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29    for associative containers</a>
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31<p>
32      Implementing map-like intrusive containers is not a trivial task as STL's
33      <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">map</span></code> and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multimap</span></code>
34      containers store copies of a <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">value_type</span></code>
35      which is defined as <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">key_type</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">mapped_type</span><span class="special">&gt;</span></code>. In order to reproduce this interface in
36      <span class="bold"><strong>Boost.Intrusive</strong></span> it shall require that objects
37      stored in the intrusive containers contain that <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span></code> member
38      with <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span></code> hardcoded as the key part and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span></code>
39      hardcoded as the <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">mapped_type</span></code>,
40      which is limiting and also not very useful in practice. Any intrusive associative
41      container can be used like a map using <a class="link" href="advanced_lookups_insertions.html" title="Advanced lookup and insertion functions for associative containers">advanced
42      lookup and insertions</a> and the user can change the key type in each lookup/insertion
43      check call.
44    </p>
45<p>
46      On the other hand, in many cases containers are indexed by a well-known key
47      type, and the user is forced to write some repetitive code using advanced lookup
48      and insertions. <span class="bold"><strong>Boost.Intrusive</strong></span> associative
49      containers offer an alternative to build a useful map-like lookup interfaces
50      without forcing users to define <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">value_type</span></code>s
51      containing <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span></code>-like classes. The option is called
52      <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="../boost/intrusive/key_of_value.html" title="Struct template key_of_value">boost::intrusive::key_of_value</a></code>.
53    </p>
54<p>
55      If a user specifies that option when defining a <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">set</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">multiset</span></code>
56      intrusive container, it specifies a function object that will tell the container
57      which is the type of the <span class="emphasis"><em>key</em></span> that <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">value_type</span></code>
58      holds and how to obtain it. This function object must be:
59    </p>
60<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
61<li class="listitem">
62          Lightweight to copy.
63        </li>
64<li class="listitem">
65          Default constructible (when the container constructor overload requires
66          it).
67        </li>
68<li class="listitem">
69          It shall define:
70          <div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: circle; ">
71<li class="listitem">
72                A <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">type</span></code> member that
73                defines the type of the key
74              </li>
75<li class="listitem">
76                A member function that returns the key derived a <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">value_type</span></code>,
77                either by value or by const-reference.
78              </li>
79</ul></div>
80        </li>
81</ul></div>
82<p>
83      Let's see an example of how a set can be configured as a map indexed by an
84      integer stored in the <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">value_type</span></code>:
85    </p>
86<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="keyword">static_assert</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
87<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">type_traits</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">is_same</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
88<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">intrusive</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">set</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
89<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">intrusive</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">unordered_set</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
90<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">vector</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
91<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">cassert</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
92
93<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">intrusive</span><span class="special">;</span>
94
95<span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">MyClass</span> <span class="special">:</span> <span class="keyword">public</span> <span class="identifier">set_base_hook</span><span class="special">&lt;&gt;</span>
96              <span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">public</span> <span class="identifier">unordered_set_base_hook</span><span class="special">&lt;&gt;</span>
97<span class="special">{</span>
98   <span class="keyword">public</span><span class="special">:</span>
99   <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">first</span><span class="special">;</span>
100   <span class="keyword">explicit</span> <span class="identifier">MyClass</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">first</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">){}</span>
101<span class="special">};</span>
102
103<span class="comment">//key_of_value function object, must:</span>
104<span class="comment">//- be default constructible if the container constructor requires it</span>
105<span class="comment">//- define the key type using "type"</span>
106<span class="comment">//- define an operator() taking "const value_type&amp;" and</span>
107<span class="comment">//    returning "type" or "const type &amp;"</span>
108<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">first_int_is_key</span>
109<span class="special">{</span>
110   <span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">type</span><span class="special">;</span>
111
112   <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">type</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">()(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">MyClass</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">v</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span>
113   <span class="special">{</span>  <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">v</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span><span class="special">;</span>  <span class="special">}</span>
114<span class="special">};</span>
115
116<span class="comment">//Define omap like ordered and unordered classes </span>
117<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">set</span><span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">MyClass</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">key_of_value</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">first_int_is_key</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">OrderedMap</span><span class="special">;</span>
118<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">unordered_set</span><span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">MyClass</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">key_of_value</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">first_int_is_key</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">UnorderedMap</span><span class="special">;</span>
119
120<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">main</span><span class="special">()</span>
121<span class="special">{</span>
122   <span class="identifier">BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT</span><span class="special">((</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">is_same</span><span class="special">&lt;</span>  <span class="identifier">OrderedMap</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">key_type</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">));</span>
123   <span class="identifier">BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT</span><span class="special">((</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">is_same</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">UnorderedMap</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">key_type</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">));</span>
124
125   <span class="comment">//Create several MyClass objects, each one with a different value</span>
126   <span class="comment">//and insert them into the omap</span>
127   <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">vector</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">MyClass</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">values</span><span class="special">;</span>
128   <span class="keyword">for</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">i</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="identifier">i</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="number">100</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="special">++</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">)</span>  <span class="identifier">values</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">push_back</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">MyClass</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">));</span>
129
130   <span class="comment">//Create ordered/unordered maps and insert values</span>
131   <span class="identifier">OrderedMap</span>   <span class="identifier">omap</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">values</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">values</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">());</span>
132   <span class="identifier">UnorderedMap</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">bucket_type</span> <span class="identifier">buckets</span><span class="special">[</span><span class="number">100</span><span class="special">];</span>
133   <span class="identifier">UnorderedMap</span> <span class="identifier">umap</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">values</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">values</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">UnorderedMap</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">bucket_traits</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">buckets</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">100</span><span class="special">));</span>
134
135   <span class="comment">//Test each element using the key_type (int)</span>
136   <span class="keyword">for</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">i</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="identifier">i</span> <span class="special">!=</span> <span class="number">100</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="special">++</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">){</span>
137      <span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">omap</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">find</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">!=</span> <span class="identifier">omap</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">());</span>
138      <span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">umap</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">find</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">!=</span> <span class="identifier">umap</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">());</span>
139      <span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">omap</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">lower_bound</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">!=</span> <span class="identifier">omap</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">());</span>
140      <span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(++</span><span class="identifier">omap</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">lower_bound</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="identifier">omap</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">upper_bound</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">));</span>
141      <span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">omap</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">equal_range</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">).</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">!=</span> <span class="identifier">omap</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">equal_range</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">).</span><span class="identifier">second</span><span class="special">);</span>
142      <span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">umap</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">equal_range</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">).</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">!=</span> <span class="identifier">umap</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">equal_range</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">).</span><span class="identifier">second</span><span class="special">);</span>
143   <span class="special">}</span>
144
145   <span class="comment">//Count and erase by key</span>
146   <span class="keyword">for</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">i</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="identifier">i</span> <span class="special">!=</span> <span class="number">100</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="special">++</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">){</span>
147      <span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="identifier">omap</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">count</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">));</span>
148      <span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="identifier">umap</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">count</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">));</span>
149      <span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="identifier">omap</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">erase</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">));</span>
150      <span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="identifier">umap</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">erase</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">));</span>
151   <span class="special">}</span>
152   <span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">omap</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">empty</span><span class="special">());</span>
153   <span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">umap</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">empty</span><span class="special">());</span>
154
155   <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span>
156<span class="special">}</span>
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