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<cstddef> <cstdlib> <version> (C++20) <limits> <climits>	<cfloat> <cstdint> (C++11) <new> <typeinfo>	<source_location> (C++20) <exception> <initializer_list> (C++11)   <compare> (C++20)	<coroutine> (C++20) <csignal> <csetjmp> <cstdarg>
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<utility> <memory> <memory_resource> (C++17) <scoped_allocator> (C++11)   <expected> (C++23)	<bitset> <tuple> (C++11) <optional> (C++17) <any> (C++17)	<variant> (C++17) <type_traits> (C++11) <ratio> (C++11) <chrono> (C++11)	<typeindex> (C++11) <functional> <stacktrace> (C++23) <ctime>
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<locale> <clocale>	<codecvt> (C++11/17)
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<span> (C++20) <array> (C++11) <vector>	<deque> <forward_list> (C++11) <list>	<map> <set> <queue>	<unordered_map> (C++11) <unordered_set> (C++11) <stack>
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<iterator>
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Numerics
<complex> <random> (C++11)	<valarray> <numeric>	<bit> (C++20) <numbers> (C++20)	<cfenv> (C++11) <cmath>
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<iosfwd> <ios> <iomanip> <streambuf>	<istream> <ostream> <iostream>	<syncstream> (C++20) <spanstream> (C++23) <sstream> <fstream>	<cstdio> <cinttypes> (C++11) <strstream> (C++98/)
Regular expressions
<regex> (C++11)
Filesystem support
<filesystem> (C++17)
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<thread> (C++11) <atomic> (C++11) <mutex> (C++11)	<shared_mutex> (C++14) <condition_variable> (C++11)   <future> (C++11)	<stop_token> (C++20) <semaphore> (C++20)	<latch> (C++20) <barrier> (C++20)
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<cstdbool> (C++11/17/20) <ccomplex> (C++11/17/20)	<ctgmath> (C++11/17/20) <cstdalign> (C++11/17/20)	<ciso646> (until C++20) <stdatomic.h>

 

This header is part of the containers library.

Includes
<compare> (C++20)	Three-way comparison operator support
<initializer_list> (C++11)	std::initializer_list class template
Classes
set	collection of unique keys, sorted by keys (class template)
multiset	collection of keys, sorted by keys (class template)
Functions
operator==operator!=operator<operator<=operator>operator>=operator<=> (removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(C++20)	lexicographically compares the values in the set (function template)
std::swap(std::set)	specializes the std::swap algorithm (function template)
erase_if(std::set) (C++20)	Erases all elements satisfying specific criteria (function template)
operator==operator!=operator<operator<=operator>operator>=operator<=> (removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(C++20)	lexicographically compares the values in the multiset (function template)
std::swap(std::multiset)	specializes the std::swap algorithm (function template)
erase_if(std::multiset) (C++20)	Erases all elements satisfying specific criteria (function template)
Range access
begincbegin (C++11)(C++14)	returns an iterator to the beginning of a container or array (function template)
endcend (C++11)(C++14)	returns an iterator to the end of a container or array (function template)
rbegincrbegin (C++14)	returns a reverse iterator to the beginning of a container or array (function template)
rendcrend (C++14)	returns a reverse end iterator for a container or array (function template)
sizessize (C++17)(C++20)	returns the size of a container or array (function template)
empty (C++17)	checks whether the container is empty (function template)
data (C++17)	obtains the pointer to the underlying array (function template)

Synopsis

#include <compare>
#include <initializer_list>
 
namespace std {
  // class template set
  template<class Key, class Compare = less<Key>, class Allocator = allocator<Key>>
    class set;
 
  template<class Key, class Compare, class Allocator>
    bool operator==(const set<Key, Compare, Allocator>& x,
                    const set<Key, Compare, Allocator>& y);
  template<class Key, class Compare, class Allocator>
    /*synth-three-way-result*/<Key> operator<=>(const set<Key, Compare, Allocator>& x,
                                                const set<Key, Compare, Allocator>& y);
 
  template<class Key, class Compare, class Allocator>
    void swap(set<Key, Compare, Allocator>& x,
              set<Key, Compare, Allocator>& y)
      noexcept(noexcept(x.swap(y)));
 
  template<class Key, class Compare, class Allocator, class Predicate>
    typename set<Key, Compare, Allocator>::size_type
      erase_if(set<Key, Compare, Allocator>& c, Predicate pred);
 
