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<H1>Binary Predicate</H1>
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<TD Align=left VAlign=top><b>Category</b>: functors</TD>
<TD Align=right VAlign=top><b>Component type</b>: concept</TD>
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<h3>Description</h3>
A Binary Predicate is a <A href="BinaryFunction.html">Binary Function</A> whose result
represents the truth or falsehood of some condition. A Binary Predicate
might, for example, be a function that takes two arguments and tests
whether they are equal.
<h3>Refinement of</h3>
<A href="BinaryFunction.html">Binary Function</A>
<h3>Associated types</h3>
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Result type
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The type returned when the Binary Predicate is called. The result type
must be convertible to <tt>bool</tt>.
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<h3>Notation</h3>
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<tt>F</tt>
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A type that is a model of Binary Predicate
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<tt>X</tt>
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The first argument type of <tt>F</tt>
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<tt>Y</tt>
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The second argument type of <tt>F</tt>
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<tt>f</tt>
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Object of type <tt>F</tt>
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<tt>x</tt>
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Object of type <tt>X</tt>
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<tt>y</tt>
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Object of type <tt>Y</tt>
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<h3>Valid expressions</h3>
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Type requirements
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Return type
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Function call
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<tt>f(x,y)</tt>
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Convertible to <tt>bool</tt>
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<h3>Expression semantics</h3>
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Precondition
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Semantics
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Postcondition
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Function call
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<tt>f(x,y)</tt>
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The ordered pair <tt>(x,y)</tt> is in the domain of <tt>f</tt>.
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Returns <tt>true</tt> if the condition is satisfied, <tt>false</tt> if it is not.
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The result is either <tt>true</tt> or <tt>false</tt>.
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<h3>Complexity guarantees</h3>
<h3>Invariants</h3>
<h3>Models</h3>
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<tt>bool (*)(int,int)</tt>
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<tt><A href="equal_to.html">equal_to</A></tt>
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<h3>Notes</h3>
<h3>See also</h3>
<A href="Predicate.html">Predicate</A>, <A href="AdaptablePredicate.html">Adaptable Predicate</A>, <A href="AdaptableBinaryPredicate.html">Adaptable Binary Predicate</A>
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