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2Copyright Daniel James 2006-2009
3Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
4file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
5--><library-reference>
6    <header name="boost/unordered_set.hpp">
7      <namespace name="boost">
8        <class name="unordered_set">
9          <template>
10            <template-type-parameter name="Value">
11            </template-type-parameter>
12            <template-type-parameter name="Hash">
13              <default><type>boost::hash&lt;Value&gt;</type></default>
14            </template-type-parameter>
15            <template-type-parameter name="Pred">
16              <default><type>std::equal_to&lt;Value&gt;</type></default>
17            </template-type-parameter>
18            <template-type-parameter name="Alloc">
19              <default><type>std::allocator&lt;Value&gt;</type></default>
20            </template-type-parameter>
21          </template>
22          <purpose><simpara>
23            An unordered associative container that stores unique values.
24          </simpara></purpose>
25          <description>
26            <para>Based on chapter 23 of
27              <ulink url="http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2009/n2960.pdf">the working draft of the C++ standard [n2960]</ulink>.
28              But without the updated rules for allocators.
29            </para>
30            <para><emphasis role="bold">Template Parameters</emphasis>
31              <informaltable>
32                <tgroup cols="2">
33                  <tbody>
34                    <row>
35                      <entry><emphasis>Value</emphasis></entry>
36                      <entry>Value must be Assignable and CopyConstructible</entry></row>
37                    <row>
38                      <entry><emphasis>Hash</emphasis></entry>
39                      <entry>A unary function object type that acts a hash function for a <code>Value</code>. It takes a single argument of type <code>Value</code> and returns a value of type std::size_t.</entry></row>
40                    <row>
41                      <entry><emphasis>Pred</emphasis></entry>
42                      <entry>A binary function object that implements an equivalence relation on values of type <code>Value</code>.
43                        A binary function object that induces an equivalence relation on values of type Key.
44                        It takes two arguments of type Key and returns a value of type bool.</entry></row>
45                    <row>
46                      <entry><emphasis>Alloc</emphasis></entry>
47                      <entry>An allocator whose value type is the same as the container's value type.</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable></para>
48            <para>The elements are organized into buckets. Keys with the same hash code are stored in the same bucket.</para>
49            <para>The number of buckets can be automatically increased by a call to insert, or as the result of calling rehash.</para>
50          </description>
51          <typedef name="key_type">
52            <type>Value</type>
53          </typedef>
54          <typedef name="value_type">
55            <type>Value</type>
56          </typedef>
57          <typedef name="hasher">
58            <type>Hash</type>
59          </typedef>
60          <typedef name="key_equal">
61            <type>Pred</type>
62          </typedef>
63          <typedef name="allocator_type">
64            <type>Alloc</type>
65          </typedef>
66          <typedef name="pointer">
67            <type>typename allocator_type::pointer</type>
68          </typedef>
69          <typedef name="const_pointer">
70            <type>typename allocator_type::const_pointer</type>
71          </typedef>
72          <typedef name="reference">
73            <type>typename allocator_type::reference</type>
74            <purpose><simpara>lvalue of <type>value_type</type>.</simpara></purpose>
75          </typedef>
76          <typedef name="const_reference">
77            <type>typename allocator_type::const_reference</type>
78            <purpose><simpara>const lvalue of <type>value_type</type>.</simpara></purpose>
79          </typedef>
80          <typedef name="size_type">
81            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
82            <description>
83              <para>An unsigned integral type.</para>
84              <para><type>size_type</type> can represent any non-negative value of <type>difference_type</type>.</para>
85            </description>
86          </typedef>
87          <typedef name="difference_type">
88            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
89            <description>
90              <para>A signed integral type.</para>
91              <para>Is identical to the difference type of <type>iterator</type> and <type>const_iterator</type>.</para>
92            </description>
93          </typedef>
94          <typedef name="iterator">
95            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
96            <description>
97              <para>A constant iterator whose value type is <type>value_type</type>. </para>
98              <para>The iterator category is at least a forward iterator.</para>
99              <para>Convertible to <type>const_iterator</type>.</para>
100            </description>
101          </typedef>
102          <typedef name="const_iterator">
103            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
104            <description>
105              <para>A constant iterator whose value type is <type>value_type</type>. </para>
106              <para>The iterator category is at least a forward iterator.</para>
107            </description>
108          </typedef>
109          <typedef name="local_iterator">
110            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
111            <description>
112              <para>An iterator with the same value type, difference type and pointer and reference type as <type>iterator</type>.</para>
113              <para>A local_iterator object can be used to iterate through a single bucket.</para>
114            </description>
115          </typedef>
116          <typedef name="const_local_iterator">
117            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
118            <description>
119              <para>A constant iterator with the same value type, difference type and pointer and reference type as <type>const_iterator</type>.</para>
120              <para>A const_local_iterator object can be used to iterate through a single bucket.</para>
121            </description>
122          </typedef>
123          <constructor specifiers="explicit">
124            <parameter name="n">
125              <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
126              <default><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></default>
127            </parameter>
128            <parameter name="hf">
129              <paramtype>hasher const&amp;</paramtype>
130              <default>hasher()</default>
131            </parameter>
132            <parameter name="eq">
133              <paramtype>key_equal const&amp;</paramtype>
134              <default>key_equal()</default>
135            </parameter>
136            <parameter name="a">
137              <paramtype>allocator_type const&amp;</paramtype>
138              <default>allocator_type()</default>
139            </parameter>
140            <postconditions>
141              <code><methodname>size</methodname>() == 0</code>
142            </postconditions>
143            <description>
144              <para>Constructs an empty container with at least n buckets, using hf as the hash function, eq as the key equality predicate, a as the allocator and a maximum load factor of 1.0.</para>
145            </description>
146          </constructor>
147          <constructor>
148            <template>
149              <template-type-parameter name="InputIterator">
150              </template-type-parameter>
151            </template>
152            <parameter name="f">
153              <paramtype>InputIterator</paramtype>
154            </parameter>
155            <parameter name="l">
156              <paramtype>InputIterator</paramtype>
157            </parameter>
158            <parameter name="n">
159              <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
160              <default><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></default>
161            </parameter>
162            <parameter name="hf">
163              <paramtype>hasher const&amp;</paramtype>
164              <default>hasher()</default>
165            </parameter>
166            <parameter name="eq">
167              <paramtype>key_equal const&amp;</paramtype>
168              <default>key_equal()</default>
169            </parameter>
170            <parameter name="a">
171              <paramtype>allocator_type const&amp;</paramtype>
172              <default>allocator_type()</default>
173            </parameter>
174            <description>
175              <para>Constructs an empty container with at least n buckets, using hf as the hash function, eq as the key equality predicate, a as the allocator and a maximum load factor of 1.0 and inserts the elements from [f, l) into it.</para>
176            </description>
177          </constructor>
178          <constructor>
179            <parameter>
180              <paramtype>unordered_set const&amp;</paramtype>
181            </parameter>
182            <description>
183              <para>The copy constructor. Copies the contained elements, hash function, predicate, maximum load factor and allocator.</para>
184            </description>
185            <requires>
186              <para><code>value_type</code> is copy constructible</para>
187            </requires>
188          </constructor>
189          <constructor>
190            <parameter>
191              <paramtype>unordered_set &amp;&amp;</paramtype>
192            </parameter>
193            <description>
194              <para>The move constructor.</para>
195            </description>
196            <notes>
197              <para>This is emulated on compilers without rvalue references.</para>
198            </notes>
199            <requires>
200              <para>
201                <code>value_type</code> is move constructible.
202                (TODO: This is not actually required in this implementation).
203              </para>
204            </requires>
205          </constructor>
206          <constructor specifiers="explicit">
207            <parameter name="a">
208              <paramtype>Allocator const&amp;</paramtype>
209            </parameter>
210            <description>
211                <para>Constructs an empty container, using allocator <code>a</code>.</para>
212            </description>
213          </constructor>
214          <constructor>
215            <parameter name="x">
216              <paramtype>unordered_set const&amp;</paramtype>
217            </parameter>
218            <parameter name="a">
219              <paramtype>Allocator const&amp;</paramtype>
220            </parameter>
221            <description>
222                <para>Constructs an container, copying <code>x</code>'s contained elements, hash function, predicate, maximum load factor, but using allocator <code>a</code>.</para>
223            </description>
224          </constructor>
225          <destructor>
226            <notes>
227              <para>The destructor is applied to every element, and all memory is deallocated</para>
228            </notes>
229          </destructor>
230          <method name="operator=">
231            <parameter>
232              <paramtype>unordered_set const&amp;</paramtype>
233            </parameter>
234            <type>unordered_set&amp;</type>
235            <description>
236              <para>The assignment operator. Copies the contained elements, hash function, predicate and maximum load factor but not the allocator.</para>
237            </description>
238            <notes>
239              <para>
240                On compilers without rvalue references, there is a single assignment
241                operator with the signature <code>operator=(unordered_set)</code>
242                in order to emulate move semantics.
243              </para>
244            </notes>
245            <requires>
246              <para><code>value_type</code> is copy constructible</para>
247            </requires>
248          </method>
249          <method name="operator=">
250            <parameter>
251              <paramtype>unordered_set &amp;&amp;</paramtype>
252            </parameter>
253            <type>unordered_set&amp;</type>
254            <description>
255              <para>The move assignment operator.</para>
256            </description>
257            <notes>
258              <para>
259                On compilers without rvalue references, there is a single assignment
260                operator with the signature <code>operator=(unordered_set)</code>
261                in order to emulate move semantics.
262              </para>
263            </notes>
264            <requires>
265              <para>
266                <code>value_type</code> is move constructible.
267                (TODO: This is not actually required in this implementation).
268              </para>
269            </requires>
270          </method>
271          <method name="get_allocator" cv="const">
272            <type>allocator_type</type>
273          </method>
274          <method-group name="size and capacity">
275            <method name="empty" cv="const">
276              <type>bool</type>
277              <returns>
278                <code><methodname>size</methodname>() == 0</code>
279              </returns>
280            </method>
281            <method name="size" cv="const">
282              <type>size_type</type>
283              <returns>
284                <code>std::distance(<methodname>begin</methodname>(), <methodname>end</methodname>())</code>
285              </returns>
286            </method>
287            <method name="max_size" cv="const">
288              <type>size_type</type>
289              <returns><code><methodname>size</methodname>()</code> of the largest possible container.
290              </returns>
291            </method>
292          </method-group>
293          <method-group name="iterators">
294            <overloaded-method name="begin">
295              <signature><type>iterator</type></signature>
296              <signature cv="const"><type>const_iterator</type></signature>
297              <returns>An iterator referring to the first element of the container, or if the container is empty the past-the-end value for the container.
298              </returns>
299            </overloaded-method>
300            <overloaded-method name="end">
301              <signature>
302                <type>iterator</type>
303              </signature>
304              <signature cv="const">
305                <type>const_iterator</type>
306              </signature>
307              <returns>An iterator which refers to the past-the-end value for the container.
308              </returns>
309            </overloaded-method>
310            <method name="cbegin" cv="const">
311              <type>const_iterator</type>
312              <returns>A constant iterator referring to the first element of the container, or if the container is empty the past-the-end value for the container.
313              </returns>
314            </method>
315            <method name="cend" cv="const">
316              <type>const_iterator</type>
317              <returns>A constant iterator which refers to the past-the-end value for the container.
318              </returns>
319            </method>
320          </method-group>
321          <method-group name="modifiers">
322            <method name="emplace">
323              <template>
324                <template-type-parameter name="Args" pack="1">
325                </template-type-parameter>
326              </template>
327              <parameter name="args" pack="1">
328                <paramtype>Args&amp;&amp;</paramtype>
329              </parameter>
330              <type>std::pair&lt;iterator, bool&gt;</type>
331              <description>
332                <para>Inserts an object, constructed with the arguments <code>args</code>, in the container if and only if there is no element in the container with an equivalent value.</para>
333              </description>
334              <returns>
335                <para>The bool component of the return type is true if an insert took place.</para>
336                <para>If an insert took place, then the iterator points to the newly inserted element. Otherwise, it points to the element with equivalent value.</para>
337              </returns>
338              <throws>
339                <para>If an exception is thrown by an operation other than a call to <code>hasher</code> the function has no effect.</para>
340              </throws>
341              <notes>
342                <para>Can invalidate iterators, but only if the insert causes the load factor to be greater to or equal to the maximum load factor.</para>
343                <para>Pointers and references to elements are never invalidated.</para>
344                <para>If the compiler doesn't support variadic template arguments or rvalue
345                      references, this is emulated for up to 10 arguments, with no support
346                      for rvalue references or move semantics.</para>
347              </notes>
348            </method>
349            <method name="emplace_hint">
350              <template>
351                <template-type-parameter name="Args" pack="1">
352                </template-type-parameter>
353              </template>
354              <parameter name="hint">
355                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
356              </parameter>
357              <parameter name="args" pack="1">
358                <paramtype>Args&amp;&amp;</paramtype>
359              </parameter>
360              <type>iterator</type>
361              <description>
362                <para>Inserts an object, constructed with the arguments <code>args</code>, in the container if and only if there is no element in the container with an equivalent value.</para>
363                <para>hint is a suggestion to where the element should be inserted.</para>
364              </description>
365              <returns>
366                <para>If an insert took place, then the iterator points to the newly inserted element. Otherwise, it points to the element with equivalent value.</para>
367              </returns>
368              <throws>
369                <para>If an exception is thrown by an operation other than a call to <code>hasher</code> the function has no effect.</para>
370              </throws>
371              <notes>
372                <para>The standard is fairly vague on the meaning of the hint. But the only practical way to use it, and the only way that Boost.Unordered supports is to point to an existing element with the same value. </para>
373                <para>Can invalidate iterators, but only if the insert causes the load factor to be greater to or equal to the maximum load factor.</para>
374                <para>Pointers and references to elements are never invalidated.</para>
375                <para>If the compiler doesn't support variadic template arguments or rvalue
376                      references, this is emulated for up to 10 arguments, with no support
377                      for rvalue references or move semantics.</para>
378              </notes>
379            </method>
380            <method name="insert">
381              <parameter name="obj">
382                <paramtype>value_type const&amp;</paramtype>
383              </parameter>
384              <type>std::pair&lt;iterator, bool&gt;</type>
385              <description>
386                <para>Inserts obj in the container if and only if there is no element in the container with an equivalent value.</para>
387              </description>
388              <returns>
389                <para>The bool component of the return type is true if an insert took place.</para>
390                <para>If an insert took place, then the iterator points to the newly inserted element. Otherwise, it points to the element with equivalent value.</para>
391              </returns>
392              <throws>
393                <para>If an exception is thrown by an operation other than a call to <code>hasher</code> the function has no effect.</para>
394              </throws>
395              <notes>
396                <para>Can invalidate iterators, but only if the insert causes the load factor to be greater to or equal to the maximum load factor.</para>
397                <para>Pointers and references to elements are never invalidated.</para>
398              </notes>
399            </method>
400            <method name="insert">
401              <parameter name="hint">
402                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
403              </parameter>
404              <parameter name="obj">
405                <paramtype>value_type const&amp;</paramtype>
406              </parameter>
407              <type>iterator</type>
408              <description>
409                <para>Inserts obj in the container if and only if there is no element in the container with an equivalent value.</para>
410                <para>hint is a suggestion to where the element should be inserted.</para>
411              </description>
412              <returns>
413                <para>If an insert took place, then the iterator points to the newly inserted element. Otherwise, it points to the element with equivalent value.</para>
414              </returns>
415              <throws>
416                <para>If an exception is thrown by an operation other than a call to <code>hasher</code> the function has no effect.</para>
417              </throws>
418              <notes>
419                <para>The standard is fairly vague on the meaning of the hint. But the only practical way to use it, and the only way that Boost.Unordered supports is to point to an existing element with the same value. </para>
420                <para>Can invalidate iterators, but only if the insert causes the load factor to be greater to or equal to the maximum load factor.</para>
421                <para>Pointers and references to elements are never invalidated.</para>
422              </notes>
423            </method>
424            <method name="insert">
425              <template>
426                <template-type-parameter name="InputIterator">
427                </template-type-parameter>
428              </template>
429              <parameter name="first">
430                <paramtype>InputIterator</paramtype>
431              </parameter>
432              <parameter name="last">
433                <paramtype>InputIterator</paramtype>
434              </parameter>
435              <type>void</type>
436              <description>
437                <para>Inserts a range of elements into the container. Elements are inserted if and only if there is no element in the container with an equivalent value.</para>
438              </description>
439              <throws>
440                <para>When inserting a single element, if an exception is thrown by an operation other than a call to <code>hasher</code> the function has no effect.</para>
441              </throws>
442              <notes>
443                <para>Can invalidate iterators, but only if the insert causes the load factor to be greater to or equal to the maximum load factor.</para>
444                <para>Pointers and references to elements are never invalidated.</para>
445              </notes>
446            </method>
447            <method name="erase">
448              <parameter name="position">
449                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
450              </parameter>
451              <type>iterator</type>
452              <description>
453                <para>Erase the element pointed to by <code>position</code>.</para>
454              </description>
455              <returns>
456                <para>The iterator following <code>position</code> before the erasure.</para>
457              </returns>
458              <throws>
459                <para>Only throws an exception if it is thrown by <code>hasher</code> or <code>key_equal</code>.</para>
460                <para>In this implementation, this overload doesn't call either function object's methods so it is no throw, but this might not be true in other implementations.</para>
461              </throws>
462              <notes>
463                <para>
464                  When the number of elements is a lot smaller than the number of buckets
465                  this function can be very inefficient as it has to search through empty
466                  buckets for the next element, in order to return the iterator.
