hash_multimap<Key, Data, HashFcn, EqualKey, Alloc>


Category: containers	Component type: type

Description

Hash_multimap is a Hashed Associative Container that associates objects of type Key with objects of type Data. Hash_multimap is a Pair Associative Container, meaning that its value type is pair<const Key, Data>. It is also a Multiple Associative Container, meaning that there is no limit on the number of elements whose keys may compare equal using EqualKey.

Looking up an element in a hash_multimap by its key is efficient, so hash_multimap is useful for "dictionaries" where the order of elements is irrelevant. If it is important for the elements to be in a particular order, however, then multimap is more appropriate.

Example

struct eqstr
{
  bool operator()(const char* s1, const char* s2) const
  {
    return strcmp(s1, s2) == 0;
  }
};

typedef hash_multimap<const char*, int, hash<const char*>, eqstr> map_type;

void lookup(const map_type& Map, const char* str)
{
  cout << str << ": ";
  pair<map_type::const_iterator, map_type::const_iterator> p =
    Map.equal_range(str);
  for (map_type::const_iterator i = p.first; i != p.second; ++i)
    cout << (*i).second << " ";
  cout << endl;
}

int main()
{
  map_type M;
  M.insert(map_type::value_type("H", 1));
  M.insert(map_type::value_type("H", 2));
  M.insert(map_type::value_type("C", 12));
  M.insert(map_type::value_type("C", 13));
  M.insert(map_type::value_type("O", 16));
  M.insert(map_type::value_type("O", 17));
  M.insert(map_type::value_type("O", 18));
  M.insert(map_type::value_type("I", 127));

  lookup(M, "I");
  lookup(M, "O");
  lookup(M, "Rn");
}

Definition

Hash_multimap is declared in hash_map.h. The implementation is in hash_map.h and hashtable.h.

Template parameters

Parameter	Description	Default
`Key`	The hash_multimap's key type. This is also defined as `hash_multimap::key_type`.
`Data`	The hash_multimap's data type. This is also defined as `hash_multimap::data_type`.
`HashFcn`	The hash function used by the hash_multimap. This is also defined as `hash_multimap::hasher`.	`hash<Key>`
`EqualKey`	The hash_multimap's key equality function: a binary predicate that determines whether two keys are equal. This is also defined as `hash_multimap::key_equal`.	`equal_to<Key>`
`Alloc`	The `hash_set`'s allocator, used for all internal memory management.	`alloc`

Model of

Multiple Hashed Associative Container, Pair Associative Container

Type requirements

Key is Assignable.
EqualKey is a Binary Predicate whose argument type is Key.
EqualKey is an equivalence relation.
Alloc is an Allocator.

Public base classes

None.

