maxelem2.C


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#include <stl.h>
#include <iostream.h>
#include <string.h>

bool str_compare (const char* a_, const char* b_)
{
  return ::strcmp (a_, b_) < 0 ? 1 : 0;
}

char* names[] = { "Brett", "Graham", "Jack", "Mike", "Todd" };

int main ()
{
  const unsigned namesCt = sizeof (names)/sizeof (names[0]);
  cout << *max_element (names, names + namesCt, str_compare) << endl;
  return 0;
}

Output:


 
Todd