467                  The method <methodname>quick_erase</methodname> is faster, but has yet
468                  to be standardized.
469                </para>
470              </notes>
471            </method>
472            <method name="erase">
473              <parameter name="k">
474                <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
475              </parameter>
476              <type>size_type</type>
477              <description>
478                <para>Erase all elements with key equivalent to <code>k</code>.</para>
479              </description>
480              <returns>
481                <para>The number of elements erased.</para>
482              </returns>
483              <throws>
484                <para>Only throws an exception if it is thrown by <code>hasher</code> or <code>key_equal</code>.</para>
485              </throws>
486            </method>
487            <method name="erase">
488              <parameter name="first">
489                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
490              </parameter>
491              <parameter name="last">
492                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
493              </parameter>
494              <type>iterator</type>
495              <description>
496                <para>Erases the elements in the range from <code>first</code> to <code>last</code>.</para>
497              </description>
498              <returns>
499                <para>The iterator following the erased elements - i.e. <code>last</code>.</para>
500              </returns>
501              <throws>
502                <para>Only throws an exception if it is thrown by <code>hasher</code> or <code>key_equal</code>.</para>
503                <para>In this implementation, this overload doesn't call either function object's methods so it is no throw, but this might not be true in other implementations.</para>
504              </throws>
505            </method>
506            <method name="quick_erase">
507              <parameter name="position">
508                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
509              </parameter>
510              <type>void</type>
511              <description>
512                <para>Erase the element pointed to by <code>position</code>.</para>
513              </description>
514              <throws>
515                <para>Only throws an exception if it is thrown by <code>hasher</code> or <code>key_equal</code>.</para>
516                <para>In this implementation, this overload doesn't call either function object's methods so it is no throw, but this might not be true in other implementations.</para>
517              </throws>
518              <notes>
519                <para>
520                  This method is faster than <methodname>erase</methodname> as
521                  it doesn't have to find the next element in the container -
522                  a potentially costly operation.
523                </para>
524                <para>
525                  As it hasn't been standardized, it's likely that this may
526                  change in the future.
527                </para>
528              </notes>
529            </method>
530            <method name="erase_return_void">
531              <parameter name="position">
532                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
533              </parameter>
534              <type>void</type>
535              <description>
536                <para>Erase the element pointed to by <code>position</code>.</para>
537              </description>
538              <throws>
539                <para>Only throws an exception if it is thrown by <code>hasher</code> or <code>key_equal</code>.</para>
540                <para>In this implementation, this overload doesn't call either function object's methods so it is no throw, but this might not be true in other implementations.</para>
541              </throws>
542              <notes>
543                <para>
544                  This method is now deprecated, use
545                  <methodname>quick_return</methodname> instead. Although be
546                  warned that as that isn't standardized yet, it could also
547                  change.
548                </para>
549              </notes>
550            </method>
551            <method name="clear">
552              <type>void</type>
553              <description>
554                <para>Erases all elements in the container.</para>
555              </description>
556              <postconditions>
557                <para><code><methodname>size</methodname>() == 0</code></para>
558              </postconditions>
559              <throws>
560                <para>Never throws an exception.</para>
561              </throws>
562            </method>
563            <method name="swap">
564              <parameter>
565                <paramtype>unordered_set&amp;</paramtype>
566              </parameter>
567              <type>void</type>
568              <throws>
569                <para>If the allocators are equal, doesn't throw an exception unless it is thrown by the copy constructor or copy assignment operator of <code>key_equal</code> or <code>hasher</code>.</para>
570              </throws>
571              <notes>
572                <para>For a discussion of the behavior when allocators aren't equal see
573                  <link linkend="unordered.rationale.swapping_containers_with_unequal_allocators">the implementation details</link>.</para>
574              </notes>
575            </method>
576          </method-group>
577          <method-group name="observers">
578            <method name="hash_function" cv="const">
579              <type>hasher</type>
580              <returns>The container's hash function.
581              </returns>
582            </method>
583            <method name="key_eq" cv="const">
584              <type>key_equal</type>
585              <returns>The container's key equality predicate.
586              </returns>
587            </method>
588          </method-group>
589          <method-group name="lookup">
590            <overloaded-method name="find">
591              <signature>
592                <parameter name="k">
593                  <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
594                </parameter>
595                <type>iterator</type>
596              </signature>
597              <signature cv="const">
598                <parameter name="k">
599                  <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
600                </parameter>
601                <type>const_iterator</type>
602              </signature>
603              <signature>
604                <template>
605                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatibleKey"/>
606                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatibleHash"/>
607                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatiblePredicate"/>
608                </template>
609                <parameter name="k">
610                  <paramtype>CompatibleKey const&amp;</paramtype>
611                </parameter>
612                <parameter name="hash">
613                  <paramtype>CompatibleHash const&amp;</paramtype>
614                </parameter>
615                <parameter name="eq">
616                  <paramtype>CompatiblePredicate const&amp;</paramtype>
617                </parameter>
618                <type>iterator</type>
619              </signature>
620              <signature cv="const">
621                <template>
622                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatibleKey"/>
623                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatibleHash"/>
624                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatiblePredicate"/>
625                </template>
626                <parameter name="k">
627                  <paramtype>CompatibleKey const&amp;</paramtype>
628                </parameter>
629                <parameter name="hash">
630                  <paramtype>CompatibleHash const&amp;</paramtype>
631                </parameter>
632                <parameter name="eq">
633                  <paramtype>CompatiblePredicate const&amp;</paramtype>
634                </parameter>
635                <type>const_iterator</type>
636              </signature>
637              <returns>
638                <para>An iterator pointing to an element with key equivalent to <code>k</code>, or <code>b.end()</code> if no such element exists.</para>
639              </returns>
640              <notes><para>
641                The templated overloads are a non-standard extensions which
642                allows you to use a compatible hash function and equality
643                predicate for a key of a different type in order to avoid
644                an expensive type cast. In general, its use is not encouraged.
645              </para></notes>
646            </overloaded-method>
647            <method name="count" cv="const">
648              <parameter name="k">
649                <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
650              </parameter>
651              <type>size_type</type>
652              <returns>
653                <para>The number of elements with key equivalent to <code>k</code>.</para>
654              </returns>
655            </method>
656            <overloaded-method name="equal_range">
657              <signature>
658                <parameter name="k">
659                  <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
660                </parameter>
661                <type>std::pair&lt;iterator, iterator&gt;</type>
662              </signature>
663              <signature cv="const">
664                <parameter name="k">
665                  <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
666                </parameter>
667                <type>std::pair&lt;const_iterator, const_iterator&gt;</type>
668              </signature>
669              <returns>
670                <para>A range containing all elements with key equivalent to <code>k</code>.
671                  If the container doesn't container any such elements, returns
672                  <code><functionname>std::make_pair</functionname>(<methodname>b.end</methodname>(),<methodname>b.end</methodname>())</code>.
673                  </para>
674              </returns>
675            </overloaded-method>
676          </method-group>
677          <method-group name="bucket interface">
678            <method name="bucket_count" cv="const">
679              <type>size_type</type>
680              <returns>
681                <para>The number of buckets.</para>
682              </returns>
683            </method>
684            <method name="max_bucket_count" cv="const">
685              <type>size_type</type>
686              <returns>
687                <para>An upper bound on the number of buckets.</para>
688              </returns>
689            </method>
690            <method name="bucket_size" cv="const">
691              <parameter name="n">
692                <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
693              </parameter>
694              <type>size_type</type>
695              <requires>
696                <para><code>n &lt; <methodname>bucket_count</methodname>()</code></para>
697              </requires>
698              <returns>
699                <para>The number of elements in bucket <code>n</code>.</para>
700              </returns>
701            </method>
702            <method name="bucket" cv="const">
703              <parameter name="k">
704                <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
705              </parameter>
706              <type>size_type</type>
707              <returns>
708                <para>The index of the bucket which would contain an element with key <code>k</code>.</para>
709              </returns>
710              <postconditions>
711                <para>The return value is less than <code>bucket_count()</code></para>
712              </postconditions>
713            </method>
714            <overloaded-method name="begin">
715              <signature>
716                <parameter name="n">
717                  <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
718                </parameter>
719                <type>local_iterator</type>
720              </signature>
721              <signature cv="const">
722                <parameter name="n">
723                  <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
724                </parameter>
725                <type>const_local_iterator</type>
726              </signature>
727              <requires>
728                <para><code>n</code> shall be in the range <code>[0, bucket_count())</code>.</para>
729              </requires>
730              <returns>
731                <para>A local iterator pointing the first element in the bucket with index <code>n</code>.</para>
732              </returns>
733            </overloaded-method>
734            <overloaded-method name="end">
735              <signature>
736                <parameter name="n">
737                  <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
738                </parameter>
739                <type>local_iterator</type>
740              </signature>
741              <signature cv="const">
742                <parameter name="n">
743                  <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
744                </parameter>
745                <type>const_local_iterator</type>
746              </signature>
747              <requires>
748                <para><code>n</code> shall be in the range <code>[0, bucket_count())</code>.</para>
749              </requires>
750              <returns>
751                <para>A local iterator pointing the 'one past the end' element in the bucket with index <code>n</code>.</para>
752              </returns>
753            </overloaded-method>
754            <method name="cbegin" cv="const">
755              <parameter name="n">
756                <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
757              </parameter>
758              <type>const_local_iterator</type>
759              <requires>
760                <para><code>n</code> shall be in the range <code>[0, bucket_count())</code>.</para>
761              </requires>
762              <returns>
763                <para>A constant local iterator pointing the first element in the bucket with index <code>n</code>.</para>
764              </returns>
765            </method>
766            <method name="cend">
767              <parameter name="n">
768                <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
769              </parameter>
770              <type>const_local_iterator</type>
771              <requires>
772                <para><code>n</code> shall be in the range <code>[0, bucket_count())</code>.</para>
773              </requires>
774              <returns>
775                <para>A constant local iterator pointing the 'one past the end' element in the bucket with index <code>n</code>.</para>
776              </returns>
777            </method>
778          </method-group>
779          <method-group name="hash policy">
780            <method name="load_factor" cv="const">
781              <type>float</type>
782              <returns>
783                <para>The average number of elements per bucket.</para>
784              </returns>
785            </method>
786            <method name="max_load_factor" cv="const">
787              <type>float</type>
788              <returns>
789                <para>Returns the current maximum load factor.</para>
790              </returns>
791            </method>
792            <method name="max_load_factor">
793              <parameter name="z">
794                <paramtype>float</paramtype>
795              </parameter>
796              <type>void</type>
797              <effects>
798                <para>Changes the container's maximum load factor, using <code>z</code> as a hint.</para>
799              </effects>
800            </method>
801            <method name="rehash">
802              <parameter name="n">
803                <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
804              </parameter>
805              <type>void</type>
806              <description>
807                <para>Changes the number of buckets so that there at least <code>n</code> buckets, and so that the load factor is less than the maximum load factor.</para>
808                <para>Invalidates iterators, and changes the order of elements. Pointers and references to elements are not invalidated.</para>
809              </description>
810              <throws>
811                <para>The function has no effect if an exception is thrown, unless it is thrown by the container's hash function or comparison function.</para>
812              </throws>
813            </method>
814          </method-group>
815          <free-function-group name="Equality Comparisons">
816            <function name="operator==">
817              <template>
818                <template-type-parameter name="Value">
819                </template-type-parameter>
820                <template-type-parameter name="Hash">
821                </template-type-parameter>
822                <template-type-parameter name="Pred">
823                </template-type-parameter>
824                <template-type-parameter name="Alloc">
825                </template-type-parameter>
826              </template>
827              <parameter name="x">
828                <paramtype>unordered_set&lt;Value, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt; const&amp;</paramtype>
829              </parameter>
830              <parameter name="y">
831                <paramtype>unordered_set&lt;Value, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt; const&amp;</paramtype>
832              </parameter>
833              <type>bool</type>
834              <notes>
835                <para>This is a boost extension.</para>
836                <para>Behavior is undefined if the two containers don't have
837                    equivalent equality predicates.</para>
838              </notes>
839            </function>
840            <function name="operator!=">
841              <template>
842                <template-type-parameter name="Value">
843                </template-type-parameter>
844                <template-type-parameter name="Hash">
845                </template-type-parameter>
846                <template-type-parameter name="Pred">
847                </template-type-parameter>
848                <template-type-parameter name="Alloc">
849                </template-type-parameter>
850              </template>
851              <parameter name="x">
852                <paramtype>unordered_set&lt;Value, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt; const&amp;</paramtype>
853              </parameter>
854              <parameter name="y">
855                <paramtype>unordered_set&lt;Value, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt; const&amp;</paramtype>
856              </parameter>
857              <type>bool</type>
858              <notes>
859                <para>This is a boost extension.</para>
860                <para>Behavior is undefined if the two containers don't have
861                    equivalent equality predicates.</para>
862              </notes>
863            </function>
864          </free-function-group>
865          <free-function-group name="swap">
866            <function name="swap">
867              <template>
868                <template-type-parameter name="Value">
869                </template-type-parameter>
870                <template-type-parameter name="Hash">
871                </template-type-parameter>
872                <template-type-parameter name="Pred">
873                </template-type-parameter>
874                <template-type-parameter name="Alloc">
875                </template-type-parameter>
876              </template>
877              <parameter name="x">
878                <paramtype>unordered_set&lt;Value, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt;&amp;</paramtype>
879              </parameter>
880              <parameter name="y">
881                <paramtype>unordered_set&lt;Value, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt;&amp;</paramtype>
882              </parameter>
883              <type>void</type>
884              <effects>
885                <para><code>x.swap(y)</code></para>
886              </effects>
887              <throws>
888                <para>If the allocators are equal, doesn't throw an exception unless it is thrown by the copy constructor or copy assignment operator of <code>Hash</code> or <code>Pred</code>.</para>
889              </throws>
890              <notes>
891                <para>For a discussion of the behavior when allocators aren't equal see
892                  <link linkend="unordered.rationale.swapping_containers_with_unequal_allocators">the implementation details</link>.</para>
893              </notes>
894            </function>
895          </free-function-group>
896        </class>
897        <class name="unordered_multiset">
898          <template>
899            <template-type-parameter name="Value">
900            </template-type-parameter>
901            <template-type-parameter name="Hash">
902              <default><type>boost::hash&lt;Value&gt;</type></default>
903            </template-type-parameter>
904            <template-type-parameter name="Pred">
905              <default><type>std::equal_to&lt;Value&gt;</type></default>
906            </template-type-parameter>
907            <template-type-parameter name="Alloc">
908              <default><type>std::allocator&lt;Value&gt;</type></default>
909            </template-type-parameter>
910          </template>
911          <purpose><simpara>
912            An unordered associative container that stores  values. The same key can be stored multiple times.
913          </simpara></purpose>
914          <description>
915            <para>Based on chapter 23 of
916              <ulink url="http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2009/n2960.pdf">the working draft of the C++ standard [n2960]</ulink>.
917              But without the updated rules for allocators.
918            </para>
919            <para><emphasis role="bold">Template Parameters</emphasis>
920              <informaltable>
921                <tgroup cols="2">
922                  <tbody>
923                    <row>
924                      <entry><emphasis>Value</emphasis></entry>
925                      <entry>Value must be Assignable and CopyConstructible</entry></row>
926                    <row>
927                      <entry><emphasis>Hash</emphasis></entry>
928                      <entry>A unary function object type that acts a hash function for a <code>Value</code>. It takes a single argument of type <code>Value</code> and returns a value of type std::size_t.</entry></row>
929                    <row>
930                      <entry><emphasis>Pred</emphasis></entry>
931                      <entry>A binary function object that implements an equivalence relation on values of type <code>Value</code>.
