source: ntrip/trunk/BNC/bnccomb.h@ 4022

#ifndef BNCCOMB_H
#define BNCCOMB_H

template <class BidIt>
inline bool next_combination(BidIt n_begin, BidIt n_end, 
                             BidIt r_begin, BidIt r_end) {
  
  bool boolmarked=false;
  BidIt r_marked;
  
  BidIt n_it1=n_end;
  --n_it1;
  
  
  BidIt tmp_r_end=r_end;
  --tmp_r_end;
  
  for(BidIt r_it1=tmp_r_end; r_it1!=r_begin || r_it1==r_begin; --r_it1,--n_it1)
  {
    if(*r_it1==*n_it1 )
    {
      if(r_it1!=r_begin) //to ensure not at the start of r sequence
      {
        boolmarked=true;
        r_marked=(--r_it1);
        ++r_it1;//add it back again 
        continue;
      }
      else // it means it is at the start the sequence, so return false
        return false;      
    }
    else //if(*r_it1!=*n_it1 )
    {
      //marked code
      if(boolmarked==true)
      {
        //for loop to find which marked is in the first sequence
        BidIt n_marked;//mark in first sequence
        for (BidIt n_it2=n_begin;n_it2!=n_end;++n_it2)
          if(*r_marked==*n_it2) {n_marked=n_it2;break;}
      
    
        BidIt n_it3=++n_marked;    
        for  (BidIt r_it2=r_marked;r_it2!=r_end;++r_it2,++n_it3)
        {
          *r_it2=*n_it3;
        }
        return true;
      }
      for(BidIt n_it4=n_begin; n_it4!=n_end; ++n_it4)
        if(*r_it1==*n_it4)
        {
          *r_it1=*(++n_it4);
          return true;           
        }
    }
  }  

  return true;//will never reach here    
}

#endif