Listing 2: Template function max_element

// TEMPLATE FUNCTION max_element
template<class FwdIt> inline
    FwdIt max_element(FwdIt first,
                      FwdIt last)
    {FwdIt x = first;
    if (first != last)
        for (; ++first != last; )
            if (*x < *first)
                x = first;
    return (x); }

// TEMPLATE FUNCTION max_element WITH PRED
template<class FwdIt, class Pred> inline
    FwdIt max_element(FwdIt first,
                      FwdIt last, Pred pr)
    {FwdIt x = first;
    if (first != last)
        for (; ++first != last; )
            if (pr(*x, *first))
                x = first;
    return (x); }
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