932                        A binary function object that induces an equivalence relation on values of type Key.
933                        It takes two arguments of type Key and returns a value of type bool.</entry></row>
934                    <row>
935                      <entry><emphasis>Alloc</emphasis></entry>
936                      <entry>An allocator whose value type is the same as the container's value type.</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable></para>
937            <para>The elements are organized into buckets. Keys with the same hash code are stored in the same bucket and elements with equivalent keys are stored next to each other.</para>
938            <para>The number of buckets can be automatically increased by a call to insert, or as the result of calling rehash.</para>
939          </description>
940          <typedef name="key_type">
941            <type>Value</type>
942          </typedef>
943          <typedef name="value_type">
944            <type>Value</type>
945          </typedef>
946          <typedef name="hasher">
947            <type>Hash</type>
948          </typedef>
949          <typedef name="key_equal">
950            <type>Pred</type>
951          </typedef>
952          <typedef name="allocator_type">
953            <type>Alloc</type>
954          </typedef>
955          <typedef name="pointer">
956            <type>typename allocator_type::pointer</type>
957          </typedef>
958          <typedef name="const_pointer">
959            <type>typename allocator_type::const_pointer</type>
960          </typedef>
961          <typedef name="reference">
962            <type>typename allocator_type::reference</type>
963            <purpose><simpara>lvalue of <type>value_type</type>.</simpara></purpose>
964          </typedef>
965          <typedef name="const_reference">
966            <type>typename allocator_type::const_reference</type>
967            <purpose><simpara>const lvalue of <type>value_type</type>.</simpara></purpose>
968          </typedef>
969          <typedef name="size_type">
970            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
971            <description>
972              <para>An unsigned integral type.</para>
973              <para><type>size_type</type> can represent any non-negative value of <type>difference_type</type>.</para>
974            </description>
975          </typedef>
976          <typedef name="difference_type">
977            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
978            <description>
979              <para>A signed integral type.</para>
980              <para>Is identical to the difference type of <type>iterator</type> and <type>const_iterator</type>.</para>
981            </description>
982          </typedef>
983          <typedef name="iterator">
984            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
985            <description>
986              <para>A constant iterator whose value type is <type>value_type</type>. </para>
987              <para>The iterator category is at least a forward iterator.</para>
988              <para>Convertible to <type>const_iterator</type>.</para>
989            </description>
990          </typedef>
991          <typedef name="const_iterator">
992            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
993            <description>
994              <para>A constant iterator whose value type is <type>value_type</type>. </para>
995              <para>The iterator category is at least a forward iterator.</para>
996            </description>
997          </typedef>
998          <typedef name="local_iterator">
999            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
1000            <description>
1001              <para>An iterator with the same value type, difference type and pointer and reference type as <type>iterator</type>.</para>
1002              <para>A local_iterator object can be used to iterate through a single bucket.</para>
1003            </description>
1004          </typedef>
1005          <typedef name="const_local_iterator">
1006            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
1007            <description>
1008              <para>A constant iterator with the same value type, difference type and pointer and reference type as <type>const_iterator</type>.</para>
1009              <para>A const_local_iterator object can be used to iterate through a single bucket.</para>
1010            </description>
1011          </typedef>
1012          <constructor specifiers="explicit">
1013            <parameter name="n">
1014              <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
1015              <default><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></default>
1016            </parameter>
1017            <parameter name="hf">
1018              <paramtype>hasher const&amp;</paramtype>
1019              <default>hasher()</default>
1020            </parameter>
1021            <parameter name="eq">
1022              <paramtype>key_equal const&amp;</paramtype>
1023              <default>key_equal()</default>
1024            </parameter>
1025            <parameter name="a">
1026              <paramtype>allocator_type const&amp;</paramtype>
1027              <default>allocator_type()</default>
1028            </parameter>
1029            <postconditions>
1030              <code><methodname>size</methodname>() == 0</code>
1031            </postconditions>
1032            <description>
1033              <para>Constructs an empty container with at least n buckets, using hf as the hash function, eq as the key equality predicate, a as the allocator and a maximum load factor of 1.0.</para>
1034            </description>
1035          </constructor>
1036          <constructor>
1037            <template>
1038              <template-type-parameter name="InputIterator">
1039              </template-type-parameter>
1040            </template>
1041            <parameter name="f">
1042              <paramtype>InputIterator</paramtype>
1043            </parameter>
1044            <parameter name="l">
1045              <paramtype>InputIterator</paramtype>
1046            </parameter>
1047            <parameter name="n">
1048              <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
1049              <default><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></default>
1050            </parameter>
1051            <parameter name="hf">
1052              <paramtype>hasher const&amp;</paramtype>
1053              <default>hasher()</default>
1054            </parameter>
1055            <parameter name="eq">
1056              <paramtype>key_equal const&amp;</paramtype>
1057              <default>key_equal()</default>
1058            </parameter>
1059            <parameter name="a">
1060              <paramtype>allocator_type const&amp;</paramtype>
1061              <default>allocator_type()</default>
1062            </parameter>
1063            <description>
1064              <para>Constructs an empty container with at least n buckets, using hf as the hash function, eq as the key equality predicate, a as the allocator and a maximum load factor of 1.0 and inserts the elements from [f, l) into it.</para>
1065            </description>
1066          </constructor>
1067          <constructor>
1068            <parameter>
1069              <paramtype>unordered_multiset const&amp;</paramtype>
1070            </parameter>
1071            <description>
1072              <para>The copy constructor. Copies the contained elements, hash function, predicate, maximum load factor and allocator.</para>
1073            </description>
1074            <requires>
1075              <para><code>value_type</code> is copy constructible</para>
1076            </requires>
1077          </constructor>
1078          <constructor>
1079            <parameter>
1080              <paramtype>unordered_multiset &amp;&amp;</paramtype>
1081            </parameter>
1082            <description>
1083              <para>The move constructor.</para>
1084            </description>
1085            <notes>
1086              <para>This is emulated on compilers without rvalue references.</para>
1087            </notes>
1088            <requires>
1089              <para>
1090                <code>value_type</code> is move constructible.
1091                (TODO: This is not actually required in this implementation).
1092              </para>
1093            </requires>
1094          </constructor>
1095          <constructor specifiers="explicit">
1096            <parameter name="a">
1097              <paramtype>Allocator const&amp;</paramtype>
1098            </parameter>
1099            <description>
1100                <para>Constructs an empty container, using allocator <code>a</code>.</para>
1101            </description>
1102          </constructor>
1103          <constructor>
1104            <parameter name="x">
1105              <paramtype>unordered_multiset const&amp;</paramtype>
1106            </parameter>
1107            <parameter name="a">
1108              <paramtype>Allocator const&amp;</paramtype>
1109            </parameter>
1110            <description>
1111                <para>Constructs an container, copying <code>x</code>'s contained elements, hash function, predicate, maximum load factor, but using allocator <code>a</code>.</para>
1112            </description>
1113          </constructor>
1114          <destructor>
1115            <notes>
1116              <para>The destructor is applied to every element, and all memory is deallocated</para>
1117            </notes>
1118          </destructor>
1119          <method name="operator=">
1120            <parameter>
1121              <paramtype>unordered_multiset const&amp;</paramtype>
1122            </parameter>
1123            <type>unordered_multiset&amp;</type>
1124            <description>
1125              <para>The assignment operator. Copies the contained elements, hash function, predicate and maximum load factor but not the allocator.</para>
1126            </description>
1127            <notes>
1128              <para>
1129                On compilers without rvalue references, there is a single assignment
1130                operator with the signature <code>operator=(unordered_multiset)</code>
1131                in order to emulate move semantics.
1132              </para>
1133            </notes>
1134            <requires>
1135              <para><code>value_type</code> is copy constructible</para>
1136            </requires>
1137          </method>
1138          <method name="operator=">
1139            <parameter>
1140              <paramtype>unordered_multiset &amp;&amp;</paramtype>
1141            </parameter>
1142            <type>unordered_multiset&amp;</type>
1143            <description>
1144              <para>The move assignment operator.</para>
1145            </description>
1146            <notes>
1147              <para>
1148                On compilers without rvalue references, there is a single assignment
1149                operator with the signature <code>operator=(unordered_multiset)</code>
1150                in order to emulate move semantics.
1151              </para>
1152            </notes>
1153            <requires>
1154              <para>
1155                <code>value_type</code> is move constructible.
1156                (TODO: This is not actually required in this implementation).
1157              </para>
1158            </requires>
1159          </method>
1160          <method name="get_allocator" cv="const">
1161            <type>allocator_type</type>
1162          </method>
1163          <method-group name="size and capacity">
1164            <method name="empty" cv="const">
1165              <type>bool</type>
1166              <returns>
1167                <code><methodname>size</methodname>() == 0</code>
1168              </returns>
1169            </method>
1170            <method name="size" cv="const">
1171              <type>size_type</type>
1172              <returns>
1173                <code>std::distance(<methodname>begin</methodname>(), <methodname>end</methodname>())</code>
1174              </returns>
1175            </method>
1176            <method name="max_size" cv="const">
1177              <type>size_type</type>
1178              <returns><code><methodname>size</methodname>()</code> of the largest possible container.
1179              </returns>
1180            </method>
1181          </method-group>
1182          <method-group name="iterators">
1183            <overloaded-method name="begin">
1184              <signature><type>iterator</type></signature>
1185              <signature cv="const"><type>const_iterator</type></signature>
1186              <returns>An iterator referring to the first element of the container, or if the container is empty the past-the-end value for the container.
1187              </returns>
1188            </overloaded-method>
1189            <overloaded-method name="end">
1190              <signature>
1191                <type>iterator</type>
1192              </signature>
1193              <signature cv="const">
1194                <type>const_iterator</type>
1195              </signature>
1196              <returns>An iterator which refers to the past-the-end value for the container.
1197              </returns>
1198            </overloaded-method>
1199            <method name="cbegin" cv="const">
1200              <type>const_iterator</type>
1201              <returns>A constant iterator referring to the first element of the container, or if the container is empty the past-the-end value for the container.
1202              </returns>
1203            </method>
1204            <method name="cend" cv="const">
1205              <type>const_iterator</type>
1206              <returns>A constant iterator which refers to the past-the-end value for the container.
1207              </returns>
1208            </method>
1209          </method-group>
1210          <method-group name="modifiers">
1211            <method name="emplace">
1212              <template>
1213                <template-type-parameter name="Args" pack="1">
1214                </template-type-parameter>
1215              </template>
1216              <parameter name="args" pack="1">
1217                <paramtype>Args&amp;&amp;</paramtype>
1218              </parameter>
1219              <type>iterator</type>
1220              <description>
1221                <para>Inserts an object, constructed with the arguments <code>args</code>, in the container.</para>
1222              </description>
1223              <returns>
1224                <para>An iterator pointing to the inserted element.</para>
1225              </returns>
1226              <throws>
1227                <para>If an exception is thrown by an operation other than a call to <code>hasher</code> the function has no effect.</para>
1228              </throws>
1229              <notes>
1230                <para>Can invalidate iterators, but only if the insert causes the load factor to be greater to or equal to the maximum load factor.</para>
1231                <para>Pointers and references to elements are never invalidated.</para>
1232                <para>If the compiler doesn't support variadic template arguments or rvalue
1233                      references, this is emulated for up to 10 arguments, with no support
1234                      for rvalue references or move semantics.</para>
1235              </notes>
1236            </method>
1237            <method name="emplace_hint">
1238              <template>
1239                <template-type-parameter name="Args" pack="1">
1240                </template-type-parameter>
1241              </template>
1242              <parameter name="hint">
1243                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
1244              </parameter>
1245              <parameter name="args" pack="1">
1246                <paramtype>Args&amp;&amp;</paramtype>
1247              </parameter>
1248              <type>iterator</type>
1249              <description>
1250                <para>Inserts an object, constructed with the arguments <code>args</code>, in the container.</para>
1251                <para>hint is a suggestion to where the element should be inserted.</para>
1252              </description>
1253              <returns>
1254                <para>An iterator pointing to the inserted element.</para>
1255              </returns>
1256              <throws>
1257                <para>If an exception is thrown by an operation other than a call to <code>hasher</code> the function has no effect.</para>
1258              </throws>
1259              <notes>
1260                <para>The standard is fairly vague on the meaning of the hint. But the only practical way to use it, and the only way that Boost.Unordered supports is to point to an existing element with the same value. </para>
1261                <para>Can invalidate iterators, but only if the insert causes the load factor to be greater to or equal to the maximum load factor.</para>
1262                <para>Pointers and references to elements are never invalidated.</para>
1263                <para>If the compiler doesn't support variadic template arguments or rvalue
1264                      references, this is emulated for up to 10 arguments, with no support
1265                      for rvalue references or move semantics.</para>
1266              </notes>
1267            </method>
1268            <method name="insert">
1269              <parameter name="obj">
1270                <paramtype>value_type const&amp;</paramtype>
1271              </parameter>
1272              <type>iterator</type>
1273              <description>
1274                <para>Inserts obj in the container.</para>
1275              </description>
1276              <returns>
1277                <para>An iterator pointing to the inserted element.</para>
1278              </returns>
1279              <throws>
1280                <para>If an exception is thrown by an operation other than a call to <code>hasher</code> the function has no effect.</para>
1281              </throws>
1282              <notes>
1283                <para>Can invalidate iterators, but only if the insert causes the load factor to be greater to or equal to the maximum load factor.</para>
1284                <para>Pointers and references to elements are never invalidated.</para>
1285              </notes>
1286            </method>
1287            <method name="insert">
1288              <parameter name="hint">
1289                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
1290              </parameter>
1291              <parameter name="obj">
1292                <paramtype>value_type const&amp;</paramtype>
1293              </parameter>
1294              <type>iterator</type>
1295              <description>
1296                <para>Inserts obj in the container.</para>
1297                <para>hint is a suggestion to where the element should be inserted.</para>
1298              </description>
1299              <returns>
1300                <para>An iterator pointing to the inserted element.</para>
1301              </returns>
1302              <throws>
1303                <para>If an exception is thrown by an operation other than a call to <code>hasher</code> the function has no effect.</para>
1304              </throws>
1305              <notes>
1306                <para>The standard is fairly vague on the meaning of the hint. But the only practical way to use it, and the only way that Boost.Unordered supports is to point to an existing element with the same value. </para>
1307                <para>Can invalidate iterators, but only if the insert causes the load factor to be greater to or equal to the maximum load factor.</para>
1308                <para>Pointers and references to elements are never invalidated.</para>
1309              </notes>
1310            </method>
1311            <method name="insert">
1312              <template>
1313                <template-type-parameter name="InputIterator">
1314                </template-type-parameter>
1315              </template>
1316              <parameter name="first">
1317                <paramtype>InputIterator</paramtype>
1318              </parameter>
1319              <parameter name="last">
1320                <paramtype>InputIterator</paramtype>
1321              </parameter>
1322              <type>void</type>
1323              <description>
1324                <para>Inserts a range of elements into the container.</para>
1325              </description>
1326              <throws>
1327                <para>When inserting a single element, if an exception is thrown by an operation other than a call to <code>hasher</code> the function has no effect.</para>
1328              </throws>
1329              <notes>
1330                <para>Can invalidate iterators, but only if the insert causes the load factor to be greater to or equal to the maximum load factor.</para>
1331                <para>Pointers and references to elements are never invalidated.</para>
1332              </notes>
1333            </method>
1334            <method name="erase">
1335              <parameter name="position">
1336                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
1337              </parameter>
1338              <type>iterator</type>
1339              <description>
1340                <para>Erase the element pointed to by <code>position</code>.</para>
1341              </description>
1342              <returns>
1343                <para>The iterator following <code>position</code> before the erasure.</para>
1344              </returns>
1345              <throws>
1346                <para>Only throws an exception if it is thrown by <code>hasher</code> or <code>key_equal</code>.</para>
1347                <para>In this implementation, this overload doesn't call either function object's methods so it is no throw, but this might not be true in other implementations.</para>
1348              </throws>
1349              <notes>
1350                <para>
1351                  When the number of elements is a lot smaller than the number of buckets
1352                  this function can be very inefficient as it has to search through empty
1353                  buckets for the next element, in order to return the iterator.
1354                  The method <methodname>quick_erase</methodname> is faster, but has yet
1355                  to be standardized.
1356                </para>
1357              </notes>
1358            </method>
1359            <method name="erase">
1360              <parameter name="k">
1361                <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
1362              </parameter>
1363              <type>size_type</type>
1364              <description>
1365                <para>Erase all elements with key equivalent to <code>k</code>.</para>
1366              </description>
1367              <returns>
1368                <para>The number of elements erased.</para>
1369              </returns>
1370              <throws>
1371                <para>Only throws an exception if it is thrown by <code>hasher</code> or <code>key_equal</code>.</para>
1372              </throws>
1373            </method>
1374            <method name="erase">
1375              <parameter name="first">
1376                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
1377              </parameter>
1378              <parameter name="last">
1379                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
1380              </parameter>
1381              <type>iterator</type>
1382              <description>
1383                <para>Erases the elements in the range from <code>first</code> to <code>last</code>.</para>
1384              </description>
1385              <returns>
1386                <para>The iterator following the erased elements - i.e. <code>last</code>.</para>
1387              </returns>
1388              <throws>
1389                <para>Only throws an exception if it is thrown by <code>hasher</code> or <code>key_equal</code>.</para>
1390                <para>In this implementation, this overload doesn't call either function object's methods so it is no throw, but this might not be true in other implementations.</para>
1391              </throws>
1392            </method>
1393            <method name="quick_erase">
1394              <parameter name="position">
1395                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
1396              </parameter>
1397              <type>void</type>
1398              <description>
1399                <para>Erase the element pointed to by <code>position</code>.</para>
1400              </description>
1401              <throws>
1402                <para>Only throws an exception if it is thrown by <code>hasher</code> or <code>key_equal</code>.</para>
1403                <para>In this implementation, this overload doesn't call either function object's methods so it is no throw, but this might not be true in other implementations.</para>
1404              </throws>
1405              <notes>
1406                <para>
1407                  This method is faster than <methodname>erase</methodname> as
1408                  it doesn't have to find the next element in the container -
1409                  a potentially costly operation.
