Sorting sequence containers using lambda expressions

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#include <vector>
#include <deque>
#include <list>
#include <array>
#include <forward_list>

// Include sorting algorithm
#include <algorithm>

class Base {
 public:

    // Constructor that set variable to the value of v
    Base(int v): variable(v) {
    }
    
    int variable;
};

int main() {
    // Create 2 elements to sort
    Base a(10);
    Base b(5);
    
    // We're using C++11, so let's use initializer lists to insert items.
    std::vector <Base> vector = {a, b};
    std::deque <Base> deque = {a, b};
    std::list <Base> list = {a, b};
    std::array <Base, 2> array = {a, b};
    std::forward_list<Base> flist = {a, b};
    
    // We can sort data using an inline lambda expression
    std::sort(std::begin(vector), std::end(vector),
      [](const Base &a, const Base &b) { return a.variable < b.variable;});

    // We can also pass a lambda object as the comparator
    // and reuse the lambda multiple times
    auto compare = [](const Base &a, const Base &b) {
                     return a.variable < b.variable;};
    std::sort(std::begin(deque), std::end(deque), compare);
    std::sort(std::begin(array), std::end(array), compare);
    list.sort(compare);
    flist.sort(compare);

    return 0;
}

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