24 Strings library [strings]

24.3 String classes [string.classes]

24.3.3 basic_­string non-member functions [string.nonmembers]

24.3.3.4 operator< [string.op<]

template<class charT, class traits, class Allocator> bool operator< (const basic_string<charT, traits, Allocator>& lhs, const basic_string<charT, traits, Allocator>& rhs) noexcept;

Returns: lhs.compare(rhs) < 0.

template<class charT, class traits, class Allocator> bool operator< (const charT* lhs, const basic_string<charT, traits, Allocator>& rhs);

Returns: rhs.compare(lhs) > 0.

template<class charT, class traits, class Allocator> bool operator< (const basic_string<charT, traits, Allocator>& lhs, const charT* rhs);

Returns: lhs.compare(rhs) < 0.