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

Defined in header <unordered_map>
template< class Key, class T, class Hash = std::hash<Key>, class KeyEqual = std::equal_to<Key>, class Allocator = std::allocator<std::pair<const Key, T>> > class unordered_multimap; (1) (since C++11)
namespace pmr { template< class Key, class T, class Hash = std::hash<Key>, class Pred = std::equal_to<Key> > using unordered_multimap = std::unordered_multimap<Key, T, Hash, Pred, std::pmr::polymorphic_allocator<std::pair<const Key, T>>>; } (2) (since C++17)

std::unordered_multimap is an unordered associative container that supports equivalent keys (an unordered_multimap may contain multiple copies of each key value) and that associates values of another type with the keys. The unordered_multimap class supports forward iterators. Search, insertion, and removal have average constant-time complexity.

Internally, the elements are not sorted in any particular order, but organized into buckets. Which bucket an element is placed into depends entirely on the hash of its key. This allows fast access to individual elements, since once the hash is computed, it refers to the exact bucket the element is placed into.

The iteration order of this container is not required to be stable (so, for example, std::equal cannot be used to compare two std::unordered_multimaps), except that every group of elements whose keys compare equivalent (compare equal with key_eq() as the comparator) forms a contiguous subrange in the iteration order, also accessible with equal_range().

std::unordered_multimap meets the requirements of Container, AllocatorAwareContainer, UnorderedAssociativeContainer.

All member functions of std::unordered_multimap are constexpr: it is possible to create and use std::unordered_multimap objects in the evaluation of a constant expression.However, std::unordered_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] Member types

Type Definition
key_type Key[edit]
mapped_type T[edit]
value_type std::pair<const Key, T>[edit]
size_type Unsigned integer type (usually std::size_t)[edit]
difference_type Signed integer type (usually std::ptrdiff_t)[edit]
hasher Hash[edit]
key_equal KeyEqual[edit]
allocator_type Allocator[edit]
reference value_type&[edit]
const_reference const value_type&[edit]
pointer std::allocator_traits<Allocator>::pointer[edit]
const_pointer std::allocator_traits<Allocator>::const_pointer[edit]
iterator LegacyForwardIterator and ConstexprIterator(since C++26) to value_type[edit]
const_iterator LegacyForwardIterator and ConstexprIterator(since C++26) to const value_type[edit]
local_iterator An iterator type whose category, value, difference, pointer andreference types are the same as iterator. This iteratorcan be used to iterate through a single bucket but not across buckets[edit]
const_local_iterator An iterator type whose category, value, difference, pointer andreference types are the same as const_iterator. This iteratorcan be used to iterate through a single bucket but not across buckets[edit]
node_type (since C++17) a specialization of node handle representing a container node[edit]

[edit] Member functions

(constructor) constructs the unordered_multimap (public member function) [edit]
(destructor) destructs the unordered_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 returns an iterator to the beginning (public member function) [edit]
endcend returns an 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 constructs element in-place (public member function) [edit]
emplace_hint 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]
Bucket interface
begin(size_type)cbegin(size_type) returns an iterator to the beginning of the specified bucket (public member function) [edit]
end(size_type)cend(size_type) returns an iterator to the end of the specified bucket (public member function) [edit]
bucket_count returns the number of buckets (public member function) [edit]
max_bucket_count returns the maximum number of buckets (public member function) [edit]
bucket_size returns the number of elements in specific bucket (public member function) [edit]
bucket returns the bucket for specific key (public member function) [edit]
Hash policy
load_factor returns average number of elements per bucket (public member function) [edit]
max_load_factor manages maximum average number of elements per bucket (public member function) [edit]
rehash reserves at least the specified number of buckets and regenerates the hash table (public member function) [edit]
reserve reserves space for at least the specified number of elements and regenerates the hash table (public member function) [edit]
Observers
hash_function returns function used to hash the keys (public member function) [edit]
key_eq returns the function used to compare keys for equality (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_unordered_map 202502L (C++26) constexpr std::unordered_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 2050 C++11 the definitions of reference, const_reference, pointerand const_pointer were based on allocator_type based on value_type andstd::allocator_traits

[edit] See also

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