1410                </para>
1411                <para>
1412                  As it hasn't been standardized, it's likely that this may
1413                  change in the future.
1414                </para>
1415              </notes>
1416            </method>
1417            <method name="erase_return_void">
1418              <parameter name="position">
1419                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
1420              </parameter>
1421              <type>void</type>
1422              <description>
1423                <para>Erase the element pointed to by <code>position</code>.</para>
1424              </description>
1425              <throws>
1426                <para>Only throws an exception if it is thrown by <code>hasher</code> or <code>key_equal</code>.</para>
1427                <para>In this implementation, this overload doesn't call either function object's methods so it is no throw, but this might not be true in other implementations.</para>
1428              </throws>
1429              <notes>
1430                <para>
1431                  This method is now deprecated, use
1432                  <methodname>quick_return</methodname> instead. Although be
1433                  warned that as that isn't standardized yet, it could also
1434                  change.
1435                </para>
1436              </notes>
1437            </method>
1438            <method name="clear">
1439              <type>void</type>
1440              <description>
1441                <para>Erases all elements in the container.</para>
1442              </description>
1443              <postconditions>
1444                <para><code><methodname>size</methodname>() == 0</code></para>
1445              </postconditions>
1446              <throws>
1447                <para>Never throws an exception.</para>
1448              </throws>
1449            </method>
1450            <method name="swap">
1451              <parameter>
1452                <paramtype>unordered_multiset&amp;</paramtype>
1453              </parameter>
1454              <type>void</type>
1455              <throws>
1456                <para>If the allocators are equal, doesn't throw an exception unless it is thrown by the copy constructor or copy assignment operator of <code>key_equal</code> or <code>hasher</code>.</para>
1457              </throws>
1458              <notes>
1459                <para>For a discussion of the behavior when allocators aren't equal see
1460                  <link linkend="unordered.rationale.swapping_containers_with_unequal_allocators">the implementation details</link>.</para>
1461              </notes>
1462            </method>
1463          </method-group>
1464          <method-group name="observers">
1465            <method name="hash_function" cv="const">
1466              <type>hasher</type>
1467              <returns>The container's hash function.
1468              </returns>
1469            </method>
1470            <method name="key_eq" cv="const">
1471              <type>key_equal</type>
1472              <returns>The container's key equality predicate.
1473              </returns>
1474            </method>
1475          </method-group>
1476          <method-group name="lookup">
1477            <overloaded-method name="find">
1478              <signature>
1479                <parameter name="k">
1480                  <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
1481                </parameter>
1482                <type>iterator</type>
1483              </signature>
1484              <signature cv="const">
1485                <parameter name="k">
1486                  <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
1487                </parameter>
1488                <type>const_iterator</type>
1489              </signature>
1490              <signature>
1491                <template>
1492                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatibleKey"/>
1493                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatibleHash"/>
1494                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatiblePredicate"/>
1495                </template>
1496                <parameter name="k">
1497                  <paramtype>CompatibleKey const&amp;</paramtype>
1498                </parameter>
1499                <parameter name="hash">
1500                  <paramtype>CompatibleHash const&amp;</paramtype>
1501                </parameter>
1502                <parameter name="eq">
1503                  <paramtype>CompatiblePredicate const&amp;</paramtype>
1504                </parameter>
1505                <type>iterator</type>
1506              </signature>
1507              <signature cv="const">
1508                <template>
1509                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatibleKey"/>
1510                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatibleHash"/>
1511                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatiblePredicate"/>
1512                </template>
1513                <parameter name="k">
1514                  <paramtype>CompatibleKey const&amp;</paramtype>
1515                </parameter>
1516                <parameter name="hash">
1517                  <paramtype>CompatibleHash const&amp;</paramtype>
1518                </parameter>
1519                <parameter name="eq">
1520                  <paramtype>CompatiblePredicate const&amp;</paramtype>
1521                </parameter>
1522                <type>const_iterator</type>
1523              </signature>
1524              <returns>
1525                <para>An iterator pointing to an element with key equivalent to <code>k</code>, or <code>b.end()</code> if no such element exists.</para>
1526              </returns>
1527              <notes><para>
1528                The templated overloads are a non-standard extensions which
1529                allows you to use a compatible hash function and equality
1530                predicate for a key of a different type in order to avoid
1531                an expensive type cast. In general, its use is not encouraged.
1532              </para></notes>
1533            </overloaded-method>
1534            <method name="count" cv="const">
1535              <parameter name="k">
1536                <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
1537              </parameter>
1538              <type>size_type</type>
1539              <returns>
1540                <para>The number of elements with key equivalent to <code>k</code>.</para>
1541              </returns>
1542            </method>
1543            <overloaded-method name="equal_range">
1544              <signature>
1545                <parameter name="k">
1546                  <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
1547                </parameter>
1548                <type>std::pair&lt;iterator, iterator&gt;</type>
1549              </signature>
1550              <signature cv="const">
1551                <parameter name="k">
1552                  <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
1553                </parameter>
1554                <type>std::pair&lt;const_iterator, const_iterator&gt;</type>
1555              </signature>
1556              <returns>
1557                <para>A range containing all elements with key equivalent to <code>k</code>.
1558                  If the container doesn't container any such elements, returns
1559                  <code><functionname>std::make_pair</functionname>(<methodname>b.end</methodname>(),<methodname>b.end</methodname>())</code>.
1560                  </para>
1561              </returns>
1562            </overloaded-method>
1563          </method-group>
1564          <method-group name="bucket interface">
1565            <method name="bucket_count" cv="const">
1566              <type>size_type</type>
1567              <returns>
1568                <para>The number of buckets.</para>
1569              </returns>
1570            </method>
1571            <method name="max_bucket_count" cv="const">
1572              <type>size_type</type>
1573              <returns>
1574                <para>An upper bound on the number of buckets.</para>
1575              </returns>
1576            </method>
1577            <method name="bucket_size" cv="const">
1578              <parameter name="n">
1579                <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
1580              </parameter>
1581              <type>size_type</type>
1582              <requires>
1583                <para><code>n &lt; <methodname>bucket_count</methodname>()</code></para>
1584              </requires>
1585              <returns>
1586                <para>The number of elements in bucket <code>n</code>.</para>
1587              </returns>
1588            </method>
1589            <method name="bucket" cv="const">
1590              <parameter name="k">
1591                <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
1592              </parameter>
1593              <type>size_type</type>
1594              <returns>
1595                <para>The index of the bucket which would contain an element with key <code>k</code>.</para>
1596              </returns>
1597              <postconditions>
1598                <para>The return value is less than <code>bucket_count()</code></para>
1599              </postconditions>
1600            </method>
1601            <overloaded-method name="begin">
1602              <signature>
1603                <parameter name="n">
1604                  <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
1605                </parameter>
1606                <type>local_iterator</type>
1607              </signature>
1608              <signature cv="const">
1609                <parameter name="n">
1610                  <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
1611                </parameter>
1612                <type>const_local_iterator</type>
1613              </signature>
1614              <requires>
1615                <para><code>n</code> shall be in the range <code>[0, bucket_count())</code>.</para>
1616              </requires>
1617              <returns>
1618                <para>A local iterator pointing the first element in the bucket with index <code>n</code>.</para>
1619              </returns>
1620            </overloaded-method>
1621            <overloaded-method name="end">
1622              <signature>
1623                <parameter name="n">
1624                  <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
1625                </parameter>
1626                <type>local_iterator</type>
1627              </signature>
1628              <signature cv="const">
1629                <parameter name="n">
1630                  <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
1631                </parameter>
1632                <type>const_local_iterator</type>
1633              </signature>
1634              <requires>
1635                <para><code>n</code> shall be in the range <code>[0, bucket_count())</code>.</para>
1636              </requires>
1637              <returns>
1638                <para>A local iterator pointing the 'one past the end' element in the bucket with index <code>n</code>.</para>
1639              </returns>
1640            </overloaded-method>
1641            <method name="cbegin" cv="const">
1642              <parameter name="n">
1643                <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
1644              </parameter>
1645              <type>const_local_iterator</type>
1646              <requires>
1647                <para><code>n</code> shall be in the range <code>[0, bucket_count())</code>.</para>
1648              </requires>
1649              <returns>
1650                <para>A constant local iterator pointing the first element in the bucket with index <code>n</code>.</para>
1651              </returns>
1652            </method>
1653            <method name="cend">
1654              <parameter name="n">
1655                <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
1656              </parameter>
1657              <type>const_local_iterator</type>
1658              <requires>
1659                <para><code>n</code> shall be in the range <code>[0, bucket_count())</code>.</para>
1660              </requires>
1661              <returns>
1662                <para>A constant local iterator pointing the 'one past the end' element in the bucket with index <code>n</code>.</para>
1663              </returns>
1664            </method>
1665          </method-group>
1666          <method-group name="hash policy">
1667            <method name="load_factor" cv="const">
1668              <type>float</type>
1669              <returns>
1670                <para>The average number of elements per bucket.</para>
1671              </returns>
1672            </method>
1673            <method name="max_load_factor" cv="const">
1674              <type>float</type>
1675              <returns>
1676                <para>Returns the current maximum load factor.</para>
1677              </returns>
1678            </method>
1679            <method name="max_load_factor">
1680              <parameter name="z">
1681                <paramtype>float</paramtype>
1682              </parameter>
1683              <type>void</type>
1684              <effects>
1685                <para>Changes the container's maximum load factor, using <code>z</code> as a hint.</para>
1686              </effects>
1687            </method>
1688            <method name="rehash">
1689              <parameter name="n">
1690                <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
1691              </parameter>
1692              <type>void</type>
1693              <description>
1694                <para>Changes the number of buckets so that there at least <code>n</code> buckets, and so that the load factor is less than the maximum load factor.</para>
1695                <para>Invalidates iterators, and changes the order of elements. Pointers and references to elements are not invalidated.</para>
1696              </description>
1697              <throws>
1698                <para>The function has no effect if an exception is thrown, unless it is thrown by the container's hash function or comparison function.</para>
1699              </throws>
1700            </method>
1701          </method-group>
1702          <free-function-group name="Equality Comparisons">
1703            <function name="operator==">
1704              <template>
1705                <template-type-parameter name="Value">
1706                </template-type-parameter>
1707                <template-type-parameter name="Hash">
1708                </template-type-parameter>
1709                <template-type-parameter name="Pred">
1710                </template-type-parameter>
1711                <template-type-parameter name="Alloc">
1712                </template-type-parameter>
1713              </template>
1714              <parameter name="x">
1715                <paramtype>unordered_multiset&lt;Value, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt; const&amp;</paramtype>
1716              </parameter>
1717              <parameter name="y">
1718                <paramtype>unordered_multiset&lt;Value, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt; const&amp;</paramtype>
1719              </parameter>
1720              <type>bool</type>
1721              <notes>
1722                <para>This is a boost extension.</para>
1723                <para>Behavior is undefined if the two containers don't have
1724                    equivalent equality predicates.</para>
1725              </notes>
1726            </function>
1727            <function name="operator!=">
1728              <template>
1729                <template-type-parameter name="Value">
1730                </template-type-parameter>
1731                <template-type-parameter name="Hash">
1732                </template-type-parameter>
1733                <template-type-parameter name="Pred">
1734                </template-type-parameter>
1735                <template-type-parameter name="Alloc">
1736                </template-type-parameter>
1737              </template>
1738              <parameter name="x">
1739                <paramtype>unordered_multiset&lt;Value, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt; const&amp;</paramtype>
1740              </parameter>
1741              <parameter name="y">
1742                <paramtype>unordered_multiset&lt;Value, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt; const&amp;</paramtype>
1743              </parameter>
1744              <type>bool</type>
1745              <notes>
1746                <para>This is a boost extension.</para>
1747                <para>Behavior is undefined if the two containers don't have
1748                    equivalent equality predicates.</para>
1749              </notes>
1750            </function>
1751          </free-function-group>
1752          <free-function-group name="swap">
1753            <function name="swap">
1754              <template>
1755                <template-type-parameter name="Value">
1756                </template-type-parameter>
1757                <template-type-parameter name="Hash">
1758                </template-type-parameter>
1759                <template-type-parameter name="Pred">
1760                </template-type-parameter>
1761                <template-type-parameter name="Alloc">
1762                </template-type-parameter>
1763              </template>
1764              <parameter name="x">
1765                <paramtype>unordered_multiset&lt;Value, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt;&amp;</paramtype>
1766              </parameter>
1767              <parameter name="y">
1768                <paramtype>unordered_multiset&lt;Value, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt;&amp;</paramtype>
1769              </parameter>
1770              <type>void</type>
1771              <effects>
1772                <para><code>x.swap(y)</code></para>
1773              </effects>
1774              <throws>
1775                <para>If the allocators are equal, doesn't throw an exception unless it is thrown by the copy constructor or copy assignment operator of <code>Hash</code> or <code>Pred</code>.</para>
1776              </throws>
1777              <notes>
1778                <para>For a discussion of the behavior when allocators aren't equal see
1779                  <link linkend="unordered.rationale.swapping_containers_with_unequal_allocators">the implementation details</link>.</para>
1780              </notes>
1781            </function>
1782          </free-function-group>
1783        </class>
1784      </namespace>
1785    </header>
1786    <header name="boost/unordered_map.hpp">
1787      <namespace name="boost">
1788        <class name="unordered_map">
1789          <template>
1790            <template-type-parameter name="Key">
1791            </template-type-parameter>
1792            <template-type-parameter name="Mapped">
1793            </template-type-parameter>
1794            <template-type-parameter name="Hash">
1795              <default><type>boost::hash&lt;Key&gt;</type></default>
1796            </template-type-parameter>
1797            <template-type-parameter name="Pred">
1798              <default><type>std::equal_to&lt;Key&gt;</type></default>
1799            </template-type-parameter>
1800            <template-type-parameter name="Alloc">
1801              <default><type>std::allocator&lt;std::pair&lt;Key const, Mapped&gt; &gt;</type></default>
1802            </template-type-parameter>
1803          </template>
1804          <purpose><simpara>
1805            An unordered associative container that associates unique keys with another value.
1806          </simpara></purpose>
1807          <description>
1808            <para>Based on chapter 23 of
1809              <ulink url="http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2009/n2960.pdf">the working draft of the C++ standard [n2960]</ulink>.
1810              But without the updated rules for allocators.
1811            </para>
1812            <para><emphasis role="bold">Template Parameters</emphasis>
1813              <informaltable>
1814                <tgroup cols="2">
1815                  <tbody>
1816                    <row>
1817                      <entry><emphasis>Key</emphasis></entry>
1818                      <entry>Key must be Assignable and CopyConstructible.</entry></row>
1819                    <row>
1820                      <entry><emphasis>Mapped</emphasis></entry>
1821                      <entry>Mapped must be CopyConstructible</entry></row>
1822                    <row>
1823                      <entry><emphasis>Hash</emphasis></entry>
1824                      <entry>A unary function object type that acts a hash function for a <code>Key</code>. It takes a single argument of type <code>Key</code> and returns a value of type std::size_t.</entry></row>
1825                    <row>
1826                      <entry><emphasis>Pred</emphasis></entry>
1827                      <entry>A binary function object that implements an equivalence relation on values of type <code>Key</code>.
