std::multimap - cppreference.com (original) (raw)

Defined in header
template< class Key, class T, class Compare = std::less<Key>, class Allocator = std::allocator<std::pair<const Key, T>> > class multimap; (1)
namespace pmr { template< class Key, class T, class Compare = std::less<Key> > using multimap = std::multimap<Key, T, Compare, std::pmr::polymorphic_allocator<std::pair<const Key, T>>>; } (2) (since C++17)

std::multimap is an associative container that contains a sorted list of key-value pairs, while permitting multiple entries with the same key. Sorting is done according to the comparison function Compare, applied to the keys. Search, insertion, and removal operations have logarithmic complexity.

Iterators of std::multimap iterate in non-descending order of keys, where non-descending is defined by the comparison that was used for construction. That is, given

m.value_comp()(*it_r, *it_l) == false (least to greatest if using the default comparison).

The order of the key-value pairs whose keys compare equivalent is the order of insertion and does not change. (since C++11)

Everywhere the standard library uses the Compare requirements, equivalence is determined by using the equivalence relation as described on Compare. In imprecise terms, two objects a and b are considered equivalent if neither compares less than the other: !comp(a, b) && !comp(b, a).

std::multimap meets the requirements of Container, AllocatorAwareContainer, AssociativeContainer and ReversibleContainer.

All member functions of std::multimap are constexpr: it is possible to create and use std::multimap objects in the evaluation of a constant expression.However, std::multimap objects generally cannot be constexpr, because any dynamically allocated storage must be released in the same evaluation of constant expression. (since C++26)

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[edit] Template parameters

[edit] Member types

[edit] Member classes

[edit] Member functions

(constructor) constructs the multimap (public member function) [edit]
(destructor) destructs the multimap (public member function) [edit]
operator= assigns values to the container (public member function) [edit]
get_allocator returns the associated allocator (public member function) [edit]
Iterators
begincbegin(C++11) returns an iterator to the beginning (public member function) [edit]
endcend(C++11) returns an iterator to the end (public member function) [edit]
rbegincrbegin(C++11) returns a reverse iterator to the beginning (public member function) [edit]
rendcrend(C++11) returns a reverse iterator to the end (public member function) [edit]
Capacity
empty checks whether the container is empty (public member function) [edit]
size returns the number of elements (public member function) [edit]
max_size returns the maximum possible number of elements (public member function) [edit]
Modifiers
clear clears the contents (public member function) [edit]
insert inserts elements or nodes(since C++17) (public member function) [edit]
insert_range(C++23) inserts a range of elements (public member function) [edit]
emplace(C++11) constructs element in-place (public member function) [edit]
emplace_hint(C++11) constructs elements in-place using a hint (public member function) [edit]
erase erases elements (public member function) [edit]
swap swaps the contents (public member function) [edit]
extract(C++17) extracts nodes from the container (public member function) [edit]
merge(C++17) splices nodes from another container (public member function) [edit]
Lookup
count returns the number of elements matching specific key (public member function) [edit]
find finds element with specific key (public member function) [edit]
contains(C++20) checks if the container contains element with specific key (public member function) [edit]
equal_range returns range of elements matching a specific key (public member function) [edit]
lower_bound returns an iterator to the first element not less than the given key (public member function) [edit]
upper_bound returns an iterator to the first element greater than the given key (public member function) [edit]
Observers
key_comp returns the function that compares keys (public member function) [edit]
value_comp returns the function that compares keys in objects of type value_type (public member function) [edit]

[edit] Non-member functions

[edit] Notes

Feature-test macro Value Std Feature
__cpp_lib_containers_ranges 202202L (C++23) Ranges construction and insertion for containers
__cpp_lib_constexpr_map 202502L (C++26) constexpr std::multimap

[edit] Example

[edit] Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR Applied to Behavior as published Correct behavior
LWG 230 C++98 Key was not required to be CopyConstructible(a key of type Key might not be able to be constructed) Key is also required tobe CopyConstructible

[edit] See also

| | collection of key-value pairs, sorted by keys, keys are unique (class template) [edit] | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | collection of key-value pairs, hashed by keys (class template) [edit] | | | adapts two containers to provide a collection of key-value pairs, sorted by keys (class template) [edit] |