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- <h4>
- <a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.h0"></a>
- <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.what_is_a_bimap_"></a></span><a class="link" href="one_minute_tutorial.html#boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.what_is_a_bimap_">What
- is a bimap?</a>
- </h4>
- <p>
- A Bimap is a data structure that represents bidirectional relations between
- elements of two collections. The container is designed to work as two opposed
- STL maps. A bimap between a collection <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">X</span></code>
- and a collection <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">Y</span></code> can be viewed
- as a map from <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">X</span></code> to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">Y</span></code> (this view will be called the <span class="emphasis"><em>left
- map view</em></span>) or as a map from <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">Y</span></code>
- to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">X</span></code> (known as the <span class="emphasis"><em>right
- map view</em></span>). Additionally, the bimap can also be viewed as a set of
- relations between <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">X</span></code> and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">Y</span></code> (named the <span class="emphasis"><em>collection of relations
- view</em></span>).
- </p>
- <p>
- The following code creates an empty bimap container:
- </p>
- <pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">bimap</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">Y</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="identifier">bm_type</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="identifier">bm_type</span> <span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">;</span>
- </pre>
- <p>
- Given this code, the following is the complete description of the resulting
- bimap. <a href="#ftn.boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.f0" class="footnote" name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.f0"><sup class="footnote">[1]</sup></a>
- </p>
- <div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
- <li class="listitem">
- <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">left</span></code> is signature-compatible with <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">map</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">Y</span><span class="special">></span></code>
- </li>
- <li class="listitem">
- <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">right</span></code> is signature-compatible with <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">map</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">Y</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">></span></code>
- </li>
- <li class="listitem">
- <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bm</span></code> is signature-compatible
- with <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">set</span><span class="special"><</span> <span class="identifier">relation</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">Y</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="special">></span></code>
- </li>
- </ul></div>
- <p>
- <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/bimap/simple.bimap.png" alt="simple.bimap"></span>
- </p>
- <p>
- You can see how a bimap container offers three views over the same collection
- of bidirectional relations.
- </p>
- <p>
- If we have any generic function that work with maps
- </p>
- <pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">MapType</span> <span class="special">></span>
- <span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">print_map</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">MapType</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">m</span><span class="special">)</span>
- <span class="special">{</span>
- <span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">MapType</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">const_iterator</span> <span class="identifier">const_iterator</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="keyword">for</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">const_iterator</span> <span class="identifier">iter</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">m</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">iend</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">m</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">();</span> <span class="identifier">iter</span> <span class="special">!=</span> <span class="identifier">iend</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="special">++</span><span class="identifier">iter</span> <span class="special">)</span>
- <span class="special">{</span>
- <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">iter</span><span class="special">-></span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="string">"-->"</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">iter</span><span class="special">-></span><span class="identifier">second</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="special">}</span>
- <span class="special">}</span>
- </pre>
- <p>
- We can use the <span class="emphasis"><em>left map view</em></span> and the <span class="emphasis"><em>right map
- view</em></span> with it
- </p>
- <pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">bimap</span><span class="special"><</span> <span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="special">></span> <span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="special">...</span>
- <span class="identifier">print_map</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">left</span> <span class="special">);</span>
- <span class="identifier">print_map</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">right</span> <span class="special">);</span>
- </pre>
- <p>
- And the output will be
- </p>
- <pre class="programlisting"><code class="literal">1 --> one</code>
- <code class="literal">2 --> two</code>
- ...
- <code class="literal">one --> 1</code>
- <code class="literal">two --> 2</code>
- ...
- </pre>
- <h4>
- <a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.h1"></a>
- <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.layout_of_the_relation_and_the_pairs_of_a_bimap"></a></span><a class="link" href="one_minute_tutorial.html#boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.layout_of_the_relation_and_the_pairs_of_a_bimap">Layout
- of the relation and the pairs of a bimap</a>
- </h4>
- <p>
- The <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">relation</span></code> class represents
- two related elements. The two values are named left and right to express the
- symmetry of this type. The bimap pair classes are signature-compatible with
- <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pairs</span></code>.
- </p>
- <p>
- <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/bimap/relation.and.pair.png" alt="relation.and.pair"></span>
- </p>
- <h4>
- <a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.h2"></a>
- <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.step_by_step"></a></span><a class="link" href="one_minute_tutorial.html#boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.step_by_step">Step
- by step</a>
- </h4>
- <p>
- A convenience header is available in the boost directory:
- </p>
- <pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">bimap</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">></span>
- </pre>
- <p>
- Lets define a bidirectional map between integers and strings:
- </p>
- <p>
- </p>
- <pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">bimap</span><span class="special"><</span> <span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="special">></span> <span class="identifier">bm_type</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="identifier">bm_type</span> <span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">;</span>
- </pre>
- <p>
- </p>
- <h4>
- <a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.h3"></a>
- <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.the_collection_of_relations_view"></a></span><a class="link" href="one_minute_tutorial.html#boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.the_collection_of_relations_view">The
- collection of relations view</a>
- </h4>
- <p>
- Remember that <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bm</span></code> alone can
- be used as a set of relations. We can insert elements or iterate over them
- using this view.
