template<class... TTypes, class... UTypes> constexpr bool operator<=(const tuple<TTypes...>& t, const tuple<UTypes...>& u);
Returns: !(u < t).
template<class... TTypes, class... UTypes> constexpr bool operator>=(const tuple<TTypes...>& t, const tuple<UTypes...>& u);
Returns: !(t < u).
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The above definitions for comparison functions do not require t (or u) to be constructed.
It may not even be possible, as t and u are not required to be copy constructible.
Also, all comparison functions are short circuited; they do not perform element accesses beyond what is required to determine the result of the comparison.
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