1828                        A binary function object that induces an equivalence relation on values of type Key.
1829                        It takes two arguments of type Key and returns a value of type bool.</entry></row>
1830                    <row>
1831                      <entry><emphasis>Alloc</emphasis></entry>
1832                      <entry>An allocator whose value type is the same as the container's value type.</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable></para>
1833            <para>The elements are organized into buckets. Keys with the same hash code are stored in the same bucket.</para>
1834            <para>The number of buckets can be automatically increased by a call to insert, or as the result of calling rehash.</para>
1835          </description>
1836          <typedef name="key_type">
1837            <type>Key</type>
1838          </typedef>
1839          <typedef name="value_type">
1840            <type>std::pair&lt;Key const, Mapped&gt;</type>
1841          </typedef>
1842          <typedef name="mapped_type">
1843            <type>Mapped</type>
1844          </typedef>
1845          <typedef name="hasher">
1846            <type>Hash</type>
1847          </typedef>
1848          <typedef name="key_equal">
1849            <type>Pred</type>
1850          </typedef>
1851          <typedef name="allocator_type">
1852            <type>Alloc</type>
1853          </typedef>
1854          <typedef name="pointer">
1855            <type>typename allocator_type::pointer</type>
1856          </typedef>
1857          <typedef name="const_pointer">
1858            <type>typename allocator_type::const_pointer</type>
1859          </typedef>
1860          <typedef name="reference">
1861            <type>typename allocator_type::reference</type>
1862            <purpose><simpara>lvalue of <type>value_type</type>.</simpara></purpose>
1863          </typedef>
1864          <typedef name="const_reference">
1865            <type>typename allocator_type::const_reference</type>
1866            <purpose><simpara>const lvalue of <type>value_type</type>.</simpara></purpose>
1867          </typedef>
1868          <typedef name="size_type">
1869            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
1870            <description>
1871              <para>An unsigned integral type.</para>
1872              <para><type>size_type</type> can represent any non-negative value of <type>difference_type</type>.</para>
1873            </description>
1874          </typedef>
1875          <typedef name="difference_type">
1876            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
1877            <description>
1878              <para>A signed integral type.</para>
1879              <para>Is identical to the difference type of <type>iterator</type> and <type>const_iterator</type>.</para>
1880            </description>
1881          </typedef>
1882          <typedef name="iterator">
1883            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
1884            <description>
1885              <para>A iterator whose value type is <type>value_type</type>. </para>
1886              <para>The iterator category is at least a forward iterator.</para>
1887              <para>Convertible to <type>const_iterator</type>.</para>
1888            </description>
1889          </typedef>
1890          <typedef name="const_iterator">
1891            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
1892            <description>
1893              <para>A constant iterator whose value type is <type>value_type</type>. </para>
1894              <para>The iterator category is at least a forward iterator.</para>
1895            </description>
1896          </typedef>
1897          <typedef name="local_iterator">
1898            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
1899            <description>
1900              <para>An iterator with the same value type, difference type and pointer and reference type as <type>iterator</type>.</para>
1901              <para>A local_iterator object can be used to iterate through a single bucket.</para>
1902            </description>
1903          </typedef>
1904          <typedef name="const_local_iterator">
1905            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
1906            <description>
1907              <para>A constant iterator with the same value type, difference type and pointer and reference type as <type>const_iterator</type>.</para>
1908              <para>A const_local_iterator object can be used to iterate through a single bucket.</para>
1909            </description>
1910          </typedef>
1911          <constructor specifiers="explicit">
1912            <parameter name="n">
1913              <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
1914              <default><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></default>
1915            </parameter>
1916            <parameter name="hf">
1917              <paramtype>hasher const&amp;</paramtype>
1918              <default>hasher()</default>
1919            </parameter>
1920            <parameter name="eq">
1921              <paramtype>key_equal const&amp;</paramtype>
1922              <default>key_equal()</default>
1923            </parameter>
1924            <parameter name="a">
1925              <paramtype>allocator_type const&amp;</paramtype>
1926              <default>allocator_type()</default>
1927            </parameter>
1928            <postconditions>
1929              <code><methodname>size</methodname>() == 0</code>
1930            </postconditions>
1931            <description>
1932              <para>Constructs an empty container with at least n buckets, using hf as the hash function, eq as the key equality predicate, a as the allocator and a maximum load factor of 1.0.</para>
1933            </description>
1934          </constructor>
1935          <constructor>
1936            <template>
1937              <template-type-parameter name="InputIterator">
1938              </template-type-parameter>
1939            </template>
1940            <parameter name="f">
1941              <paramtype>InputIterator</paramtype>
1942            </parameter>
1943            <parameter name="l">
1944              <paramtype>InputIterator</paramtype>
1945            </parameter>
1946            <parameter name="n">
1947              <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
1948              <default><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></default>
1949            </parameter>
1950            <parameter name="hf">
1951              <paramtype>hasher const&amp;</paramtype>
1952              <default>hasher()</default>
1953            </parameter>
1954            <parameter name="eq">
1955              <paramtype>key_equal const&amp;</paramtype>
1956              <default>key_equal()</default>
1957            </parameter>
1958            <parameter name="a">
1959              <paramtype>allocator_type const&amp;</paramtype>
1960              <default>allocator_type()</default>
1961            </parameter>
1962            <description>
1963              <para>Constructs an empty container with at least n buckets, using hf as the hash function, eq as the key equality predicate, a as the allocator and a maximum load factor of 1.0 and inserts the elements from [f, l) into it.</para>
1964            </description>
1965          </constructor>
1966          <constructor>
1967            <parameter>
1968              <paramtype>unordered_map const&amp;</paramtype>
1969            </parameter>
1970            <description>
1971              <para>The copy constructor. Copies the contained elements, hash function, predicate, maximum load factor and allocator.</para>
1972            </description>
1973            <requires>
1974              <para><code>value_type</code> is copy constructible</para>
1975            </requires>
1976          </constructor>
1977          <constructor>
1978            <parameter>
1979              <paramtype>unordered_map &amp;&amp;</paramtype>
1980            </parameter>
1981            <description>
1982              <para>The move constructor.</para>
1983            </description>
1984            <notes>
1985              <para>This is emulated on compilers without rvalue references.</para>
1986            </notes>
1987            <requires>
1988              <para>
1989                <code>value_type</code> is move constructible.
1990                (TODO: This is not actually required in this implementation).
1991              </para>
1992            </requires>
1993          </constructor>
1994          <constructor specifiers="explicit">
1995            <parameter name="a">
1996              <paramtype>Allocator const&amp;</paramtype>
1997            </parameter>
1998            <description>
1999                <para>Constructs an empty container, using allocator <code>a</code>.</para>
2000            </description>
2001          </constructor>
2002          <constructor>
2003            <parameter name="x">
2004              <paramtype>unordered_map const&amp;</paramtype>
2005            </parameter>
2006            <parameter name="a">
2007              <paramtype>Allocator const&amp;</paramtype>
2008            </parameter>
2009            <description>
2010                <para>Constructs an container, copying <code>x</code>'s contained elements, hash function, predicate, maximum load factor, but using allocator <code>a</code>.</para>
2011            </description>
2012          </constructor>
2013          <destructor>
2014            <notes>
2015              <para>The destructor is applied to every element, and all memory is deallocated</para>
2016            </notes>
2017          </destructor>
2018          <method name="operator=">
2019            <parameter>
2020              <paramtype>unordered_map const&amp;</paramtype>
2021            </parameter>
2022            <type>unordered_map&amp;</type>
2023            <description>
2024              <para>The assignment operator. Copies the contained elements, hash function, predicate and maximum load factor but not the allocator.</para>
2025            </description>
2026            <notes>
2027              <para>
2028                On compilers without rvalue references, there is a single assignment
2029                operator with the signature <code>operator=(unordered_map)</code>
2030                in order to emulate move semantics.
2031              </para>
2032            </notes>
2033            <requires>
2034              <para><code>value_type</code> is copy constructible</para>
2035            </requires>
2036          </method>
2037          <method name="operator=">
2038            <parameter>
2039              <paramtype>unordered_map &amp;&amp;</paramtype>
2040            </parameter>
2041            <type>unordered_map&amp;</type>
2042            <description>
2043              <para>The move assignment operator.</para>
2044            </description>
2045            <notes>
2046              <para>
2047                On compilers without rvalue references, there is a single assignment
2048                operator with the signature <code>operator=(unordered_map)</code>
2049                in order to emulate move semantics.
2050              </para>
2051            </notes>
2052            <requires>
2053              <para>
2054                <code>value_type</code> is move constructible.
2055                (TODO: This is not actually required in this implementation).
2056              </para>
2057            </requires>
2058          </method>
2059          <method name="get_allocator" cv="const">
2060            <type>allocator_type</type>
2061          </method>
2062          <method-group name="size and capacity">
2063            <method name="empty" cv="const">
2064              <type>bool</type>
2065              <returns>
2066                <code><methodname>size</methodname>() == 0</code>
2067              </returns>
2068            </method>
2069            <method name="size" cv="const">
2070              <type>size_type</type>
2071              <returns>
2072                <code>std::distance(<methodname>begin</methodname>(), <methodname>end</methodname>())</code>
2073              </returns>
2074            </method>
2075            <method name="max_size" cv="const">
2076              <type>size_type</type>
2077              <returns><code><methodname>size</methodname>()</code> of the largest possible container.
2078              </returns>
2079            </method>
2080          </method-group>
2081          <method-group name="iterators">
2082            <overloaded-method name="begin">
2083              <signature><type>iterator</type></signature>
2084              <signature cv="const"><type>const_iterator</type></signature>
2085              <returns>An iterator referring to the first element of the container, or if the container is empty the past-the-end value for the container.
2086              </returns>
2087            </overloaded-method>
2088            <overloaded-method name="end">
2089              <signature>
2090                <type>iterator</type>
2091              </signature>
2092              <signature cv="const">
2093                <type>const_iterator</type>
2094              </signature>
2095              <returns>An iterator which refers to the past-the-end value for the container.
2096              </returns>
2097            </overloaded-method>
2098            <method name="cbegin" cv="const">
2099              <type>const_iterator</type>
2100              <returns>A constant iterator referring to the first element of the container, or if the container is empty the past-the-end value for the container.
2101              </returns>
2102            </method>
2103            <method name="cend" cv="const">
2104              <type>const_iterator</type>
2105              <returns>A constant iterator which refers to the past-the-end value for the container.
2106              </returns>
2107            </method>
2108          </method-group>
2109          <method-group name="modifiers">
2110            <method name="emplace">
2111              <template>
2112                <template-type-parameter name="Args" pack="1">
2113                </template-type-parameter>
2114              </template>
2115              <parameter name="args" pack="1">
2116                <paramtype>Args&amp;&amp;</paramtype>
2117              </parameter>
2118              <type>std::pair&lt;iterator, bool&gt;</type>
2119              <description>
2120                <para>Inserts an object, constructed with the arguments <code>args</code>, in the container if and only if there is no element in the container with an equivalent key.</para>
2121              </description>
2122              <returns>
2123                <para>The bool component of the return type is true if an insert took place.</para>
2124                <para>If an insert took place, then the iterator points to the newly inserted element. Otherwise, it points to the element with equivalent key.</para>
2125              </returns>
2126              <throws>
2127                <para>If an exception is thrown by an operation other than a call to <code>hasher</code> the function has no effect.</para>
2128              </throws>
2129              <notes>
2130                <para>Can invalidate iterators, but only if the insert causes the load factor to be greater to or equal to the maximum load factor.</para>
2131                <para>Pointers and references to elements are never invalidated.</para>
2132                <para>If the compiler doesn't support variadic template arguments or rvalue
2133                      references, this is emulated for up to 10 arguments, with no support
2134                      for rvalue references or move semantics.</para>
2135              </notes>
2136            </method>
2137            <method name="emplace_hint">
2138              <template>
2139                <template-type-parameter name="Args" pack="1">
2140                </template-type-parameter>
2141              </template>
2142              <parameter name="hint">
2143                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
2144              </parameter>
2145              <parameter name="args" pack="1">
2146                <paramtype>Args&amp;&amp;</paramtype>
2147              </parameter>
2148              <type>iterator</type>
2149              <description>
2150                <para>Inserts an object, constructed with the arguments <code>args</code>, in the container if and only if there is no element in the container with an equivalent key.</para>
2151                <para>hint is a suggestion to where the element should be inserted.</para>
2152              </description>
2153              <returns>
2154                <para>If an insert took place, then the iterator points to the newly inserted element. Otherwise, it points to the element with equivalent key.</para>
2155              </returns>
2156              <throws>
2157                <para>If an exception is thrown by an operation other than a call to <code>hasher</code> the function has no effect.</para>
2158              </throws>
2159              <notes>
2160                <para>The standard is fairly vague on the meaning of the hint. But the only practical way to use it, and the only way that Boost.Unordered supports is to point to an existing element with the same key. </para>
2161                <para>Can invalidate iterators, but only if the insert causes the load factor to be greater to or equal to the maximum load factor.</para>
2162                <para>Pointers and references to elements are never invalidated.</para>
2163                <para>If the compiler doesn't support variadic template arguments or rvalue
2164                      references, this is emulated for up to 10 arguments, with no support
2165                      for rvalue references or move semantics.</para>
2166              </notes>
2167            </method>
2168            <method name="insert">
2169              <parameter name="obj">
2170                <paramtype>value_type const&amp;</paramtype>
2171              </parameter>
2172              <type>std::pair&lt;iterator, bool&gt;</type>
2173              <description>
2174                <para>Inserts obj in the container if and only if there is no element in the container with an equivalent key.</para>
2175              </description>
2176              <returns>
2177                <para>The bool component of the return type is true if an insert took place.</para>
2178                <para>If an insert took place, then the iterator points to the newly inserted element. Otherwise, it points to the element with equivalent key.</para>
2179              </returns>
2180              <throws>
2181                <para>If an exception is thrown by an operation other than a call to <code>hasher</code> the function has no effect.</para>
2182              </throws>
2183              <notes>
2184                <para>Can invalidate iterators, but only if the insert causes the load factor to be greater to or equal to the maximum load factor.</para>
2185                <para>Pointers and references to elements are never invalidated.</para>
2186              </notes>
2187            </method>
2188            <method name="insert">
2189              <parameter name="hint">
2190                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
2191              </parameter>
2192              <parameter name="obj">
2193                <paramtype>value_type const&amp;</paramtype>
2194              </parameter>
2195              <type>iterator</type>
2196              <description>
2197                <para>Inserts obj in the container if and only if there is no element in the container with an equivalent key.</para>
2198                <para>hint is a suggestion to where the element should be inserted.</para>
2199              </description>
2200              <returns>
2201                <para>If an insert took place, then the iterator points to the newly inserted element. Otherwise, it points to the element with equivalent key.</para>
2202              </returns>
2203              <throws>
2204                <para>If an exception is thrown by an operation other than a call to <code>hasher</code> the function has no effect.</para>
2205              </throws>
2206              <notes>
2207                <para>The standard is fairly vague on the meaning of the hint. But the only practical way to use it, and the only way that Boost.Unordered supports is to point to an existing element with the same key. </para>
2208                <para>Can invalidate iterators, but only if the insert causes the load factor to be greater to or equal to the maximum load factor.</para>
2209                <para>Pointers and references to elements are never invalidated.</para>
2210              </notes>
2211            </method>
2212            <method name="insert">
2213              <template>
2214                <template-type-parameter name="InputIterator">
2215                </template-type-parameter>
2216              </template>
2217              <parameter name="first">
2218                <paramtype>InputIterator</paramtype>
2219              </parameter>
2220              <parameter name="last">
2221                <paramtype>InputIterator</paramtype>
2222              </parameter>
2223              <type>void</type>
2224              <description>
2225                <para>Inserts a range of elements into the container. Elements are inserted if and only if there is no element in the container with an equivalent key.</para>
2226              </description>
2227              <throws>
2228                <para>When inserting a single element, if an exception is thrown by an operation other than a call to <code>hasher</code> the function has no effect.</para>
2229              </throws>
2230              <notes>
2231                <para>Can invalidate iterators, but only if the insert causes the load factor to be greater to or equal to the maximum load factor.</para>
2232                <para>Pointers and references to elements are never invalidated.</para>
2233              </notes>
2234            </method>
2235            <method name="erase">
2236              <parameter name="position">
2237                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
2238              </parameter>
2239              <type>iterator</type>
2240              <description>
2241                <para>Erase the element pointed to by <code>position</code>.</para>
2242              </description>
2243              <returns>
2244                <para>The iterator following <code>position</code> before the erasure.</para>
2245              </returns>
2246              <throws>
2247                <para>Only throws an exception if it is thrown by <code>hasher</code> or <code>key_equal</code>.</para>
2248                <para>In this implementation, this overload doesn't call either function object's methods so it is no throw, but this might not be true in other implementations.</para>
2249              </throws>
2250              <notes>
2251                <para>
2252                  When the number of elements is a lot smaller than the number of buckets
2253                  this function can be very inefficient as it has to search through empty
2254                  buckets for the next element, in order to return the iterator.
2255                  The method <methodname>quick_erase</methodname> is faster, but has yet
2256                  to be standardized.