- </p>
- <p>
- </p>
- <pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">insert</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">bm_type</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">value_type</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"one"</span> <span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">);</span>
- <span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">insert</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">bm_type</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">value_type</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"two"</span> <span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">);</span>
- <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="string">"There are "</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">size</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="string">"relations"</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="keyword">for</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">bm_type</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">const_iterator</span> <span class="identifier">iter</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">iend</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">();</span>
- <span class="identifier">iter</span> <span class="special">!=</span> <span class="identifier">iend</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="special">++</span><span class="identifier">iter</span> <span class="special">)</span>
- <span class="special">{</span>
- <span class="comment">// iter->left : data : int</span>
- <span class="comment">// iter->right : data : std::string</span>
- <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">iter</span><span class="special">-></span><span class="identifier">left</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="string">" <--> "</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">iter</span><span class="special">-></span><span class="identifier">right</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="special">}</span>
- </pre>
- <p>
- </p>
- <h4>
- <a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.h4"></a>
- <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.the_left_map_view"></a></span><a class="link" href="one_minute_tutorial.html#boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.the_left_map_view">The
- left map view</a>
- </h4>
- <p>
- <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">left</span></code> works like a <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">map</span><span class="special"><</span>
- <span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span>
- <span class="special">></span></code>. We use it in the same way we will
- use a standard map.
- </p>
- <p>
- </p>
- <pre class="programlisting"><a class="co" name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.c0" href="one_minute_tutorial.html#boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.c1"><img src="../../../../../doc/src/images/callouts/1.png" alt="1" border="0"></a><span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">bm_type</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">left_map</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">const_iterator</span> <span class="identifier">left_const_iterator</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="keyword">for</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">left_const_iterator</span> <span class="identifier">left_iter</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">left</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">iend</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">left</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">();</span>
- <span class="identifier">left_iter</span> <span class="special">!=</span> <span class="identifier">iend</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="special">++</span><span class="identifier">left_iter</span> <span class="special">)</span>
- <span class="special">{</span>
- <span class="comment">// left_iter->first : key : int</span>
- <span class="comment">// left_iter->second : data : std::string</span>
- <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">left_iter</span><span class="special">-></span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="string">" --> "</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">left_iter</span><span class="special">-></span><span class="identifier">second</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="special">}</span>
- <a class="co" name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.c2" href="one_minute_tutorial.html#boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.c3"><img src="../../../../../doc/src/images/callouts/2.png" alt="2" border="0"></a><span class="identifier">bm_type</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">left_const_iterator</span> <span class="identifier">left_iter</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">left</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">find</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">);</span>
- <span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">left_iter</span><span class="special">-></span><span class="identifier">second</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="string">"two"</span> <span class="special">);</span>
- <a class="co" name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.c4" href="one_minute_tutorial.html#boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.c5"><img src="../../../../../doc/src/images/callouts/3.png" alt="3" border="0"></a><span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">left</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">insert</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">bm_type</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">left_value_type</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"three"</span> <span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">);</span>
- </pre>
- <p>
- </p>
- <div class="calloutlist"><table border="0" summary="Callout list">
- <tr>
- <td width="5%" valign="top" align="left"><p><a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.c1"></a><a href="#boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.c0"><img src="../../../../../doc/src/images/callouts/1.png" alt="1" border="0"></a> </p></td>
- <td valign="top" align="left"><p>
- The type of <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">left</span></code> is <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bm_type</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">left_map</span></code>
- and the type of <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">right</span></code> is <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bm_type</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">right_map</span></code>
- </p></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="5%" valign="top" align="left"><p><a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.c3"></a><a href="#boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.c2"><img src="../../../../../doc/src/images/callouts/2.png" alt="2" border="0"></a> </p></td>
- <td valign="top" align="left"><p>
- <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bm_type</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">left_</span></code>-type- can be used as a shortcut
- for the more verbose <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bm_type</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">left_map</span><span class="special">::</span></code>-type-
- </p></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="5%" valign="top" align="left"><p><a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.c5"></a><a href="#boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.c4"><img src="../../../../../doc/src/images/callouts/3.png" alt="3" border="0"></a> </p></td>
- <td valign="top" align="left"><p>
- This line produces the same effect of <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">insert</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">bm_type</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">value_type</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">3</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="string">"three"</span><span class="special">)</span>
- <span class="special">);</span></code>
- </p></td>
- </tr>
- </table></div>
- <h4>
- <a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.h5"></a>
- <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.the_right_map_view"></a></span><a class="link" href="one_minute_tutorial.html#boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.the_right_map_view">The
- right map view</a>
- </h4>
- <p>
- <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">right</span></code> works like a <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">map</span><span class="special"><</span>
- <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="special">></span></code>. It
- is important to note that the key is the first type and the data is the second
- one, exactly as with standard maps.