  // class template multiset
  template<class Key, class Compare = less<Key>, class Allocator = allocator<Key>>
    class multiset;
 
  template<class Key, class Compare, class Allocator>
    bool operator==(const multiset<Key, Compare, Allocator>& x,
                    const multiset<Key, Compare, Allocator>& y);
  template<class Key, class Compare, class Allocator>
    /*synth-three-way-result*/<Key>
      operator<=>(const multiset<Key, Compare, Allocator>& x,
                  const multiset<Key, Compare, Allocator>& y);
 
  template<class Key, class Compare, class Allocator>
    void swap(multiset<Key, Compare, Allocator>& x,
              multiset<Key, Compare, Allocator>& y)
      noexcept(noexcept(x.swap(y)));
 
  template<class Key, class Compare, class Allocator, class Predicate>
    typename multiset<Key, Compare, Allocator>::size_type
      erase_if(multiset<Key, Compare, Allocator>& c, Predicate pred);
 
  namespace pmr {
    template<class Key, class Compare = less<Key>>
      using set = std::set<Key, Compare, polymorphic_allocator<Key>>;
 
    template<class Key, class Compare = less<Key>>
      using multiset = std::multiset<Key, Compare, polymorphic_allocator<Key>>;
  }
}

Class template std::set

namespace std {
  template<class Key, class Compare = less<Key>,
           class Allocator = allocator<Key>>
  class set {
  public:
    // types
    using key_type               = Key;
    using key_compare            = Compare;
    using value_type             = Key;
    using value_compare          = Compare;
    using allocator_type         = Allocator;
    using pointer                = typename allocator_traits<Allocator>::pointer;
    using const_pointer          = typename allocator_traits<Allocator>::const_pointer;
    using reference              = value_type&;
    using const_reference        = const value_type&;
    using size_type              = /* implementation-defined */;
    using difference_type        = /* implementation-defined */;
    using iterator               = /* implementation-defined */;
    using const_iterator         = /* implementation-defined */;
    using reverse_iterator       = std::reverse_iterator<iterator>;
    using const_reverse_iterator = std::reverse_iterator<const_iterator>;
    using node_type              = /* unspecified */;
    using insert_return_type     = /*insert-return-type*/<iterator, node_type>;
 
    // construct/copy/destroy
    set() : set(Compare()) { }
    explicit set(const Compare& comp, const Allocator& = Allocator());
    template<class InputIt>
      set(InputIt first, InputIt last,
          const Compare& comp = Compare(), const Allocator& = Allocator());
    set(const set& x);
    set(set&& x);
    explicit set(const Allocator&);
    set(const set&, const Allocator&);
    set(set&&, const Allocator&);
    set(initializer_list<value_type>, const Compare& = Compare(),
        const Allocator& = Allocator());
    template<class InputIt>
      set(InputIt first, InputIt last, const Allocator& a)
        : set(first, last, Compare(), a) { }
    set(initializer_list<value_type> il, const Allocator& a)
      : set(il, Compare(), a) { }
    ~set();
    set& operator=(const set& x);
    set& operator=(set&& x)
      noexcept(allocator_traits<Allocator>::is_always_equal::value &&
               is_nothrow_move_assignable_v<Compare>);
    set& operator=(initializer_list<value_type>);
    allocator_type get_allocator() const noexcept;
 
    // iterators
    iterator               begin() noexcept;
    const_iterator         begin() const noexcept;
    iterator               end() noexcept;
    const_iterator         end() const noexcept;
 
    reverse_iterator       rbegin() noexcept;
    const_reverse_iterator rbegin() const noexcept;
    reverse_iterator       rend() noexcept;
    const_reverse_iterator rend() const noexcept;
 
    const_iterator         cbegin() const noexcept;
    const_iterator         cend() const noexcept;
    const_reverse_iterator crbegin() const noexcept;
    const_reverse_iterator crend() const noexcept;
 
    // capacity
    [[nodiscard]] bool empty() const noexcept;
    size_type size() const noexcept;
    size_type max_size() const noexcept;
 
    // modifiers
    template<class... Args> pair<iterator, bool> emplace(Args&&... args);
    template<class... Args> iterator emplace_hint(const_iterator position, Args&&... args);
    pair<iterator,bool> insert(const value_type& x);
    pair<iterator,bool> insert(value_type&& x);
    iterator insert(const_iterator position, const value_type& x);
    iterator insert(const_iterator position, value_type&& x);
    template<class InputIt>
      void insert(InputIt first, InputIt last);
    void insert(initializer_list<value_type>);
 
    node_type extract(const_iterator position);
    node_type extract(const key_type& x);
    template<class K> node_type extract(K&& x);
    insert_return_type insert(node_type&& nh);
    iterator           insert(const_iterator hint, node_type&& nh);
 
    iterator  erase(iterator position);
    iterator  erase(const_iterator position);
    size_type erase(const key_type& x);
    template<class K> size_type erase(K&& x);
    iterator  erase(const_iterator first, const_iterator last);
    void      swap(set&)
      noexcept(allocator_traits<Allocator>::is_always_equal::value &&
               is_nothrow_swappable_v<Compare>);
    void      clear() noexcept;
 
    template<class C2>
      void merge(set<Key, C2, Allocator>& source);
    template<class C2>
      void merge(set<Key, C2, Allocator>&& source);
    template<class C2>
      void merge(multiset<Key, C2, Allocator>& source);
    template<class C2>
      void merge(multiset<Key, C2, Allocator>&& source);
 
