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<h3 class="section">10.5 Combination functions</h3>
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— Function: int <b>gsl_combination_next</b> (<var>gsl_combination * c</var>)<var><a name="index-gsl_005fcombination_005fnext-1043"></a></var><br>
<blockquote><p><a name="index-iterating-through-combinations-1044"></a>This function advances the combination <var>c</var> to the next combination
in lexicographic order and returns <code>GSL_SUCCESS</code>.  If no further
combinations are available it returns <code>GSL_FAILURE</code> and leaves
<var>c</var> unmodified.  Starting with the first combination and
repeatedly applying this function will iterate through all possible
combinations of a given order. 
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— Function: int <b>gsl_combination_prev</b> (<var>gsl_combination * c</var>)<var><a name="index-gsl_005fcombination_005fprev-1045"></a></var><br>
<blockquote><p>This function steps backwards from the combination <var>c</var> to the
previous combination in lexicographic order, returning
<code>GSL_SUCCESS</code>.  If no previous combination is available it returns
<code>GSL_FAILURE</code> and leaves <var>c</var> unmodified. 
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