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32.13.5.Use next_permutation to permute elements until they are sorted
/* The following code example is taken from the book
 * "The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference"
 * by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 1999
 *
 * (C) Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 1999.
 * Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software
 * is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies.
 * This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
 * warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
 */

#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <deque>
#include <list>
#include <set>
#include <map>
#include <string>
#include <algorithm>
#include <iterator>
#include <functional>
#include <numeric>

/* PRINT_ELEMENTS()
 * - prints optional C-string optcstr followed by
 * - all elements of the collection coll
 * - separated by spaces
 */
template <class T>
inline void PRINT_ELEMENTS (const T& coll, const char* optcstr="")
{
    typename T::const_iterator pos;

    std::cout << optcstr;
    for (pos=coll.begin(); pos!=coll.end(); ++pos) {
        std::cout << *pos << ' ';
    }
    std::cout << std::endl;
}

/* INSERT_ELEMENTS (collection, first, last)
 * - fill values from first to last into the collection
 * - NOTE: NO half-open range
 */
template <class T>
inline void INSERT_ELEMENTS (T& coll, int first, int last)
{
    for (int i=first; i<=last; ++i) {
        coll.insert(coll.end(),i);
    }
}

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    vector<int> coll;

    INSERT_ELEMENTS(coll,1,3);
    PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"on entry:  ");

    /* permute elements until they are sorted
     * - runs through all permutations because the elements are sorted now
     */
    while (next_permutation(coll.begin(),coll.end())) {
        PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll," ");
    }
    PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"afterward: ");

}
on entry:  1 2 3
 1 3 2
 2 1 3
 2 3 1
 3 1 2
 3 2 1
afterward: 1 2 3
32.13.next_permutation
32.13.1.Illustrating the generic next_permutation algorithms
32.13.2.next_permutation() and prev_permutation().
32.13.3.All permutations of ABC by use of prev_permutation()
32.13.4.All permutations of ABC by use of next_permutation()
32.13.5.Use next_permutation to permute elements until they are sorted
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