- </p>
- <p>
- </p>
- <pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">bm_type</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">right_const_iterator</span> <span class="identifier">right_iter</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">right</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">find</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"two"</span><span class="special">);</span>
- <span class="comment">// right_iter->first : key : std::string</span>
- <span class="comment">// right_iter->second : data : int</span>
- <span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">right_iter</span><span class="special">-></span><span class="identifier">second</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="number">2</span> <span class="special">);</span>
- <span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">right</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">at</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"one"</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="special">);</span>
- <span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">right</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">erase</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"two"</span><span class="special">);</span>
- <a class="co" name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.c6" href="one_minute_tutorial.html#boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.c7"><img src="../../../../../doc/src/images/callouts/1.png" alt="1" border="0"></a><span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">right</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">insert</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">bm_type</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">right_value_type</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="string">"four"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">4</span> <span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">);</span>
- </pre>
- <p>
- </p>
- <div class="calloutlist"><table border="0" summary="Callout list"><tr>
- <td width="5%" valign="top" align="left"><p><a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.c7"></a><a href="#boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.c6"><img src="../../../../../doc/src/images/callouts/1.png" alt="1" border="0"></a> </p></td>
- <td valign="top" align="left"><p>
- This line produces the same effect of <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">insert</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">bm_type</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">value_type</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">4</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="string">"four"</span><span class="special">)</span>
- <span class="special">);</span></code>
- </p></td>
- </tr></table></div>
- <h4>
- <a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.h6"></a>
- <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.differences_with_std__map"></a></span><a class="link" href="one_minute_tutorial.html#boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.differences_with_std__map">Differences
- with std::map</a>
- </h4>
- <p>
- The main difference between bimap views and their standard containers counterparts
- is that, because of the bidirectional nature of a bimap, the values stored
- in it can not be modified directly using iterators. For example, when a <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">map</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">Y</span><span class="special">></span></code> iterator
- is dereferenced the return type is <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">,</span>
- <span class="identifier">Y</span><span class="special">></span></code>,
- so the following code is valid: <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">m</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">()-></span><span class="identifier">second</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">new_value</span><span class="special">;</span></code>.
- However dereferencing a <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bimap</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">Y</span><span class="special">>::</span><span class="identifier">left_iterator</span></code>
- returns a type that is <span class="emphasis"><em>signature-compatible</em></span> with a <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">Y</span><span class="special">></span></code>
- </p>
- <pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">left</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">find</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">)-></span><span class="identifier">second</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="string">"1"</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Compilation error</span>
- </pre>
- <p>
- If you insert <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="string">"one"</span><span class="special">)</span></code> and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="string">"1"</span><span class="special">)</span></code> in a <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">map</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span><span class="special">></span></code> the second insertion will have no effect.
- In a <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bimap</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">Y</span><span class="special">></span></code> both keys have to remain unique. The insertion
- may fail in other situations too. Lets see an example
- </p>
- <pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">clear</span><span class="special">();</span>
- <span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">insert</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">bm_type</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">value_type</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"one"</span> <span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">);</span>
- <span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">insert</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">bm_type</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">value_type</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"1"</span> <span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// No effect!</span>
- <span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">insert</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">bm_type</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">value_type</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="number">2</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"one"</span> <span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// No effect!</span>
- <span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">bm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">size</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="special">);</span>
- </pre>
- <h4>
- <a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.h7"></a>
- <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.a_simple_example"></a></span><a class="link" href="one_minute_tutorial.html#boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.a_simple_example">A
- simple example</a>
- </h4>
- <p>
- Look how you can reuse code that is intend to be used with std::maps, like
- the print_map function in this example.
