thrust::merge

Defined in thrust/merge.h

template<typename InputIterator1, typename InputIterator2, typename OutputIterator> OutputIterator thrust::merge(InputIterator1 first1, InputIterator1 last1, InputIterator2 first2, InputIterator2 last2, OutputIterator result)

merge combines two sorted ranges [first1, last1) and [first2, last2) into a single sorted range. That is, it copies from [first1, last1) and [first2, last2) into [result, result + (last1 - first1) + (last2 - first2)) such that the resulting range is in ascending order. merge is stable, meaning both that the relative order of elements within each input range is preserved, and that for equivalent elements in both input ranges the element from the first range precedes the element from the second. The return value is result + (last1 - first1) + (last2 - first2).

This version of merge compares elements using operator<.

The following code snippet demonstrates how to use merge to compute the merger of two sorted sets of integers.

#include <thrust/merge.h>
...
int A1[6] = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11};
int A2[7] = {1, 1, 2, 3, 5,  8, 13};

int result[13];

int *result_end = thrust::merge(A1, A1 + 6, A2, A2 + 7, result);
// result = {1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 5, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13}

See also

set_union

See also

sort

See also

is_sorted

Parameters

first1 – The beginning of the first input range.
last1 – The end of the first input range.
first2 – The beginning of the second input range.
last2 – The end of the second input range.
result – The beginning of the merged output.

Template Parameters

InputIterator1 – is a model of Input Iterator, InputIterator1 and InputIterator2 have the same value_type, InputIterator1's value_type is a model of LessThan Comparable, the ordering on InputIterator1's value_type is a strict weak ordering, as defined in the LessThan Comparable requirements, and InputIterator1's value_type is convertible to a type in OutputIterator's set of value_types.
InputIterator2 – is a model of Input Iterator, InputIterator2 and InputIterator1 have the same value_type, InputIterator2's value_type is a model of LessThan Comparable, the ordering on InputIterator2's value_type is a strict weak ordering, as defined in the LessThan Comparable requirements, and InputIterator2's value_type is convertible to a type in OutputIterator's set of value_types.
OutputIterator – is a model of Output Iterator.

Returns

The end of the output range.

Pre

The ranges [first1, last1) and [first2, last2) shall be sorted with respect to operator<.

Pre

The resulting range shall not overlap with either input range.