The following code example is taken from the book
The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference, 2nd Edition
by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison Wesley Longman, 2012
Copyright © 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. and Nicolai M. Josuttis
#include "algostuff.hpp"
using namespace std;
int main()
{
list<int> coll;
INSERT_ELEMENTS(coll,1,9);
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll);
// check existence of element with value 5
if (binary_search(coll.cbegin(), coll.cend(), 5)) {
cout << "5 is present" << endl;
}
else {
cout << "5 is not present" << endl;
}
// check existence of element with value 42
if (binary_search(coll.cbegin(), coll.cend(), 42)) {
cout << "42 is present" << endl;
}
else {
cout << "42 is not present" << endl;
}
}