how to use STL bind

what is your compiler error?

First off, your object needs to be derived from std::binary_function, if you expect std::bind1st/std::bind2nd to work. The binding functions use typedefs within the binary_function class that you either have to define yourself, or inherit from the binary_function class.

Working code:

#include <functional>
#include <algorithm>
#include <vector>

int MyIntCounter = 0;

class MyInt : public std::binary_function<MyInt, MyInt, bool>
{
int mId;
public:
MyInt(): mId(++MyIntCounter) {}
MyInt(int arg) : mId(arg){}

bool operator()(const MyInt& rhs1 , const MyInt& rhs2) const
{
return rhs1.mId == rhs2.mId == mId;
}
};

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
std::vector<MyInt> ints;
for(int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) ints.push_back( MyInt() );
MyInt finder2(2), finder3(3);
std::find_if( ints.begin(), ints.end(), std::bind2nd(finder2, finder3 ) );
return 0;
}