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"abcdef" has length 6 and is neither the longest nor the shortest string
"abcd" has length 4 and is the shortest string
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=={{header|C++}}==
<lang cpp>#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
#include <string>
#include <list>
using namespace std;
bool cmp(const string& a, const string& b)
{
return b.length() < a.length(); // reverse sort!
}
void compareAndReportStringsLength(list<string> listOfStrings)
{
if (!listOfStrings.empty())
{
string has_length(" has length ");
string predicate_max(" and is the longest string");
string predicate_min(" and is the shortest string");
string predicate_ave(" and is neither the longest nor the shortest string");
list<string> ls(listOfStrings); // clone to avoid side-effects
ls.sort(cmp);
int max = ls.front().length();
int min = ls.back().length();
for (list<string>::iterator s = ls.begin(); s != ls.end(); s++)
{
int length = s->length();
string* predicate;
if (length == max)
predicate = &predicate_max;
else if (length == min)
predicate = &predicate_min;
else
predicate = &predicate_ave;
cout << *s << has_length << length << *predicate << endl;
}
}
}
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
list<string> listOfStrings{ "abcd", "123456789", "abcdef", "1234567" };
compareAndReportStringsLength(listOfStrings);
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}</lang>
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