2257                </para>
2258              </notes>
2259            </method>
2260            <method name="erase">
2261              <parameter name="k">
2262                <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
2263              </parameter>
2264              <type>size_type</type>
2265              <description>
2266                <para>Erase all elements with key equivalent to <code>k</code>.</para>
2267              </description>
2268              <returns>
2269                <para>The number of elements erased.</para>
2270              </returns>
2271              <throws>
2272                <para>Only throws an exception if it is thrown by <code>hasher</code> or <code>key_equal</code>.</para>
2273              </throws>
2274            </method>
2275            <method name="erase">
2276              <parameter name="first">
2277                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
2278              </parameter>
2279              <parameter name="last">
2280                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
2281              </parameter>
2282              <type>iterator</type>
2283              <description>
2284                <para>Erases the elements in the range from <code>first</code> to <code>last</code>.</para>
2285              </description>
2286              <returns>
2287                <para>The iterator following the erased elements - i.e. <code>last</code>.</para>
2288              </returns>
2289              <throws>
2290                <para>Only throws an exception if it is thrown by <code>hasher</code> or <code>key_equal</code>.</para>
2291                <para>In this implementation, this overload doesn't call either function object's methods so it is no throw, but this might not be true in other implementations.</para>
2292              </throws>
2293            </method>
2294            <method name="quick_erase">
2295              <parameter name="position">
2296                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
2297              </parameter>
2298              <type>void</type>
2299              <description>
2300                <para>Erase the element pointed to by <code>position</code>.</para>
2301              </description>
2302              <throws>
2303                <para>Only throws an exception if it is thrown by <code>hasher</code> or <code>key_equal</code>.</para>
2304                <para>In this implementation, this overload doesn't call either function object's methods so it is no throw, but this might not be true in other implementations.</para>
2305              </throws>
2306              <notes>
2307                <para>
2308                  This method is faster than <methodname>erase</methodname> as
2309                  it doesn't have to find the next element in the container -
2310                  a potentially costly operation.
2311                </para>
2312                <para>
2313                  As it hasn't been standardized, it's likely that this may
2314                  change in the future.
2315                </para>
2316              </notes>
2317            </method>
2318            <method name="erase_return_void">
2319              <parameter name="position">
2320                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
2321              </parameter>
2322              <type>void</type>
2323              <description>
2324                <para>Erase the element pointed to by <code>position</code>.</para>
2325              </description>
2326              <throws>
2327                <para>Only throws an exception if it is thrown by <code>hasher</code> or <code>key_equal</code>.</para>
2328                <para>In this implementation, this overload doesn't call either function object's methods so it is no throw, but this might not be true in other implementations.</para>
2329              </throws>
2330              <notes>
2331                <para>
2332                  This method is now deprecated, use
2333                  <methodname>quick_return</methodname> instead. Although be
2334                  warned that as that isn't standardized yet, it could also
2335                  change.
2336                </para>
2337              </notes>
2338            </method>
2339            <method name="clear">
2340              <type>void</type>
2341              <description>
2342                <para>Erases all elements in the container.</para>
2343              </description>
2344              <postconditions>
2345                <para><code><methodname>size</methodname>() == 0</code></para>
2346              </postconditions>
2347              <throws>
2348                <para>Never throws an exception.</para>
2349              </throws>
2350            </method>
2351            <method name="swap">
2352              <parameter>
2353                <paramtype>unordered_map&amp;</paramtype>
2354              </parameter>
2355              <type>void</type>
2356              <throws>
2357                <para>If the allocators are equal, doesn't throw an exception unless it is thrown by the copy constructor or copy assignment operator of <code>key_equal</code> or <code>hasher</code>.</para>
2358              </throws>
2359              <notes>
2360                <para>For a discussion of the behavior when allocators aren't equal see
2361                  <link linkend="unordered.rationale.swapping_containers_with_unequal_allocators">the implementation details</link>.</para>
2362              </notes>
2363            </method>
2364          </method-group>
2365          <method-group name="observers">
2366            <method name="hash_function" cv="const">
2367              <type>hasher</type>
2368              <returns>The container's hash function.
2369              </returns>
2370            </method>
2371            <method name="key_eq" cv="const">
2372              <type>key_equal</type>
2373              <returns>The container's key equality predicate.
2374              </returns>
2375            </method>
2376          </method-group>
2377          <method-group name="lookup">
2378            <overloaded-method name="find">
2379              <signature>
2380                <parameter name="k">
2381                  <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
2382                </parameter>
2383                <type>iterator</type>
2384              </signature>
2385              <signature cv="const">
2386                <parameter name="k">
2387                  <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
2388                </parameter>
2389                <type>const_iterator</type>
2390              </signature>
2391              <signature>
2392                <template>
2393                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatibleKey"/>
2394                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatibleHash"/>
2395                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatiblePredicate"/>
2396                </template>
2397                <parameter name="k">
2398                  <paramtype>CompatibleKey const&amp;</paramtype>
2399                </parameter>
2400                <parameter name="hash">
2401                  <paramtype>CompatibleHash const&amp;</paramtype>
2402                </parameter>
2403                <parameter name="eq">
2404                  <paramtype>CompatiblePredicate const&amp;</paramtype>
2405                </parameter>
2406                <type>iterator</type>
2407              </signature>
2408              <signature cv="const">
2409                <template>
2410                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatibleKey"/>
2411                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatibleHash"/>
2412                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatiblePredicate"/>
2413                </template>
2414                <parameter name="k">
2415                  <paramtype>CompatibleKey const&amp;</paramtype>
2416                </parameter>
2417                <parameter name="hash">
2418                  <paramtype>CompatibleHash const&amp;</paramtype>
2419                </parameter>
2420                <parameter name="eq">
2421                  <paramtype>CompatiblePredicate const&amp;</paramtype>
2422                </parameter>
2423                <type>const_iterator</type>
2424              </signature>
2425              <returns>
2426                <para>An iterator pointing to an element with key equivalent to <code>k</code>, or <code>b.end()</code> if no such element exists.</para>
2427              </returns>
2428              <notes><para>
2429                The templated overloads are a non-standard extensions which
2430                allows you to use a compatible hash function and equality
2431                predicate for a key of a different type in order to avoid
2432                an expensive type cast. In general, its use is not encouraged.
2433              </para></notes>
2434            </overloaded-method>
2435            <method name="count" cv="const">
2436              <parameter name="k">
2437                <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
2438              </parameter>
2439              <type>size_type</type>
2440              <returns>
2441                <para>The number of elements with key equivalent to <code>k</code>.</para>
2442              </returns>
2443            </method>
2444            <overloaded-method name="equal_range">
2445              <signature>
2446                <parameter name="k">
2447                  <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
2448                </parameter>
2449                <type>std::pair&lt;iterator, iterator&gt;</type>
2450              </signature>
2451              <signature cv="const">
2452                <parameter name="k">
2453                  <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
2454                </parameter>
2455                <type>std::pair&lt;const_iterator, const_iterator&gt;</type>
2456              </signature>
2457              <returns>
2458                <para>A range containing all elements with key equivalent to <code>k</code>.
2459                  If the container doesn't container any such elements, returns
2460                  <code><functionname>std::make_pair</functionname>(<methodname>b.end</methodname>(),<methodname>b.end</methodname>())</code>.
2461                  </para>
2462              </returns>
2463            </overloaded-method>
2464            <method name="operator[]">
2465              <parameter name="k">
2466                <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
2467              </parameter>
2468              <type>mapped_type&amp;</type>
2469              <effects>
2470                <para>If the container does not already contain an elements with a key equivalent to <code>k</code>, inserts the value <code>std::pair&lt;key_type const, mapped_type&gt;(k, mapped_type())</code></para>
2471              </effects>
2472              <returns>
2473                <para>A reference to <code>x.second</code> where x is the element already in the container, or the newly inserted element with a key equivalent to <code>k</code></para>
2474              </returns>
2475              <throws>
2476                <para>If an exception is thrown by an operation other than a call to <code>hasher</code> the function has no effect.</para>
2477              </throws>
2478              <notes>
2479                <para>Can invalidate iterators, but only if the insert causes the load factor to be greater to or equal to the maximum load factor.</para>
2480                <para>Pointers and references to elements are never invalidated.</para>
2481              </notes>
2482            </method>
2483            <overloaded-method name="at">
2484              <signature><type>Mapped&amp;</type>
2485                <parameter name="k"><paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype></parameter></signature>
2486              <signature cv="const"><type>Mapped const&amp;</type>
2487                <parameter name="k"><paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype></parameter></signature>
2488              <returns>
2489                <para>A reference to <code>x.second</code> where <code>x</code> is the (unique) element whose key is equivalent to <code>k</code>.</para>
2490              </returns>
2491              <throws>
2492                <para>An exception object of type <code>std::out_of_range</code> if no such element is present.</para>
2493              </throws>
2494              <notes>
2495                <para>This is not specified in the draft standard, but that is probably an oversight. The issue has been raised in
2496                  <ulink url="http://groups.google.com/group/comp.std.c++/browse_thread/thread/ab7c22a868fd370b">comp.std.c++</ulink>.</para>
2497              </notes>
2498            </overloaded-method>
2499          </method-group>
2500          <method-group name="bucket interface">
2501            <method name="bucket_count" cv="const">
2502              <type>size_type</type>
2503              <returns>
2504                <para>The number of buckets.</para>
2505              </returns>
2506            </method>
2507            <method name="max_bucket_count" cv="const">
2508              <type>size_type</type>
2509              <returns>
2510                <para>An upper bound on the number of buckets.</para>
2511              </returns>
2512            </method>
2513            <method name="bucket_size" cv="const">
2514              <parameter name="n">
2515                <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
2516              </parameter>
2517              <type>size_type</type>
2518              <requires>
2519                <para><code>n &lt; <methodname>bucket_count</methodname>()</code></para>
2520              </requires>
2521              <returns>
2522                <para>The number of elements in bucket <code>n</code>.</para>
2523              </returns>
2524            </method>
2525            <method name="bucket" cv="const">
2526              <parameter name="k">
2527                <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
2528              </parameter>
2529              <type>size_type</type>
2530              <returns>
2531                <para>The index of the bucket which would contain an element with key <code>k</code>.</para>
2532              </returns>
2533              <postconditions>
2534                <para>The return value is less than <code>bucket_count()</code></para>
2535              </postconditions>
2536            </method>
2537            <overloaded-method name="begin">
2538              <signature>
2539                <parameter name="n">
2540                  <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
2541                </parameter>
2542                <type>local_iterator</type>
2543              </signature>
2544              <signature cv="const">
2545                <parameter name="n">
2546                  <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
2547                </parameter>
2548                <type>const_local_iterator</type>
2549              </signature>
2550              <requires>
2551                <para><code>n</code> shall be in the range <code>[0, bucket_count())</code>.</para>
2552              </requires>
2553              <returns>
2554                <para>A local iterator pointing the first element in the bucket with index <code>n</code>.</para>
2555              </returns>
2556            </overloaded-method>
2557            <overloaded-method name="end">
2558              <signature>
2559                <parameter name="n">
2560                  <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
2561                </parameter>
2562                <type>local_iterator</type>
2563              </signature>
2564              <signature cv="const">
2565                <parameter name="n">
2566                  <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
2567                </parameter>
2568                <type>const_local_iterator</type>
2569              </signature>
2570              <requires>
2571                <para><code>n</code> shall be in the range <code>[0, bucket_count())</code>.</para>
2572              </requires>
2573              <returns>
2574                <para>A local iterator pointing the 'one past the end' element in the bucket with index <code>n</code>.</para>
2575              </returns>
2576            </overloaded-method>
2577            <method name="cbegin" cv="const">
2578              <parameter name="n">
2579                <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
2580              </parameter>
2581              <type>const_local_iterator</type>
2582              <requires>
2583                <para><code>n</code> shall be in the range <code>[0, bucket_count())</code>.</para>
2584              </requires>
2585              <returns>
2586                <para>A constant local iterator pointing the first element in the bucket with index <code>n</code>.</para>
2587              </returns>
2588            </method>
2589            <method name="cend">
2590              <parameter name="n">
2591                <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
2592              </parameter>
2593              <type>const_local_iterator</type>
2594              <requires>
2595                <para><code>n</code> shall be in the range <code>[0, bucket_count())</code>.</para>
2596              </requires>
2597              <returns>
2598                <para>A constant local iterator pointing the 'one past the end' element in the bucket with index <code>n</code>.</para>
2599              </returns>
2600            </method>
2601          </method-group>
2602          <method-group name="hash policy">
2603            <method name="load_factor" cv="const">
2604              <type>float</type>
2605              <returns>
2606                <para>The average number of elements per bucket.</para>
2607              </returns>
2608            </method>
2609            <method name="max_load_factor" cv="const">
2610              <type>float</type>
2611              <returns>
2612                <para>Returns the current maximum load factor.</para>
2613              </returns>
2614            </method>
2615            <method name="max_load_factor">
2616              <parameter name="z">
2617                <paramtype>float</paramtype>
2618              </parameter>
2619              <type>void</type>
2620              <effects>
2621                <para>Changes the container's maximum load factor, using <code>z</code> as a hint.</para>
2622              </effects>
2623            </method>
2624            <method name="rehash">
2625              <parameter name="n">
2626                <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
2627              </parameter>
2628              <type>void</type>
2629              <description>
2630                <para>Changes the number of buckets so that there at least <code>n</code> buckets, and so that the load factor is less than the maximum load factor.</para>
2631                <para>Invalidates iterators, and changes the order of elements. Pointers and references to elements are not invalidated.</para>
2632              </description>
2633              <throws>
2634                <para>The function has no effect if an exception is thrown, unless it is thrown by the container's hash function or comparison function.</para>
2635              </throws>
2636            </method>
2637          </method-group>
2638          <free-function-group name="Equality Comparisons">
2639            <function name="operator==">
2640              <template>
2641                <template-type-parameter name="Key">
2642                </template-type-parameter>
2643                <template-type-parameter name="Mapped">
2644                </template-type-parameter>
2645                <template-type-parameter name="Hash">
2646                </template-type-parameter>
2647                <template-type-parameter name="Pred">
2648                </template-type-parameter>
2649                <template-type-parameter name="Alloc">
2650                </template-type-parameter>
2651              </template>
2652              <parameter name="x">
2653                <paramtype>unordered_map&lt;Key, Mapped, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt; const&amp;</paramtype>
2654              </parameter>
2655              <parameter name="y">
2656                <paramtype>unordered_map&lt;Key, Mapped, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt; const&amp;</paramtype>
2657              </parameter>
2658              <type>bool</type>
2659              <notes>
2660                <para>This is a boost extension.</para>
2661                <para>Behavior is undefined if the two containers don't have
2662                    equivalent equality predicates.</para>
2663              </notes>
2664            </function>
2665            <function name="operator!=">
2666              <template>
2667                <template-type-parameter name="Key">
2668                </template-type-parameter>
2669                <template-type-parameter name="Mapped">
2670                </template-type-parameter>
2671                <template-type-parameter name="Hash">
2672                </template-type-parameter>
2673                <template-type-parameter name="Pred">
2674                </template-type-parameter>
2675                <template-type-parameter name="Alloc">
2676                </template-type-parameter>
2677              </template>
2678              <parameter name="x">
2679                <paramtype>unordered_map&lt;Key, Mapped, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt; const&amp;</paramtype>
2680              </parameter>
2681              <parameter name="y">
2682                <paramtype>unordered_map&lt;Key, Mapped, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt; const&amp;</paramtype>
2683              </parameter>
2684              <type>bool</type>
2685              <notes>
2686                <para>This is a boost extension.</para>
2687                <para>Behavior is undefined if the two containers don't have
2688                    equivalent equality predicates.</para>
2689              </notes>
2690            </function>
2691          </free-function-group>
2692          <free-function-group name="swap">
2693            <function name="swap">
2694              <template>
2695                <template-type-parameter name="Key">
2696                </template-type-parameter>
2697                <template-type-parameter name="Mapped">
2698                </template-type-parameter>
2699                <template-type-parameter name="Hash">
2700                </template-type-parameter>
2701                <template-type-parameter name="Pred">
2702                </template-type-parameter>
2703                <template-type-parameter name="Alloc">
2704                </template-type-parameter>
2705              </template>
2706              <parameter name="x">
2707                <paramtype>unordered_map&lt;Key, Mapped, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt;&amp;</paramtype>
2708              </parameter>
2709              <parameter name="y">
2710                <paramtype>unordered_map&lt;Key, Mapped, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt;&amp;</paramtype>
2711              </parameter>
2712              <type>void</type>
2713              <effects>
2714                <para><code>x.swap(y)</code></para>
2715              </effects>
2716              <throws>
2717                <para>If the allocators are equal, doesn't throw an exception unless it is thrown by the copy constructor or copy assignment operator of <code>Hash</code> or <code>Pred</code>.</para>
2718              </throws>
2719              <notes>
2720                <para>For a discussion of the behavior when allocators aren't equal see
2721                  <link linkend="unordered.rationale.swapping_containers_with_unequal_allocators">the implementation details</link>.</para>
2722              </notes>
2723            </function>
2724          </free-function-group>
2725        </class>
2726        <class name="unordered_multimap">
2727          <template>
2728            <template-type-parameter name="Key">
2729            </template-type-parameter>
2730            <template-type-parameter name="Mapped">
2731            </template-type-parameter>
2732            <template-type-parameter name="Hash">
2733              <default><type>boost::hash&lt;Key&gt;</type></default>
2734            </template-type-parameter>
2735            <template-type-parameter name="Pred">
2736              <default><type>std::equal_to&lt;Key&gt;</type></default>
2737            </template-type-parameter>
2738            <template-type-parameter name="Alloc">
2739              <default><type>std::allocator&lt;std::pair&lt;Key const, Mapped&gt; &gt;</type></default>
2740            </template-type-parameter>
2741          </template>
2742          <purpose><simpara>
2743            An unordered associative container that associates  keys with another value. The same key can be stored multiple times.
