# std::experimental::ranges::equal

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Defined in header `<experimental/ranges/algorithm>` |  |
template< InputIterator I1, Sentinel<I1> S1, InputIterator I2, Sentinel<I2> S2, class Pred = ranges::equal_to<>, class Proj1 = ranges::identity, class Proj2 = ranges::identity > requires IndirectlyComparable<I1, I2, Pred, Proj1, Proj2> bool equal(I1 first1, S1 last1, I2 first2, S2 last2, Pred pred = Pred{}, Proj1 proj1 = Proj1{}, Proj2 proj2 = Proj2{}); | (1) | (ranges TS)
template< InputRange R1, InputRange R2, class Pred = ranges::equal_to<>, class Proj1 = ranges::identity, class Proj2 = ranges::identity > requires IndirectlyComparable<ranges::iterator_t<R1>, ranges::iterator_t<R2>, Pred, Proj1, Proj2> bool equal(R1&& r1, R2&& r2, Pred pred = Pred{}, Proj1 proj1 = Proj1{}, Proj2 proj2 = Proj2{}); | (2) | (ranges TS)
template< InputIterator I1, Sentinel<I1> S1, class I2, class Pred = ranges::equal_to<>, class Proj1 = ranges::identity, class Proj2 = ranges::identity > requires InputIterator<std::decay_t<I2>> && !Range<I2> && IndirectlyComparable<I1, std::decay_t<I2>, Pred, Proj1, Proj2> bool equal(I1 first1, S1 last1, I2&& first2_, Pred pred = Pred{}, Proj1 proj1 = Proj1{}, Proj2 proj2 = Proj2{}); | (3) | (ranges TS) (deprecated)
template< InputRange R1, class I2, class Pred = ranges::equal_to<>, class Proj1 = ranges::identity, class Proj2 = ranges::identity > requires InputIterator<std::decay_t<I2>> && !Range<I2> && IndirectlyComparable<ranges::iterator_t<R1>, std::decay_t<I2>, Pred, Proj1, Proj2> bool equal(R1&& r1, I2&& first2_, Pred pred = Pred{}, Proj1 proj1 = Proj1{}, Proj2 proj2 = Proj2{}); | (4) | (ranges TS) (deprecated)

1) Returns true if the range `[first1, last1)` is equal to the range `[first2, last2)`, and false otherwise.
2) Same as (1), but uses `r1` as the first source range and `r2` as the second source range, as if using ranges::begin(r1) as `first1`, ranges::end(r1) as `last1`, ranges::begin(r2) as `first2`, and ranges::end(r2) as `last2`.
3) Same as (1), except that the second range is considered to end when either the first range is exhausted or the first mismatch is detected. Equivalent to return last1 == ranges::mismatch(first1, last1, std::forward<I2>(first2_), comp, proj1, proj2).in1();
4) Same as (3), but uses `r1` as the first source range, as if using ranges::begin(r1) as `first1` and ranges::end(r1) as `last1`.

Two ranges are considered equal if they have the same number of elements and, for every iterator `i` in the range `[first1,last1)`, ranges::invoke(pred, ranges::invoke(proj1, *i), ranges::invoke(proj2, *(first2 + (i - first1)))) is true.

Notwithstanding the declarations depicted above, the actual number and order of template parameters for algorithm declarations is unspecified. Thus, if explicit template arguments are used when calling an algorithm, the program is probably non-portable.

### Parameters

first1, last1 | - | the first range of the elements
r1 | - | the first range of the elements
first2, last2 | - | the second range of the elements
r2 | - | the second range of the elements
first2_ | - | the beginning of the second range of the elements
pred | - | predicate to apply to the projected elements
proj1 | - | projection to apply to the elements in the first range
proj2 | - | projection to apply to the elements in the second range

### Return value

true if the two ranges are equal, otherwise returns false.

### Notes

`ranges::equal` should not be used to compare the ranges formed by the iterators from std::unordered_set, std::unordered_multiset, std::unordered_map, or std::unordered_multimap because the order in which the elements are stored in those containers may be different even if the two containers store the same elements.

When comparing entire containers for equality, `operator==` for the corresponding container are usually preferred.

### Complexity

1-2) If SizedSentinel<S1, I1> && SizedSentinel<S2, I2> is satisfied and last1 - first1 != last2 - first2, no applications of the predicate and projections. Otherwise, at most min(`last1` - `first1`, `last2` - `first2`) applications of the predicate and each projection.
3-4) At most `last1` - `first1` applications of the predicate and each projection.

### Possible implementation

    namespace detail
    {
        template< InputIterator I1, SizedSentinel<I1> S1,
                  InputIterator I2, SizedSentinel<I1> S2 >
        bool check_size(I1& first1, S1& last1, I2& first2, S2& last2)
        {
            return last1 - first1 != last2 - first2;
        }

        template< InputIterator I1, Sentinel<I1> S1, InputIterator I2, Sentinel<I1> S2 >
        bool check_size(I1& first1, S1& last1, I2& first2, S2& last2)
        {
            return false;
        }
    }

    template< InputIterator I1, Sentinel<I1> S1, InputIterator I2, Sentinel<I2> S2,
              class Pred = ranges::equal_to<>,
              class Proj1 = ranges::identity, class Proj2 = ranges::identity >
      requires IndirectlyComparable<I1, I2, Pred, Proj1, Proj2>
    bool equal(I1 first1, S1 last1, I2 first2, S2 last2, Pred pred = Pred{},
               Proj1 proj1 = Proj1{}, Proj2 proj2 = Proj2{})
    {
        if(detail::check_size(first1, last1, first2, last2)) return false;
        for(; first1 != last1 && first2 != last2; (void) ++first1, (void)++first2) {
            if(!ranges::invoke(pred, ranges::invoke(proj1, *first1),
                                     ranges::invoke(proj2, *first2))) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        return first1 == last1 && first2 == last2;
    }

### Example

| This section is incomplete Reason: no example

### See Also

equal | determines if two sets of elements are the same (function template)
find find_if find_if_not | finds the first element satisfying specific criteria (function template)
lexicographical_compare | returns true if one range is lexicographically less than another (function template)
mismatch | finds the first position where two ranges differ (function template)
search | searches for a range of elements (function template)

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