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()
{
deque<int> coll;
INSERT_ELEMENTS(coll,1,9);
INSERT_ELEMENTS(coll,1,9);
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"on entry: ");
// sort elements
sort (coll.begin(), coll.end());
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"sorted: ");
// sorted reverse
sort (coll.begin(), coll.end(), // range
greater<int>()); // sorting criterion
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"sorted >: ");
}