2744          </simpara></purpose>
2745          <description>
2746            <para>Based on chapter 23 of
2747              <ulink url="http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2009/n2960.pdf">the working draft of the C++ standard [n2960]</ulink>.
2748              But without the updated rules for allocators.
2749            </para>
2750            <para><emphasis role="bold">Template Parameters</emphasis>
2751              <informaltable>
2752                <tgroup cols="2">
2753                  <tbody>
2754                    <row>
2755                      <entry><emphasis>Key</emphasis></entry>
2756                      <entry>Key must be Assignable and CopyConstructible.</entry></row>
2757                    <row>
2758                      <entry><emphasis>Mapped</emphasis></entry>
2759                      <entry>Mapped must be CopyConstructible</entry></row>
2760                    <row>
2761                      <entry><emphasis>Hash</emphasis></entry>
2762                      <entry>A unary function object type that acts a hash function for a <code>Key</code>. It takes a single argument of type <code>Key</code> and returns a value of type std::size_t.</entry></row>
2763                    <row>
2764                      <entry><emphasis>Pred</emphasis></entry>
2765                      <entry>A binary function object that implements an equivalence relation on values of type <code>Key</code>.
2766                        A binary function object that induces an equivalence relation on values of type Key.
2767                        It takes two arguments of type Key and returns a value of type bool.</entry></row>
2768                    <row>
2769                      <entry><emphasis>Alloc</emphasis></entry>
2770                      <entry>An allocator whose value type is the same as the container's value type.</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable></para>
2771            <para>The elements are organized into buckets. Keys with the same hash code are stored in the same bucket and elements with equivalent keys are stored next to each other.</para>
2772            <para>The number of buckets can be automatically increased by a call to insert, or as the result of calling rehash.</para>
2773          </description>
2774          <typedef name="key_type">
2775            <type>Key</type>
2776          </typedef>
2777          <typedef name="value_type">
2778            <type>std::pair&lt;Key const, Mapped&gt;</type>
2779          </typedef>
2780          <typedef name="mapped_type">
2781            <type>Mapped</type>
2782          </typedef>
2783          <typedef name="hasher">
2784            <type>Hash</type>
2785          </typedef>
2786          <typedef name="key_equal">
2787            <type>Pred</type>
2788          </typedef>
2789          <typedef name="allocator_type">
2790            <type>Alloc</type>
2791          </typedef>
2792          <typedef name="pointer">
2793            <type>typename allocator_type::pointer</type>
2794          </typedef>
2795          <typedef name="const_pointer">
2796            <type>typename allocator_type::const_pointer</type>
2797          </typedef>
2798          <typedef name="reference">
2799            <type>typename allocator_type::reference</type>
2800            <purpose><simpara>lvalue of <type>value_type</type>.</simpara></purpose>
2801          </typedef>
2802          <typedef name="const_reference">
2803            <type>typename allocator_type::const_reference</type>
2804            <purpose><simpara>const lvalue of <type>value_type</type>.</simpara></purpose>
2805          </typedef>
2806          <typedef name="size_type">
2807            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
2808            <description>
2809              <para>An unsigned integral type.</para>
2810              <para><type>size_type</type> can represent any non-negative value of <type>difference_type</type>.</para>
2811            </description>
2812          </typedef>
2813          <typedef name="difference_type">
2814            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
2815            <description>
2816              <para>A signed integral type.</para>
2817              <para>Is identical to the difference type of <type>iterator</type> and <type>const_iterator</type>.</para>
2818            </description>
2819          </typedef>
2820          <typedef name="iterator">
2821            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
2822            <description>
2823              <para>A iterator whose value type is <type>value_type</type>. </para>
2824              <para>The iterator category is at least a forward iterator.</para>
2825              <para>Convertible to <type>const_iterator</type>.</para>
2826            </description>
2827          </typedef>
2828          <typedef name="const_iterator">
2829            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
2830            <description>
2831              <para>A constant iterator whose value type is <type>value_type</type>. </para>
2832              <para>The iterator category is at least a forward iterator.</para>
2833            </description>
2834          </typedef>
2835          <typedef name="local_iterator">
2836            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
2837            <description>
2838              <para>An iterator with the same value type, difference type and pointer and reference type as <type>iterator</type>.</para>
2839              <para>A local_iterator object can be used to iterate through a single bucket.</para>
2840            </description>
2841          </typedef>
2842          <typedef name="const_local_iterator">
2843            <type><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></type>
2844            <description>
2845              <para>A constant iterator with the same value type, difference type and pointer and reference type as <type>const_iterator</type>.</para>
2846              <para>A const_local_iterator object can be used to iterate through a single bucket.</para>
2847            </description>
2848          </typedef>
2849          <constructor specifiers="explicit">
2850            <parameter name="n">
2851              <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
2852              <default><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></default>
2853            </parameter>
2854            <parameter name="hf">
2855              <paramtype>hasher const&amp;</paramtype>
2856              <default>hasher()</default>
2857            </parameter>
2858            <parameter name="eq">
2859              <paramtype>key_equal const&amp;</paramtype>
2860              <default>key_equal()</default>
2861            </parameter>
2862            <parameter name="a">
2863              <paramtype>allocator_type const&amp;</paramtype>
2864              <default>allocator_type()</default>
2865            </parameter>
2866            <postconditions>
2867              <code><methodname>size</methodname>() == 0</code>
2868            </postconditions>
2869            <description>
2870              <para>Constructs an empty container with at least n buckets, using hf as the hash function, eq as the key equality predicate, a as the allocator and a maximum load factor of 1.0.</para>
2871            </description>
2872          </constructor>
2873          <constructor>
2874            <template>
2875              <template-type-parameter name="InputIterator">
2876              </template-type-parameter>
2877            </template>
2878            <parameter name="f">
2879              <paramtype>InputIterator</paramtype>
2880            </parameter>
2881            <parameter name="l">
2882              <paramtype>InputIterator</paramtype>
2883            </parameter>
2884            <parameter name="n">
2885              <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
2886              <default><emphasis>implementation-defined</emphasis></default>
2887            </parameter>
2888            <parameter name="hf">
2889              <paramtype>hasher const&amp;</paramtype>
2890              <default>hasher()</default>
2891            </parameter>
2892            <parameter name="eq">
2893              <paramtype>key_equal const&amp;</paramtype>
2894              <default>key_equal()</default>
2895            </parameter>
2896            <parameter name="a">
2897              <paramtype>allocator_type const&amp;</paramtype>
2898              <default>allocator_type()</default>
2899            </parameter>
2900            <description>
2901              <para>Constructs an empty container with at least n buckets, using hf as the hash function, eq as the key equality predicate, a as the allocator and a maximum load factor of 1.0 and inserts the elements from [f, l) into it.</para>
2902            </description>
2903          </constructor>
2904          <constructor>
2905            <parameter>
2906              <paramtype>unordered_multimap const&amp;</paramtype>
2907            </parameter>
2908            <description>
2909              <para>The copy constructor. Copies the contained elements, hash function, predicate, maximum load factor and allocator.</para>
2910            </description>
2911            <requires>
2912              <para><code>value_type</code> is copy constructible</para>
2913            </requires>
2914          </constructor>
2915          <constructor>
2916            <parameter>
2917              <paramtype>unordered_multimap &amp;&amp;</paramtype>
2918            </parameter>
2919            <description>
2920              <para>The move constructor.</para>
2921            </description>
2922            <notes>
2923              <para>This is emulated on compilers without rvalue references.</para>
2924            </notes>
2925            <requires>
2926              <para>
2927                <code>value_type</code> is move constructible.
2928                (TODO: This is not actually required in this implementation).
2929              </para>
2930            </requires>
2931          </constructor>
2932          <constructor specifiers="explicit">
2933            <parameter name="a">
2934              <paramtype>Allocator const&amp;</paramtype>
2935            </parameter>
2936            <description>
2937                <para>Constructs an empty container, using allocator <code>a</code>.</para>
2938            </description>
2939          </constructor>
2940          <constructor>
2941            <parameter name="x">
2942              <paramtype>unordered_multimap const&amp;</paramtype>
2943            </parameter>
2944            <parameter name="a">
2945              <paramtype>Allocator const&amp;</paramtype>
2946            </parameter>
2947            <description>
2948                <para>Constructs an container, copying <code>x</code>'s contained elements, hash function, predicate, maximum load factor, but using allocator <code>a</code>.</para>
2949            </description>
2950          </constructor>
2951          <destructor>
2952            <notes>
2953              <para>The destructor is applied to every element, and all memory is deallocated</para>
2954            </notes>
2955          </destructor>
2956          <method name="operator=">
2957            <parameter>
2958              <paramtype>unordered_multimap const&amp;</paramtype>
2959            </parameter>
2960            <type>unordered_multimap&amp;</type>
2961            <description>
2962              <para>The assignment operator. Copies the contained elements, hash function, predicate and maximum load factor but not the allocator.</para>
2963            </description>
2964            <notes>
2965              <para>
2966                On compilers without rvalue references, there is a single assignment
2967                operator with the signature <code>operator=(unordered_multimap)</code>
2968                in order to emulate move semantics.
2969              </para>
2970            </notes>
2971            <requires>
2972              <para><code>value_type</code> is copy constructible</para>
2973            </requires>
2974          </method>
2975          <method name="operator=">
2976            <parameter>
2977              <paramtype>unordered_multimap &amp;&amp;</paramtype>
2978            </parameter>
2979            <type>unordered_multimap&amp;</type>
2980            <description>
2981              <para>The move assignment operator.</para>
2982            </description>
2983            <notes>
2984              <para>
2985                On compilers without rvalue references, there is a single assignment
2986                operator with the signature <code>operator=(unordered_multimap)</code>
2987                in order to emulate move semantics.
2988              </para>
2989            </notes>
2990            <requires>
2991              <para>
2992                <code>value_type</code> is move constructible.
2993                (TODO: This is not actually required in this implementation).
2994              </para>
2995            </requires>
2996          </method>
2997          <method name="get_allocator" cv="const">
2998            <type>allocator_type</type>
2999          </method>
3000          <method-group name="size and capacity">
3001            <method name="empty" cv="const">
3002              <type>bool</type>
3003              <returns>
3004                <code><methodname>size</methodname>() == 0</code>
3005              </returns>
3006            </method>
3007            <method name="size" cv="const">
3008              <type>size_type</type>
3009              <returns>
3010                <code>std::distance(<methodname>begin</methodname>(), <methodname>end</methodname>())</code>
3011              </returns>
3012            </method>
3013            <method name="max_size" cv="const">
3014              <type>size_type</type>
3015              <returns><code><methodname>size</methodname>()</code> of the largest possible container.
3016              </returns>
3017            </method>
3018          </method-group>
3019          <method-group name="iterators">
3020            <overloaded-method name="begin">
3021              <signature><type>iterator</type></signature>
3022              <signature cv="const"><type>const_iterator</type></signature>
3023              <returns>An iterator referring to the first element of the container, or if the container is empty the past-the-end value for the container.
3024              </returns>
3025            </overloaded-method>
3026            <overloaded-method name="end">
3027              <signature>
3028                <type>iterator</type>
3029              </signature>
3030              <signature cv="const">
3031                <type>const_iterator</type>
3032              </signature>
3033              <returns>An iterator which refers to the past-the-end value for the container.
3034              </returns>
3035            </overloaded-method>
3036            <method name="cbegin" cv="const">
3037              <type>const_iterator</type>
3038              <returns>A constant iterator referring to the first element of the container, or if the container is empty the past-the-end value for the container.
3039              </returns>
3040            </method>
3041            <method name="cend" cv="const">
3042              <type>const_iterator</type>
3043              <returns>A constant iterator which refers to the past-the-end value for the container.
3044              </returns>
3045            </method>
3046          </method-group>
3047          <method-group name="modifiers">
3048            <method name="emplace">
3049              <template>
3050                <template-type-parameter name="Args" pack="1">
3051                </template-type-parameter>
3052              </template>
3053              <parameter name="args" pack="1">
3054                <paramtype>Args&amp;&amp;</paramtype>
3055              </parameter>
3056              <type>iterator</type>
3057              <description>
3058                <para>Inserts an object, constructed with the arguments <code>args</code>, in the container.</para>
3059              </description>
3060              <returns>
3061                <para>An iterator pointing to the inserted element.</para>
3062              </returns>
3063              <throws>
3064                <para>If an exception is thrown by an operation other than a call to <code>hasher</code> the function has no effect.</para>
3065              </throws>
3066              <notes>
3067                <para>Can invalidate iterators, but only if the insert causes the load factor to be greater to or equal to the maximum load factor.</para>
3068                <para>Pointers and references to elements are never invalidated.</para>
3069                <para>If the compiler doesn't support variadic template arguments or rvalue
3070                      references, this is emulated for up to 10 arguments, with no support
3071                      for rvalue references or move semantics.</para>
3072              </notes>
3073            </method>
3074            <method name="emplace_hint">
3075              <template>
3076                <template-type-parameter name="Args" pack="1">
3077                </template-type-parameter>
3078              </template>
3079              <parameter name="hint">
3080                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
3081              </parameter>
3082              <parameter name="args" pack="1">
3083                <paramtype>Args&amp;&amp;</paramtype>
3084              </parameter>
3085              <type>iterator</type>
3086              <description>
3087                <para>Inserts an object, constructed with the arguments <code>args</code>, in the container.</para>
3088                <para>hint is a suggestion to where the element should be inserted.</para>
3089              </description>
3090              <returns>
3091                <para>An iterator pointing to the inserted element.</para>
3092              </returns>
3093              <throws>
3094                <para>If an exception is thrown by an operation other than a call to <code>hasher</code> the function has no effect.</para>
3095              </throws>
3096              <notes>
3097                <para>The standard is fairly vague on the meaning of the hint. But the only practical way to use it, and the only way that Boost.Unordered supports is to point to an existing element with the same key. </para>
3098                <para>Can invalidate iterators, but only if the insert causes the load factor to be greater to or equal to the maximum load factor.</para>
3099                <para>Pointers and references to elements are never invalidated.</para>
3100                <para>If the compiler doesn't support variadic template arguments or rvalue
3101                      references, this is emulated for up to 10 arguments, with no support
3102                      for rvalue references or move semantics.</para>
3103              </notes>
3104            </method>
3105            <method name="insert">
3106              <parameter name="obj">
3107                <paramtype>value_type const&amp;</paramtype>
3108              </parameter>
3109              <type>iterator</type>
3110              <description>
3111                <para>Inserts obj in the container.</para>
3112              </description>
3113              <returns>
3114                <para>An iterator pointing to the inserted element.</para>
3115              </returns>
3116              <throws>
3117                <para>If an exception is thrown by an operation other than a call to <code>hasher</code> the function has no effect.</para>
3118              </throws>
3119              <notes>
3120                <para>Can invalidate iterators, but only if the insert causes the load factor to be greater to or equal to the maximum load factor.</para>
3121                <para>Pointers and references to elements are never invalidated.</para>
3122              </notes>
3123            </method>
3124            <method name="insert">
3125              <parameter name="hint">
3126                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
3127              </parameter>
3128              <parameter name="obj">
3129                <paramtype>value_type const&amp;</paramtype>
3130              </parameter>
3131              <type>iterator</type>
3132              <description>
3133                <para>Inserts obj in the container.</para>
3134                <para>hint is a suggestion to where the element should be inserted.</para>
3135              </description>
3136              <returns>
3137                <para>An iterator pointing to the inserted element.</para>
3138              </returns>
3139              <throws>
3140                <para>If an exception is thrown by an operation other than a call to <code>hasher</code> the function has no effect.</para>
3141              </throws>
3142              <notes>
3143                <para>The standard is fairly vague on the meaning of the hint. But the only practical way to use it, and the only way that Boost.Unordered supports is to point to an existing element with the same key. </para>
3144                <para>Can invalidate iterators, but only if the insert causes the load factor to be greater to or equal to the maximum load factor.</para>
3145                <para>Pointers and references to elements are never invalidated.</para>
3146              </notes>
3147            </method>
3148            <method name="insert">
3149              <template>
3150                <template-type-parameter name="InputIterator">
3151                </template-type-parameter>
3152              </template>
3153              <parameter name="first">
3154                <paramtype>InputIterator</paramtype>
3155              </parameter>
3156              <parameter name="last">
3157                <paramtype>InputIterator</paramtype>
3158              </parameter>
3159              <type>void</type>
3160              <description>
3161                <para>Inserts a range of elements into the container.</para>
3162              </description>
3163              <throws>
3164                <para>When inserting a single element, if an exception is thrown by an operation other than a call to <code>hasher</code> the function has no effect.</para>
3165              </throws>
3166              <notes>
3167                <para>Can invalidate iterators, but only if the insert causes the load factor to be greater to or equal to the maximum load factor.</para>
3168                <para>Pointers and references to elements are never invalidated.</para>
3169              </notes>
3170            </method>
3171            <method name="erase">
3172              <parameter name="position">
3173                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
3174              </parameter>
3175              <type>iterator</type>
3176              <description>
3177                <para>Erase the element pointed to by <code>position</code>.</para>
3178              </description>
3179              <returns>
3180                <para>The iterator following <code>position</code> before the erasure.</para>
3181              </returns>
3182              <throws>
3183                <para>Only throws an exception if it is thrown by <code>hasher</code> or <code>key_equal</code>.</para>
3184                <para>In this implementation, this overload doesn't call either function object's methods so it is no throw, but this might not be true in other implementations.</para>
3185              </throws>
3186              <notes>
3187                <para>
3188                  When the number of elements is a lot smaller than the number of buckets
3189                  this function can be very inefficient as it has to search through empty
3190                  buckets for the next element, in order to return the iterator.
