# The MPL Reference Manual: partition

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# partition

### Synopsis

    template<
          typename Seq
        , typename Pred
        , typename In1 = unspecified
        , typename In2 = unspecified
        >
    struct partition
    {
        typedef unspecified type;
    };

### Description

Returns a pair of sequences together containing all elements in the range [`begin<Seq>::type`, `end<Seq>::type`) split into two groups based on the predicate `Pred`. `partition` is a synonym for stable_partition.

[Note: This wording applies to a no-inserter version(s) of the algorithm. See the Expression semantics subsection for a precise specification of the algorithm's details in all cases — end note]

### Header

    #include <boost/mpl/partition.hpp>

### Model of

Reversible Algorithm

### Parameters

Parameter | Requirement | Description
--- | --- | ---
`Seq` | Forward Sequence | An original sequence.
`Pred` | Unary Lambda Expression | A partitioning predicate.
`In1`, `In2` | Inserter | Output inserters.

### Expression semantics

The semantics of an expression are defined only where they differ from, or are not defined in Reversible Algorithm.

For any Forward Sequence `s`, an unary Lambda Expression `pred`, and Inserters `in1` and `in2`:

    typedef partition<s,pred,in1,in2>::type r;

Return type: | A pair.

Semantics:

Equivalent to

    typedef stable_partition<s,pred,in1,in2>::type r;

### Complexity

Linear. Exactly `size<s>::value` applications of `pred`, and `size<s>::value` of summarized `in1::operation` / `in2::operation` applications.

### Example

    template< typename N > struct is_odd : bool_<(N::value % 2)> {};

    typedef partition<
          range_c<int,0,10>
        , is_odd<_1>
        , back_inserter< vector<> >
        , back_inserter< vector<> >
        >::type r;

    BOOST_MPL_ASSERT(( equal< r::first, vector_c<int,1,3,5,7,9> > ));
    BOOST_MPL_ASSERT(( equal< r::second, vector_c<int,0,2,4,6,8> > ));

### See also

Transformation Algorithms, Reversible Algorithm, reverse_partition, stable_partition, sort