why no sort(v) in C++?

Question

I always wondered why there is no

sort(v);// same as std::sort(v.begin(),v.end())

If I recall correctly long time ago I saw a boostcon cli

Answer 1

functions don't work on container directly. They only interacts with iterators, without any context knowledge of the container. I see no harm if you use a short full range sort notation for you own purpose, but you have to assume the object have begin / end interface, which also happen to be bidirectional iterators.