PRB: error C2309: 'sort' : is not a member of 'std'

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Article Last Modified on 25-Jun-2004

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XLL+ for Visual Studio .NET - 3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3.1
XLL+ for Visual Studio 6 - 3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3.1

error C2309: 'sort' : is not a member of 'std'

Question

In the XLL Plus help file under, XLL+ User Guide > Array results > Returning vectors to Excel, there is a sample function for sorting. When I copy that function into my project and try to compile it I get an error message that says error C2309: 'sort' : is not a member of 'std'. Can you tell me why I am getting this error and how to fix it?

Answer

Include the header file <algorithm>, which contains the sort alogorithm. e.g. :

#include <algorithm>