std::count, std::count_if

Defined in header <algorithm>
(1)
template< class InputIt, class T >
typename iterator_traits<InputIt>::difference_type
    count( InputIt first, InputIt last, const T &value );
(until C++20)
template< class InputIt, class T >
constexpr typename iterator_traits<InputIt>::difference_type
              count( InputIt first, InputIt last, const T &value );
(since C++20)
template< class ExecutionPolicy, class ForwardIt, class T >
typename iterator_traits<ForwardIt>::difference_type
    count( ExecutionPolicy&& policy, ForwardIt first, ForwardIt last, const T &value );
(2) (since C++17)
(3)
template< class InputIt, class UnaryPredicate >
typename iterator_traits<InputIt>::difference_type
    count_if( InputIt first, InputIt last, UnaryPredicate p );
(until C++20)
template< class InputIt, class UnaryPredicate >
constexpr typename iterator_traits<InputIt>::difference_type
              count_if( InputIt first, InputIt last, UnaryPredicate p );
(since C++20)
template< class ExecutionPolicy, class ForwardIt, class UnaryPredicate >
typename iterator_traits<ForwardIt>::difference_type
    count_if( ExecutionPolicy&& policy, ForwardIt first, ForwardIt last, UnaryPredicate p );
(4) (since C++17)

Returns the number of elements in the range [first, last) satisfying specific criteria.

1) counts the elements that are equal to value.
3) counts elements for which predicate p returns true.
2,4) Same as (1,3), but executed according to policy. This overload only participates in overload resolution if std::is_execution_policy_v<std::decay_t<ExecutionPolicy>> is true

Parameters

first, last - the range of elements to examine
value - the value to search for
policy - the execution policy to use. See execution policy for details.
p - unary predicate which returns ​true for the required elements.

The expression p(v) must be convertible to bool for every argument v of type (possibly const) VT, where VT is the value type of InputIt, regardless of value category, and must not modify v. Thus, a parameter type of VT&is not allowed, nor is VT unless for VT a move is equivalent to a copy (since C++11). ​

Type requirements
-InputIt must meet the requirements of LegacyInputIterator.
-ForwardIt must meet the requirements of LegacyForwardIterator.

Return value

number of elements satisfying the condition.

Complexity

exactly last - first comparisons / applications of the predicate.

Exceptions

The overloads with a template parameter named ExecutionPolicy report errors as follows:

  • If execution of a function invoked as part of the algorithm throws an exception and ExecutionPolicy is one of the standard policies, std::terminate is called. For any other ExecutionPolicy, the behavior is implementation-defined.
  • If the algorithm fails to allocate memory, std::bad_alloc is thrown.

Notes

For the number of elements in the range [first, last) without any additional criteria, see std::distance.

Possible implementation

First version
template<class InputIt, class T>
typename iterator_traits<InputIt>::difference_type
    count(InputIt first, InputIt last, const T& value)
{
    typename iterator_traits<InputIt>::difference_type ret = 0;
    for (; first != last; ++first) {
        if (*first == value) {
            ret++;
        }
    }
    return ret;
}
Second version
template<class InputIt, class UnaryPredicate>
typename iterator_traits<InputIt>::difference_type
    count_if(InputIt first, InputIt last, UnaryPredicate p)
{
    typename iterator_traits<InputIt>::difference_type ret = 0;
    for (; first != last; ++first) {
        if (p(*first)) {
            ret++;
        }
    }
    return ret;
}

Example

#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
 
int main()
{
    std::vector<int> v{ 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 };
 
    // determine how many integers in a std::vector match a target value.
    int target1 = 3;
    int target2 = 5;
    int num_items1 = std::count(v.begin(), v.end(), target1);
    int num_items2 = std::count(v.begin(), v.end(), target2);
    std::cout << "number: " << target1 << " count: " << num_items1 << '\n';
    std::cout << "number: " << target2 << " count: " << num_items2 << '\n';
 
    // use a lambda expression to count elements divisible by 3.
    int num_items3 = std::count_if(v.begin(), v.end(), [](int i){return i % 3 == 0;});
    std::cout << "number divisible by three: " << num_items3 << '\n';
}

Output:

number: 3 count: 2
number: 5 count: 0
number divisible by three: 3

See also

returns the distance between two iterators
(function template)

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