Is there a maxheap in the C standard library

I understand that the std::priority queue class implements a minheap.

Is it possible to utilise this as a Max heap?

Or is there another Maxheap structure?

I know I can construct my own Maxheap by using the std::make heap() function on a std::vector with lambda, but utilising functions like std::pop heap() is strange and I don't believe they're simple to use.

I believe there could be a simpler solution, similar to the min heap(priority queue).

Aug 11, 2022 in C++ by Nicholas
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