c++ - STL lower_bound not spec compliant -

the following code doesn't compile in c++builder 2009 or in visual c++ 2005 when macro _has_iterator_debugging equals 1 if commented out will. appears lower_bound function isn't spec compliant. library swapping arguments. here's excerpt form spec. value should second argument. wrong?

note: test code wasn't designed run. designed illustrate library bug.

c++ spec excerpt

template<class forwarditerator, class t, class compare> forwarditerator lower_bound(forwarditerator first,              forwarditerator last,              const t& value,              compare comp); 

25.3.3.1.3

returns: furthermost iterator in range [first, last] such iterator j in range [first, i) following corresponding conditions hold: *j < value or comp(*j, value) != false

visual studio error message

msg: error c2664: 'double mike::operator ()(const double,const char *) const' : cannot convert parameter 1 'const char [1]' 'const double'

file: c:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\include\xutility

line no: 314

test code

#define _has_iterator_debugging 1  // needs in stdafx.h file visual studio #include "stdafx.h" #include <algorithm> #include <functional>  struct mike : public std::binary_function<double, char*, double> {    double operator() (const double i, const char*) const {       return i;    } };  int main() {    double r[] = {0};    std::lower_bound(r, r, "", mike());    return 0; } 

this known issue in visual c++ 2005 c++ standard library implementation (see "binary predicate paramter lower_bound assumes both parameters same type when compiling in debug mode" on microsoft connect).

the bug fixed in visual c++ 2008.