Generate Permutations of Data Sequences

Learn to generate permutations of data sequences.

There are many use cases for permutations, including testing, statistics, research, and more. The next_permutation() algorithm generates permutations by re-ordering a container to the next lexicographical permutation. permutation

How to do it

For this recipe, we will print out the permutations of a set of three strings:

  • We'll start by creating a short function for printing the contents of a container:

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