    // observers
    key_compare key_comp() const;
    value_compare value_comp() const;
 
    // set operations
    iterator       find(const key_type& x);
    const_iterator find(const key_type& x) const;
    template<class K> iterator       find(const K& x);
    template<class K> const_iterator find(const K& x) const;
 
    size_type      count(const key_type& x) const;
    template<class K> size_type count(const K& x) const;
 
    bool           contains(const key_type& x) const;
    template<class K> bool contains(const K& x) const;
 
    iterator       lower_bound(const key_type& x);
    const_iterator lower_bound(const key_type& x) const;
    template<class K> iterator       lower_bound(const K& x);
    template<class K> const_iterator lower_bound(const K& x) const;
 
    iterator       upper_bound(const key_type& x);
    const_iterator upper_bound(const key_type& x) const;
    template<class K> iterator       upper_bound(const K& x);
    template<class K> const_iterator upper_bound(const K& x) const;
 
    pair<iterator, iterator>               equal_range(const key_type& x);
    pair<const_iterator, const_iterator>   equal_range(const key_type& x) const;
    template<class K>
      pair<iterator, iterator>             equal_range(const K& x);
    template<class K>
      pair<const_iterator, const_iterator> equal_range(const K& x) const;
  };
 
  template<class InputIt,
           class Compare = less</*iter-value-type*/<InputIt>>,
           class Allocator = allocator</*iter-value-type*/<InputIt>>>
    set(InputIt, InputIt,
        Compare = Compare(), Allocator = Allocator())
      -> set</*iter-value-type*/<InputIt>, Compare, Allocator>;
 
  template<class Key, class Compare = less<Key>, class Allocator = allocator<Key>>
    set(initializer_list<Key>, Compare = Compare(), Allocator = Allocator())
      -> set<Key, Compare, Allocator>;
 
  template<class InputIt, class Allocator>
    set(InputIt, InputIt, Allocator)
      -> set</*iter-value-type*/<InputIt>,
             less</*iter-value-type*/<InputIt>>, Allocator>;
 
  template<class Key, class Allocator>
    set(initializer_list<Key>, Allocator) -> set<Key, less<Key>, Allocator>;
 
  // swap
  template<class Key, class Compare, class Allocator>
    void swap(set<Key, Compare, Allocator>& x,
              set<Key, Compare, Allocator>& y)
      noexcept(noexcept(x.swap(y)));
}

Class template std::multiset

namespace std {
  template<class Key, class Compare = less<Key>,
           class Allocator = allocator<Key>>
  class multiset {
  public:
    // types
    using key_type               = Key;
    using key_compare            = Compare;
    using value_type             = Key;
    using value_compare          = Compare;
    using allocator_type         = Allocator;
    using pointer                = typename allocator_traits<Allocator>::pointer;
    using const_pointer          = typename allocator_traits<Allocator>::const_pointer;
    using reference              = value_type&;
    using const_reference        = const value_type&;
    using size_type              = /* implementation-defined */;
    using difference_type        = /* implementation-defined */;
    using iterator               = /* implementation-defined */;
    using const_iterator         = /* implementation-defined */;
    using reverse_iterator       = std::reverse_iterator<iterator>;
    using const_reverse_iterator = std::reverse_iterator<const_iterator>;
    using node_type              = /* unspecified */;
 
    // construct/copy/destroy
    multiset() : multiset(Compare()) { }
    explicit multiset(const Compare& comp, const Allocator& = Allocator());
    template<class InputIt>
      multiset(InputIt first, InputIt last,
               const Compare& comp = Compare(), const Allocator& = Allocator());
    multiset(const multiset& x);
    multiset(multiset&& x);
    explicit multiset(const Allocator&);
    multiset(const multiset&, const Allocator&);
    multiset(multiset&&, const Allocator&);
    multiset(initializer_list<value_type>, const Compare& = Compare(),
             const Allocator& = Allocator());
    template<class InputIt>
      multiset(InputIt first, InputIt last, const Allocator& a)
        : multiset(first, last, Compare(), a) { }
    multiset(initializer_list<value_type> il, const Allocator& a)
      : multiset(il, Compare(), a) { }
    ~multiset();
    multiset& operator=(const multiset& x);
    multiset& operator=(multiset&& x)
      noexcept(allocator_traits<Allocator>::is_always_equal::value &&
               is_nothrow_move_assignable_v<Compare>);
    multiset& operator=(initializer_list<value_type>);
    allocator_type get_allocator() const noexcept;
 
