Regarding std::list, if I want to sort in descending order can I simply call "mylist.sort(>)"?

Question

Assuming that whatever objects the list holds implements a proper > operator.

Answer 1

Use :

mylist.sort(std::greater<T>());

T is type of container elements. eg. int, char, float, etc.

For T as objects you need to overload operator '>' or define your own comparator function

bool cmp(const T &lhs, const T &rhs)
{

  //compare criteria 
}

And then,

mylist.sort(cmp);