[partial.sort]

# 26 Algorithms library [[algorithms]](./#algorithms)

## 26.8 Sorting and related operations [[alg.sorting]](alg.sorting#partial.sort)

### 26.8.2 Sorting [[alg.sort]](alg.sort#partial.sort)

#### 26.8.2.3 partial_sort [partial.sort]

[🔗](#lib:partial_sort)

`template<class RandomAccessIterator>
  constexpr void partial_sort(RandomAccessIterator first,
                              RandomAccessIterator middle,
                              RandomAccessIterator last);
template<class ExecutionPolicy, class RandomAccessIterator>
  void partial_sort(ExecutionPolicy&& exec,
                    RandomAccessIterator first,
                    RandomAccessIterator middle,
                    RandomAccessIterator last);

template<class RandomAccessIterator, class Compare>
  constexpr void partial_sort(RandomAccessIterator first,
                              RandomAccessIterator middle,
                              RandomAccessIterator last,
                              Compare comp);
template<class ExecutionPolicy, class RandomAccessIterator, class Compare>
  void partial_sort(ExecutionPolicy&& exec,
                    RandomAccessIterator first,
                    RandomAccessIterator middle,
                    RandomAccessIterator last,
                    Compare comp);

template<[random_access_iterator](iterator.concept.random.access#concept:random_access_iterator "24.3.4.13 Concept random_­access_­iterator [iterator.concept.random.access]") I, [sentinel_for](iterator.concept.sentinel#concept:sentinel_for "24.3.4.7 Concept sentinel_­for [iterator.concept.sentinel]")<I> S, class Comp = ranges::less,
         class Proj = identity>
  requires [sortable](alg.req.sortable#concept:sortable "24.3.7.8 Concept sortable [alg.req.sortable]")<I, Comp, Proj>
  constexpr I
    ranges::partial_sort(I first, I middle, S last, Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {});
template<[execution-policy](algorithms.parallel.defns#concept:execution-policy "26.3.1 Preamble [algorithms.parallel.defns]") Ep, [random_access_iterator](iterator.concept.random.access#concept:random_access_iterator "24.3.4.13 Concept random_­access_­iterator [iterator.concept.random.access]") I, [sized_sentinel_for](iterator.concept.sizedsentinel#concept:sized_sentinel_for "24.3.4.8 Concept sized_­sentinel_­for [iterator.concept.sizedsentinel]")<I> S,
         class Comp = ranges::less, class Proj = identity>
  requires [sortable](alg.req.sortable#concept:sortable "24.3.7.8 Concept sortable [alg.req.sortable]")<I, Comp, Proj>
  I ranges::partial_sort(Ep&& exec, I first, I middle, S last, Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {});
`

[1](#1)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L8936)

Let comp be less{} and proj be identity{} for the overloads with no parameters by those names[.](#1.sentence-1)

[2](#2)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L8941)

*Preconditions*: [first, middle) and [middle, last) are valid ranges[.](#2.sentence-1)

For the overloads in namespace std,RandomAccessIterator meets
the [*Cpp17ValueSwappable*](swappable.requirements#:Cpp17ValueSwappable "16.4.4.3 Swappable requirements [swappable.requirements]") requirements ([[swappable.requirements]](swappable.requirements "16.4.4.3 Swappable requirements")) and
the type of *first meets
the [*Cpp17MoveConstructible*](utility.arg.requirements#:Cpp17MoveConstructible "16.4.4.2 Template argument requirements [utility.arg.requirements]") (Table [31](utility.arg.requirements#tab:cpp17.moveconstructible "Table 31: Cpp17MoveConstructible requirements")) and[*Cpp17MoveAssignable*](utility.arg.requirements#:Cpp17MoveAssignable "16.4.4.2 Template argument requirements [utility.arg.requirements]") (Table [33](utility.arg.requirements#tab:cpp17.moveassignable "Table 33: Cpp17MoveAssignable requirements")) requirements[.](#2.sentence-2)

[3](#3)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L8951)

*Effects*: Places the first middle - first elements
from the range [first, last)
as sorted with respect to comp and proj into the range [first, middle)[.](#3.sentence-1)

The rest of the elements in the range [middle, last)
are placed in an unspecified order[.](#3.sentence-2)

[4](#4)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L8961)

*Returns*: last for the overload in namespace ranges[.](#4.sentence-1)

[5](#5)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L8965)

*Complexity*: Approximately (last - first) * log(middle - first) comparisons, and
twice as many projections[.](#5.sentence-1)

[🔗](#itemdecl:2)

`template<[random_access_range](range.refinements#concept:random_access_range "25.4.6 Other range refinements [range.refinements]") R, class Comp = ranges::less, class Proj = identity>
  requires [sortable](alg.req.sortable#concept:sortable "24.3.7.8 Concept sortable [alg.req.sortable]")<iterator_t<R>, Comp, Proj>
  constexpr borrowed_iterator_t<R>
    ranges::partial_sort(R&& r, iterator_t<R> middle, Comp comp = {}, Proj proj = {});
`

[6](#6)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L8979)

*Effects*: Equivalent to:return ranges::partial_sort(ranges::begin(r), middle, ranges::end(r), comp, proj);

[🔗](#itemdecl:3)

`template<[execution-policy](algorithms.parallel.defns#concept:execution-policy "26.3.1 Preamble [algorithms.parallel.defns]") Ep, [sized-random-access-range](range.refinements#concept:sized-random-access-range "25.4.6 Other range refinements [range.refinements]") R,
         class Comp = ranges::less, class Proj = identity>
  requires [sortable](alg.req.sortable#concept:sortable "24.3.7.8 Concept sortable [alg.req.sortable]")<iterator_t<R>, Comp, Proj>
  borrowed_iterator_t<R>
    ranges::partial_sort(Ep&& exec, R&& r, iterator_t<R> middle, Comp comp = {},
                         Proj proj = {});
`

[7](#7)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L8997)

*Effects*: Equivalent to:return ranges::partial_sort(std::forward<Ep>(exec), ranges::begin(r), middle,
 ranges::end(r), comp, proj);