    // iterators
    iterator               begin() noexcept;
    const_iterator         begin() const noexcept;
    iterator               end() noexcept;
    const_iterator         end() const noexcept;
 
    reverse_iterator       rbegin() noexcept;
    const_reverse_iterator rbegin() const noexcept;
    reverse_iterator       rend() noexcept;
    const_reverse_iterator rend() const noexcept;
 
    const_iterator         cbegin() const noexcept;
    const_iterator         cend() const noexcept;
    const_reverse_iterator crbegin() const noexcept;
    const_reverse_iterator crend() const noexcept;
 
    // capacity
    [[nodiscard]] bool empty() const noexcept;
    size_type size() const noexcept;
    size_type max_size() const noexcept;
 
    // modifiers
    template<class... Args> iterator emplace(Args&&... args);
    template<class... Args> iterator emplace_hint(const_iterator position, Args&&... args);
    iterator insert(const value_type& x);
    iterator insert(value_type&& x);
    iterator insert(const_iterator position, const value_type& x);
    iterator insert(const_iterator position, value_type&& x);
    template<class InputIt>
      void insert(InputIt first, InputIt last);
    void insert(initializer_list<value_type>);
 
    node_type extract(const_iterator position);
    node_type extract(const key_type& x);
    template<class K> node_type extract(K&& x);
    iterator insert(node_type&& nh);
    iterator insert(const_iterator hint, node_type&& nh);
 
    iterator  erase(iterator position);
    iterator  erase(const_iterator position);
    size_type erase(const key_type& x);
    template<class K> size_type erase(K&& x);
    iterator  erase(const_iterator first, const_iterator last);
    void      swap(multiset&)
      noexcept(allocator_traits<Allocator>::is_always_equal::value &&
               is_nothrow_swappable_v<Compare>);
    void      clear() noexcept;
 
    template<class C2>
      void merge(multiset<Key, C2, Allocator>& source);
    template<class C2>
      void merge(multiset<Key, C2, Allocator>&& source);
    template<class C2>
      void merge(set<Key, C2, Allocator>& source);
    template<class C2>
      void merge(set<Key, C2, Allocator>&& source);
 
    // observers
    key_compare key_comp() const;
    value_compare value_comp() const;
 
    // set operations
    iterator       find(const key_type& x);
    const_iterator find(const key_type& x) const;
    template<class K> iterator       find(const K& x);
    template<class K> const_iterator find(const K& x) const;
 
    size_type      count(const key_type& x) const;
    template<class K> size_type count(const K& x) const;
 
    bool           contains(const key_type& x) const;
    template<class K> bool contains(const K& x) const;
 
    iterator       lower_bound(const key_type& x);
    const_iterator lower_bound(const key_type& x) const;
    template<class K> iterator       lower_bound(const K& x);
    template<class K> const_iterator lower_bound(const K& x) const;
 
    iterator       upper_bound(const key_type& x);
    const_iterator upper_bound(const key_type& x) const;
    template<class K> iterator       upper_bound(const K& x);
    template<class K> const_iterator upper_bound(const K& x) const;
 
    pair<iterator, iterator>               equal_range(const key_type& x);
    pair<const_iterator, const_iterator>   equal_range(const key_type& x) const;
    template<class K>
      pair<iterator, iterator>             equal_range(const K& x);
    template<class K>
      pair<const_iterator, const_iterator> equal_range(const K& x) const;
  };
 
  template<class InputIt,
           class Compare = less</*iter-value-type*/<InputIt>>,
           class Allocator = allocator</*iter-value-type*/<InputIt>>>
    multiset(InputIt, InputIt,
             Compare = Compare(), Allocator = Allocator())
      -> multiset</*iter-value-type*/<InputIt>, Compare, Allocator>;
 
  template<class Key, class Compare = less<Key>, class Allocator = allocator<Key>>
    multiset(initializer_list<Key>, Compare = Compare(), Allocator = Allocator())
      -> multiset<Key, Compare, Allocator>;
 
  template<class InputIt, class Allocator>
    multiset(InputIt, InputIt, Allocator)
      -> multiset</*iter-value-type*/<InputIt>,
                  less<iter-value-type<InputIt>>, Allocator>;
 
  template<class Key, class Allocator>
    multiset(initializer_list<Key>, Allocator) -> multiset<Key, less<Key>, Allocator>;
 
  // swap
  template<class Key, class Compare, class Allocator>
    void swap(multiset<Key, Compare, Allocator>& x,
              multiset<Key, Compare, Allocator>& y)
      noexcept(noexcept(x.swap(y)));
}