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// $Id: min_template_special.cpp,v 1.3 2014/10/22 20:26:07 jlang Exp $
// CSI2372 example Code for lecture 9
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//   Jochen Lang
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// Creator: jlang (Jochen Lang)
// Email:   jlang@site.uottawa.ca
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// $Log: min_template_special.cpp,v $
// Revision 1.3  2014/10/22 20:26:07  jlang
// Update for use of array and forward_list.
//
// Revision 1.2  2010/11/03 14:40:41  jlang
// char is not const char
//
// Revision 1.1  2006/10/29 00:32:05  jlang
// Check in for lecture 9
//
//
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#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>

using std::cout;
using std::endl;

template <typename T> 
inline T min(T g, T d) { 	
  return ((g < d) ? g : d); 
}

#if 1
template <>
inline const char* min<const char*>( const char* g, 
				     const char* d ) 
{
  if ( strcmp( g, d ) < 0 ) {
    return g;
  }
  return d;
}
#endif

int main() {
  int i1=3,i2=8,i3=0;
  const char strA[] = "A little bigger";
  const char strB[] = "A little smaller";
  
  i3 = min(i1,i2);
  cout << "min(" << i1 << ", " << i2 << ") = " << i3 << endl; 
  const char* strResult = min(strA,strB);
  cout << "min(" << strA << ", " << strB << ") = " << strResult << endl; 
}