Map Constructors & Destructors [C++ Reference]
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Date: 2009-07-16T23:36:30-0700

[[Map Constructors & Destructors]]
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## Map Constructors & Destructors

Syntax:

        #include <map>
        map();
        map( const map& m );
        map( iterator start, iterator end );
        map( iterator start, iterator end, const key_compare& cmp );
        map( const key_compare& cmp );
        ~map();

The default constructor takes no arguments, creates a new instance of that map, and runs in constant time. The default copy constructor runs in linear time and can be used to create a new map that is a copy of the given map m.

You can also create a map that will contain a copy of the elements between start and end, or specify a comparison function cmp.

The default destructor is called when the map should be destroyed.

For example, the following code creates a map that associates a string with an integer:

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

        ...

        map<const char*, int, strCmp> ages;
        ages["Homer"] = 38;
        ages["Marge"] = 37;
        ages["Lisa"] = 8;
        ages["Maggie"] = 1;
        ages["Bart"] = 11;

        cout << "Bart is " << ages["Bart"] << " years old" << endl;

Related Topics: Map operators

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