=====lexicographical_compare=====
Syntax:

<code>
    #include <algorithm>
    bool lexicographical_compare( input_iterator start1, input_iterator end1, input_iterator2 start2, input_iterator2 end2 );
    bool lexicographical_compare( input_iterator start1, input_iterator end1, input_iterator2 start2, input_iterator2 end2, BinPred p );
</code>

The lexicographical_compare() function returns true if the range of elements
[start1,end1) is lexicographically less than the range of elements
[start2,end2).

If you're confused about what lexicographic means, it might help to know that
dictionaries are ordered lexicographically.

lexicographical_compare() runs in [[/complexity|linear time]].

Related Topics: [[equal]], [[lexicographical_compare_3way]], [[mismatch]], [[search]]