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# std::set

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< cpp‎ | container

Defined in header `<set>` |  |
template< class Key, class Compare = std::less<Key>, class Allocator = std::allocator<Key> > class set; |  |

`std::set` is an associative container that contains a sorted set of unique objects of type Key. Sorting is done using the key comparison function Compare. Search, removal, and insertion operations have logarithmic complexity. Sets are usually implemented as red-black trees.

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

### [edit] Member types

Member type | Definition
`key_type` | `Key` [edit]
`value_type` | `Key` [edit]
`size_type` | Unsigned integral type (usually std::size_t) [edit]
`difference_type` | Signed integer type (usually std::ptrdiff_t) [edit]
`key_compare` | `Compare` [edit]
`value_compare` | `Compare` [edit]
`allocator_type` | `Allocator` [edit]
`reference` |
`Allocator::reference` | (until C++11)
`value_type&` | (since C++11)
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`const_reference` |
`Allocator::const_reference` | (until C++11)
`const value_type&` | (since C++11)
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`pointer` |
`Allocator::pointer` | (until C++11)
std::allocator_traits<Allocator>::pointer | (since C++11)
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`const_pointer` |
`Allocator::const_pointer` | (until C++11)
std::allocator_traits<Allocator>::const_pointer | (since C++11)
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`iterator` | `BidirectionalIterator` (until C++11) Constant bidirectional iterator (since C++11) [edit]
`const_iterator` | Constant bidirectional iterator [edit]
`reverse_iterator` | std::reverse_iterator<iterator> [edit]
`const_reverse_iterator` | std::reverse_iterator<const_iterator> [edit]

### [edit] Member functions

(constructor) | constructs the `set` (public member function) [edit]
(destructor) | destructs the `set` (public member function) [edit]
operator= | assigns values to the container (public member function) [edit]
get_allocator | returns the associated allocator (public member function) [edit]
##### Iterators
begin cbegin | returns an iterator to the beginning (public member function) [edit]
end cend | returns an iterator to the end (public member function) [edit]
rbegin crbegin | returns a reverse iterator to the beginning (public member function) [edit]
rend crend | returns a reverse iterator to the end (public member function) [edit]
##### Capacity
empty | checks whether the container is empty (public member function) [edit]
size | returns the number of elements (public member function) [edit]
max_size | returns the maximum possible number of elements (public member function) [edit]
##### Modifiers
clear | clears the contents (public member function) [edit]
insert | inserts elements (public member function) [edit]
emplace (C++11) | constructs element in-place (public member function) [edit]
emplace_hint (C++11) | constructs elements in-place using a hint (public member function) [edit]
erase | erases elements (public member function) [edit]
swap | swaps the contents (public member function) [edit]
##### Lookup
count | returns the number of elements matching specific key (public member function) [edit]
find | finds element with specific key (public member function) [edit]
equal_range | returns range of elements matching a specific key (public member function) [edit]
lower_bound | returns an iterator to the first element not less than the given value (public member function) [edit]
upper_bound | returns an iterator to the first element greater than a certain value (public member function) [edit]
##### Observers
key_comp | returns the function that compares keys (public member function) [edit]
value_comp | returns the function that compares keys in objects of type value_type (public member function) [edit]

### [edit] Non-member functions

operator==operator!=operator<operator<=operator>operator>= | lexicographically compares the values in the set (function template) [edit]
std::swap(std::set) | specializes the std::swap algorithm (function template) [edit]

### [edit] Notes

The member types `iterator` and `const_iterator` may be aliases to the same type. Since `iterator` is convertible to `const_iterator`, `const_iterator` should be used in function parameter lists to avoid violations of the One Definition Rule.

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