3191                  The method <methodname>quick_erase</methodname> is faster, but has yet
3192                  to be standardized.
3193                </para>
3194              </notes>
3195            </method>
3196            <method name="erase">
3197              <parameter name="k">
3198                <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
3199              </parameter>
3200              <type>size_type</type>
3201              <description>
3202                <para>Erase all elements with key equivalent to <code>k</code>.</para>
3203              </description>
3204              <returns>
3205                <para>The number of elements erased.</para>
3206              </returns>
3207              <throws>
3208                <para>Only throws an exception if it is thrown by <code>hasher</code> or <code>key_equal</code>.</para>
3209              </throws>
3210            </method>
3211            <method name="erase">
3212              <parameter name="first">
3213                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
3214              </parameter>
3215              <parameter name="last">
3216                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
3217              </parameter>
3218              <type>iterator</type>
3219              <description>
3220                <para>Erases the elements in the range from <code>first</code> to <code>last</code>.</para>
3221              </description>
3222              <returns>
3223                <para>The iterator following the erased elements - i.e. <code>last</code>.</para>
3224              </returns>
3225              <throws>
3226                <para>Only throws an exception if it is thrown by <code>hasher</code> or <code>key_equal</code>.</para>
3227                <para>In this implementation, this overload doesn't call either function object's methods so it is no throw, but this might not be true in other implementations.</para>
3228              </throws>
3229            </method>
3230            <method name="quick_erase">
3231              <parameter name="position">
3232                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
3233              </parameter>
3234              <type>void</type>
3235              <description>
3236                <para>Erase the element pointed to by <code>position</code>.</para>
3237              </description>
3238              <throws>
3239                <para>Only throws an exception if it is thrown by <code>hasher</code> or <code>key_equal</code>.</para>
3240                <para>In this implementation, this overload doesn't call either function object's methods so it is no throw, but this might not be true in other implementations.</para>
3241              </throws>
3242              <notes>
3243                <para>
3244                  This method is faster than <methodname>erase</methodname> as
3245                  it doesn't have to find the next element in the container -
3246                  a potentially costly operation.
3247                </para>
3248                <para>
3249                  As it hasn't been standardized, it's likely that this may
3250                  change in the future.
3251                </para>
3252              </notes>
3253            </method>
3254            <method name="erase_return_void">
3255              <parameter name="position">
3256                <paramtype>const_iterator</paramtype>
3257              </parameter>
3258              <type>void</type>
3259              <description>
3260                <para>Erase the element pointed to by <code>position</code>.</para>
3261              </description>
3262              <throws>
3263                <para>Only throws an exception if it is thrown by <code>hasher</code> or <code>key_equal</code>.</para>
3264                <para>In this implementation, this overload doesn't call either function object's methods so it is no throw, but this might not be true in other implementations.</para>
3265              </throws>
3266              <notes>
3267                <para>
3268                  This method is now deprecated, use
3269                  <methodname>quick_return</methodname> instead. Although be
3270                  warned that as that isn't standardized yet, it could also
3271                  change.
3272                </para>
3273              </notes>
3274            </method>
3275            <method name="clear">
3276              <type>void</type>
3277              <description>
3278                <para>Erases all elements in the container.</para>
3279              </description>
3280              <postconditions>
3281                <para><code><methodname>size</methodname>() == 0</code></para>
3282              </postconditions>
3283              <throws>
3284                <para>Never throws an exception.</para>
3285              </throws>
3286            </method>
3287            <method name="swap">
3288              <parameter>
3289                <paramtype>unordered_multimap&amp;</paramtype>
3290              </parameter>
3291              <type>void</type>
3292              <throws>
3293                <para>If the allocators are equal, doesn't throw an exception unless it is thrown by the copy constructor or copy assignment operator of <code>key_equal</code> or <code>hasher</code>.</para>
3294              </throws>
3295              <notes>
3296                <para>For a discussion of the behavior when allocators aren't equal see
3297                  <link linkend="unordered.rationale.swapping_containers_with_unequal_allocators">the implementation details</link>.</para>
3298              </notes>
3299            </method>
3300          </method-group>
3301          <method-group name="observers">
3302            <method name="hash_function" cv="const">
3303              <type>hasher</type>
3304              <returns>The container's hash function.
3305              </returns>
3306            </method>
3307            <method name="key_eq" cv="const">
3308              <type>key_equal</type>
3309              <returns>The container's key equality predicate.
3310              </returns>
3311            </method>
3312          </method-group>
3313          <method-group name="lookup">
3314            <overloaded-method name="find">
3315              <signature>
3316                <parameter name="k">
3317                  <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
3318                </parameter>
3319                <type>iterator</type>
3320              </signature>
3321              <signature cv="const">
3322                <parameter name="k">
3323                  <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
3324                </parameter>
3325                <type>const_iterator</type>
3326              </signature>
3327              <signature>
3328                <template>
3329                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatibleKey"/>
3330                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatibleHash"/>
3331                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatiblePredicate"/>
3332                </template>
3333                <parameter name="k">
3334                  <paramtype>CompatibleKey const&amp;</paramtype>
3335                </parameter>
3336                <parameter name="hash">
3337                  <paramtype>CompatibleHash const&amp;</paramtype>
3338                </parameter>
3339                <parameter name="eq">
3340                  <paramtype>CompatiblePredicate const&amp;</paramtype>
3341                </parameter>
3342                <type>iterator</type>
3343              </signature>
3344              <signature cv="const">
3345                <template>
3346                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatibleKey"/>
3347                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatibleHash"/>
3348                  <template-type-parameter name="CompatiblePredicate"/>
3349                </template>
3350                <parameter name="k">
3351                  <paramtype>CompatibleKey const&amp;</paramtype>
3352                </parameter>
3353                <parameter name="hash">
3354                  <paramtype>CompatibleHash const&amp;</paramtype>
3355                </parameter>
3356                <parameter name="eq">
3357                  <paramtype>CompatiblePredicate const&amp;</paramtype>
3358                </parameter>
3359                <type>const_iterator</type>
3360              </signature>
3361              <returns>
3362                <para>An iterator pointing to an element with key equivalent to <code>k</code>, or <code>b.end()</code> if no such element exists.</para>
3363              </returns>
3364              <notes><para>
3365                The templated overloads are a non-standard extensions which
3366                allows you to use a compatible hash function and equality
3367                predicate for a key of a different type in order to avoid
3368                an expensive type cast. In general, its use is not encouraged.
3369              </para></notes>
3370            </overloaded-method>
3371            <method name="count" cv="const">
3372              <parameter name="k">
3373                <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
3374              </parameter>
3375              <type>size_type</type>
3376              <returns>
3377                <para>The number of elements with key equivalent to <code>k</code>.</para>
3378              </returns>
3379            </method>
3380            <overloaded-method name="equal_range">
3381              <signature>
3382                <parameter name="k">
3383                  <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
3384                </parameter>
3385                <type>std::pair&lt;iterator, iterator&gt;</type>
3386              </signature>
3387              <signature cv="const">
3388                <parameter name="k">
3389                  <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
3390                </parameter>
3391                <type>std::pair&lt;const_iterator, const_iterator&gt;</type>
3392              </signature>
3393              <returns>
3394                <para>A range containing all elements with key equivalent to <code>k</code>.
3395                  If the container doesn't container any such elements, returns
3396                  <code><functionname>std::make_pair</functionname>(<methodname>b.end</methodname>(),<methodname>b.end</methodname>())</code>.
3397                  </para>
3398              </returns>
3399            </overloaded-method>
3400          </method-group>
3401          <method-group name="bucket interface">
3402            <method name="bucket_count" cv="const">
3403              <type>size_type</type>
3404              <returns>
3405                <para>The number of buckets.</para>
3406              </returns>
3407            </method>
3408            <method name="max_bucket_count" cv="const">
3409              <type>size_type</type>
3410              <returns>
3411                <para>An upper bound on the number of buckets.</para>
3412              </returns>
3413            </method>
3414            <method name="bucket_size" cv="const">
3415              <parameter name="n">
3416                <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
3417              </parameter>
3418              <type>size_type</type>
3419              <requires>
3420                <para><code>n &lt; <methodname>bucket_count</methodname>()</code></para>
3421              </requires>
3422              <returns>
3423                <para>The number of elements in bucket <code>n</code>.</para>
3424              </returns>
3425            </method>
3426            <method name="bucket" cv="const">
3427              <parameter name="k">
3428                <paramtype>key_type const&amp;</paramtype>
3429              </parameter>
3430              <type>size_type</type>
3431              <returns>
3432                <para>The index of the bucket which would contain an element with key <code>k</code>.</para>
3433              </returns>
3434              <postconditions>
3435                <para>The return value is less than <code>bucket_count()</code></para>
3436              </postconditions>
3437            </method>
3438            <overloaded-method name="begin">
3439              <signature>
3440                <parameter name="n">
3441                  <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
3442                </parameter>
3443                <type>local_iterator</type>
3444              </signature>
3445              <signature cv="const">
3446                <parameter name="n">
3447                  <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
3448                </parameter>
3449                <type>const_local_iterator</type>
3450              </signature>
3451              <requires>
3452                <para><code>n</code> shall be in the range <code>[0, bucket_count())</code>.</para>
3453              </requires>
3454              <returns>
3455                <para>A local iterator pointing the first element in the bucket with index <code>n</code>.</para>
3456              </returns>
3457            </overloaded-method>
3458            <overloaded-method name="end">
3459              <signature>
3460                <parameter name="n">
3461                  <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
3462                </parameter>
3463                <type>local_iterator</type>
3464              </signature>
3465              <signature cv="const">
3466                <parameter name="n">
3467                  <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
3468                </parameter>
3469                <type>const_local_iterator</type>
3470              </signature>
3471              <requires>
3472                <para><code>n</code> shall be in the range <code>[0, bucket_count())</code>.</para>
3473              </requires>
3474              <returns>
3475                <para>A local iterator pointing the 'one past the end' element in the bucket with index <code>n</code>.</para>
3476              </returns>
3477            </overloaded-method>
3478            <method name="cbegin" cv="const">
3479              <parameter name="n">
3480                <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
3481              </parameter>
3482              <type>const_local_iterator</type>
3483              <requires>
3484                <para><code>n</code> shall be in the range <code>[0, bucket_count())</code>.</para>
3485              </requires>
3486              <returns>
3487                <para>A constant local iterator pointing the first element in the bucket with index <code>n</code>.</para>
3488              </returns>
3489            </method>
3490            <method name="cend">
3491              <parameter name="n">
3492                <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
3493              </parameter>
3494              <type>const_local_iterator</type>
3495              <requires>
3496                <para><code>n</code> shall be in the range <code>[0, bucket_count())</code>.</para>
3497              </requires>
3498              <returns>
3499                <para>A constant local iterator pointing the 'one past the end' element in the bucket with index <code>n</code>.</para>
3500              </returns>
3501            </method>
3502          </method-group>
3503          <method-group name="hash policy">
3504            <method name="load_factor" cv="const">
3505              <type>float</type>
3506              <returns>
3507                <para>The average number of elements per bucket.</para>
3508              </returns>
3509            </method>
3510            <method name="max_load_factor" cv="const">
3511              <type>float</type>
3512              <returns>
3513                <para>Returns the current maximum load factor.</para>
3514              </returns>
3515            </method>
3516            <method name="max_load_factor">
3517              <parameter name="z">
3518                <paramtype>float</paramtype>
3519              </parameter>
3520              <type>void</type>
3521              <effects>
3522                <para>Changes the container's maximum load factor, using <code>z</code> as a hint.</para>
3523              </effects>
3524            </method>
3525            <method name="rehash">
3526              <parameter name="n">
3527                <paramtype>size_type</paramtype>
3528              </parameter>
3529              <type>void</type>
3530              <description>
3531                <para>Changes the number of buckets so that there at least <code>n</code> buckets, and so that the load factor is less than the maximum load factor.</para>
3532                <para>Invalidates iterators, and changes the order of elements. Pointers and references to elements are not invalidated.</para>
3533              </description>
3534              <throws>
3535                <para>The function has no effect if an exception is thrown, unless it is thrown by the container's hash function or comparison function.</para>
3536              </throws>
3537            </method>
3538          </method-group>
3539          <free-function-group name="Equality Comparisons">
3540            <function name="operator==">
3541              <template>
3542                <template-type-parameter name="Key">
3543                </template-type-parameter>
3544                <template-type-parameter name="Mapped">
3545                </template-type-parameter>
3546                <template-type-parameter name="Hash">
3547                </template-type-parameter>
3548                <template-type-parameter name="Pred">
3549                </template-type-parameter>
3550                <template-type-parameter name="Alloc">
3551                </template-type-parameter>
3552              </template>
3553              <parameter name="x">
3554                <paramtype>unordered_multimap&lt;Key, Mapped, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt; const&amp;</paramtype>
3555              </parameter>
3556              <parameter name="y">
3557                <paramtype>unordered_multimap&lt;Key, Mapped, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt; const&amp;</paramtype>
3558              </parameter>
3559              <type>bool</type>
3560              <notes>
3561                <para>This is a boost extension.</para>
3562                <para>Behavior is undefined if the two containers don't have
3563                    equivalent equality predicates.</para>
3564              </notes>
3565            </function>
3566            <function name="operator!=">
3567              <template>
3568                <template-type-parameter name="Key">
3569                </template-type-parameter>
3570                <template-type-parameter name="Mapped">
3571                </template-type-parameter>
3572                <template-type-parameter name="Hash">
3573                </template-type-parameter>
3574                <template-type-parameter name="Pred">
3575                </template-type-parameter>
3576                <template-type-parameter name="Alloc">
3577                </template-type-parameter>
3578              </template>
3579              <parameter name="x">
3580                <paramtype>unordered_multimap&lt;Key, Mapped, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt; const&amp;</paramtype>
3581              </parameter>
3582              <parameter name="y">
3583                <paramtype>unordered_multimap&lt;Key, Mapped, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt; const&amp;</paramtype>
3584              </parameter>
3585              <type>bool</type>
3586              <notes>
3587                <para>This is a boost extension.</para>
3588                <para>Behavior is undefined if the two containers don't have
3589                    equivalent equality predicates.</para>
3590              </notes>
3591            </function>
3592          </free-function-group>
3593          <free-function-group name="swap">
3594            <function name="swap">
3595              <template>
3596                <template-type-parameter name="Key">
3597                </template-type-parameter>
3598                <template-type-parameter name="Mapped">
3599                </template-type-parameter>
3600                <template-type-parameter name="Hash">
3601                </template-type-parameter>
3602                <template-type-parameter name="Pred">
3603                </template-type-parameter>
3604                <template-type-parameter name="Alloc">
3605                </template-type-parameter>
3606              </template>
3607              <parameter name="x">
3608                <paramtype>unordered_multimap&lt;Key, Mapped, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt;&amp;</paramtype>
3609              </parameter>
3610              <parameter name="y">
3611                <paramtype>unordered_multimap&lt;Key, Mapped, Hash, Pred, Alloc&gt;&amp;</paramtype>
3612              </parameter>
3613              <type>void</type>
3614              <effects>
3615                <para><code>x.swap(y)</code></para>
3616              </effects>
3617              <throws>
3618                <para>If the allocators are equal, doesn't throw an exception unless it is thrown by the copy constructor or copy assignment operator of <code>Hash</code> or <code>Pred</code>.</para>
3619              </throws>
3620              <notes>
3621                <para>For a discussion of the behavior when allocators aren't equal see
3622                  <link linkend="unordered.rationale.swapping_containers_with_unequal_allocators">the implementation details</link>.</para>
3623              </notes>
3624            </function>
3625          </free-function-group>
3626        </class>
3627      </namespace>
3628    </header>
3629  </library-reference>
3630