Members

Member	Where defined	Description
`key_type`	Associative Container	The `hash_multimap`'s key type, `Key`.
`data_type`	Pair Associative Container	The type of object associated with the keys.
`value_type`	Pair Associative Container	The type of object, `pair<const key_type, data_type>`, stored in the hash_multimap.
`hasher`	Hashed Associative Container	The `hash_multimap`'s hash function.
`key_equal`	Hashed Associative Container	Function object that compares keys for equality.
`pointer`	Container	Pointer to `T`.
`reference`	Container	Reference to `T`
`const_reference`	Container	Const reference to `T`
`size_type`	Container	An unsigned integral type.
`difference_type`	Container	A signed integral type.
`iterator`	Container	Iterator used to iterate through a `hash_multimap`. [1]
`const_iterator`	Container	Const iterator used to iterate through a `hash_multimap`.
`iterator begin()`	Container	Returns an `iterator` pointing to the beginning of the `hash_multimap`.
`iterator end()`	Container	Returns an `iterator` pointing to the end of the `hash_multimap`.
`iterator begin() const`	Container	Returns an `const_iterator` pointing to the beginning of the `hash_multimap`.
`iterator end()`	Container	Returns an `const_iterator` pointing to the end of the `hash_multimap`.
`size_type size() const`	Container	Returns the size of the `hash_multimap`.
`size_type max_size() const`	Container	Returns the largest possible size of the `hash_multimap`.
`bool empty() const`	Container	`true` if the `hash_multimap`'s size is `0`.
`size_type bucket_count() const`	Hashed Associative Container	Returns the number of buckets used by the `hash_multimap`.
`void resize(size_type n)`	Hashed Associative Container	Increases the bucket count to at least `n`.
`hasher hash_funct() const`	Hashed Associative Container	Returns the `hasher` object used by the `hash_multimap`.
`key_equal key_eq() const`	Hashed Associative Container	Returns the `key_equal` object used by the `hash_multimap`.
`hash_multimap()`	Container	Creates an empty `hash_multimap`.
`hash_multimap(size_type n)`	Hashed Associative Container	Creates an empty `hash_multimap` with at least `n` buckets.
hash_multimap(size_type n, const hasher& h)	Hashed Associative Container	Creates an empty `hash_multimap` with at least `n` buckets, using `h` as the hash function.
hash_multimap(size_type n, const hasher& h, const key_equal& k)	Hashed Associative Container	Creates an empty `hash_multimap` with at least `n` buckets, using `h` as the hash function and `k` as the key equal function.
template <class InputIterator> hash_multimap(InputIterator, InputIterator) [2]	Multiple Hashed Associative Container	Creates a hash_multimap with a copy of a range.
template <class InputIterator> hash_multimap(InputIterator, InputIterator, size_type n) [2]	Multiple Hashed Associative Container	Creates a hash_multimap with a copy of a range and a bucket count of at least `n`.
template <class InputIterator> hash_multimap(InputIterator, InputIterator, size_type n, const hasher& h) [2]	Multiple Hashed Associative Container	Creates a hash_multimap with a copy of a range and a bucket count of at least `n`, using `h` as the hash function.
template <class InputIterator> hash_multimap(InputIterator, InputIterator, size_type n, const hasher& h, const key_equal& k) [2]	Multiple Hashed Associative Container	Creates a hash_multimap with a copy of a range and a bucket count of at least `n`, using `h` as the hash function and `k` as the key equal function.
`hash_multimap(const hash_multimap&)`	Container	The copy constructor.
`hash_multimap& operator=(const hash_multimap&)`	Container	The assignment operator
`void swap(hash_multimap&)`	Container	Swaps the contents of two hash_multimaps.
`iterator insert(const value_type& x)`	Multiple Associative Container	Inserts `x` into the `hash_multimap`.
template <class InputIterator> void insert(InputIterator, InputIterator) [2]	Multiple Associative Container	Inserts a range into the `hash_multimap`.
`void erase(iterator pos)`	Associative Container	Erases the element pointed to by `pos`.
`size_type erase(const key_type& k)`	Associative Container	Erases the element whose key is `k`.
`void erase(iterator first, iterator last)`	Associative Container	Erases all elements in a range.
`const_iterator find(const key_type& k) const`	Associative Container	Finds an element whose key is `k`.
`iterator find(const key_type& k)`	Associative Container	Finds an element whose key is `k`.
`size_type count(const key_type& k) const`	Associative Container	Counts the number of elements whose key is `k`.
pair<const_iterator, const_iterator> equal_range(const key_type& k) const	Associative Container	Finds a range containing all elements whose key is `k`.
pair<iterator, iterator> equal_range(const key_type& k)	Associative Container	Finds a range containing all elements whose key is `k`.
bool operator==(const hash_multimap&, const hash_multimap&)	Hashed Associative Container	Tests two hash_multimaps for equality. This is a global function, not a member function.

New members

All of hash_multimap's members are defined in the Multiple Hashed Associative Container and Pair Associative Container requirements. Hash_multimap does not introduce any new members.

Notes

[1] Hash_multimap::iterator is not a mutable iterator, because hash_multimap::value_type is not Assignable. That is, if i is of type hash_multimap::iterator and p is of type hash_multimap::value_type, then *i = p is not a valid expression. However, hash_multimap::iterator isn't a constant iterator either, because it can be used to modify the object that it points to. Using the same notation as above, (*i).second = p is a valid expression.

[2] This member function relies on member template functions, which at present (June 1997) are supported by very few compilers. If your compiler supports member templates, you can call this function with any type of input iterator. If your compiler does not yet support member templates, though, then the arguments must either be of type const value_type* or of type hash_multimap::const_iterator.