- </p>
- <p>
- <a href="../../../example/simple_bimap.cpp" target="_top">Go to source code</a>
- </p>
- <p>
- </p>
- <pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">string</span><span class="special">></span>
- <span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">iostream</span><span class="special">></span>
- <span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">bimap</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">></span>
- <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">MapType</span> <span class="special">></span>
- <span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">print_map</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">MapType</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">map</span><span class="special">,</span>
- <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">separator</span><span class="special">,</span>
- <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">ostream</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">os</span> <span class="special">)</span>
- <span class="special">{</span>
- <span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">MapType</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">const_iterator</span> <span class="identifier">const_iterator</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="keyword">for</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">const_iterator</span> <span class="identifier">i</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">map</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">iend</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">map</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">();</span> <span class="identifier">i</span> <span class="special">!=</span> <span class="identifier">iend</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="special">++</span><span class="identifier">i</span> <span class="special">)</span>
- <span class="special">{</span>
- <span class="identifier">os</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">separator</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">-></span><span class="identifier">second</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="special">}</span>
- <span class="special">}</span>
- <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">main</span><span class="special">()</span>
- <span class="special">{</span>
- <span class="comment">// Soccer World cup</span>
- <span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">bimap</span><span class="special"><</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="special">></span> <span class="identifier">results_bimap</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">results_bimap</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">value_type</span> <span class="identifier">position</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="identifier">results_bimap</span> <span class="identifier">results</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="identifier">results</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">insert</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">position</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"Argentina"</span> <span class="special">,</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">);</span>
- <span class="identifier">results</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">insert</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">position</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"Spain"</span> <span class="special">,</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">);</span>
- <span class="identifier">results</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">insert</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">position</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"Germany"</span> <span class="special">,</span><span class="number">3</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">);</span>
- <span class="identifier">results</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">insert</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">position</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"France"</span> <span class="special">,</span><span class="number">4</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">);</span>
- <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="string">"The number of countries is "</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">results</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">size</span><span class="special">()</span>
- <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="string">"The winner is "</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">results</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">right</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">at</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">)</span>
- <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span>
- <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="string">"Countries names ordered by their final position:"</span>
- <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="comment">// results.right works like a std::map< int, std::string ></span>
- <span class="identifier">print_map</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">results</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">right</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">") "</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">);</span>
- <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span>
- <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="string">"Countries names ordered alphabetically along with"</span>
- <span class="string">"their final position:"</span>
- <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="comment">// results.left works like a std::map< std::string, int ></span>
- <span class="identifier">print_map</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">results</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">left</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">" ends in position "</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">);</span>
- <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="special">}</span>
- </pre>
- <p>
- </p>
- <p>
- The output of this program will be the following:
- </p>
- <pre class="programlisting"><code class="literal">The number of countries is 4</code>
- <code class="literal">The winner is Argentina</code>
- <code class="literal">Countries names ordered by their final position:</code>
- <code class="literal">1) Argentina</code>
- <code class="literal">2) Spain</code>
- <code class="literal">3) Germany</code>
- <code class="literal">4) France</code>
- <code class="literal">Countries names ordered alphabetically along with their final position:</code>
- <code class="literal">Argentina ends in position 1</code>
- <code class="literal">France ends in position 4</code>
- <code class="literal">Germany ends in position 3</code>
- <code class="literal">Spain ends in position 2</code>
- </pre>
- <h4>
- <a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.h8"></a>
- <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.continuing_the_journey"></a></span><a class="link" href="one_minute_tutorial.html#boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.continuing_the_journey">Continuing
- the journey</a>
- </h4>
- <p>
- For information on function signatures, see any standard library documentation
- or read the <a class="link" href="reference.html" title="Reference">reference</a> section
- of this documentation.
- </p>
- <div class="caution"><table border="0" summary="Caution">
- <tr>
- <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Caution]" src="../../../../../doc/src/images/caution.png"></td>
- <th align="left">Caution</th>
- </tr>
- <tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
- Be aware that a bidirectional map is only signature-compatible with standard
- containers. Some functions may give different results, such as in the case
- of inserting a pair into the left map where the second value conflicts with
- a stored relation in the container. The functions may be slower in a bimap
- because of the duplicated constraints. It is strongly recommended that you
- read <a class="link" href="the_tutorial.html" title="The tutorial">The full tutorial</a> if
- you intend to use a bimap in a serious project.
- </p></td></tr>
- </table></div>
- <div class="footnotes">
- <br><hr style="width:100; text-align:left;margin-left: 0">
- <div id="ftn.boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.f0" class="footnote"><p><a href="#boost_bimap.one_minute_tutorial.f0" class="para"><sup class="para">[1] </sup></a>
- A type is <span class="emphasis"><em>signature-compatible</em></span> with other type if it
- has the same signature for functions and metadata. Preconditions, postconditions
- and the order of operations need not be the same.
- </p></div>
- </div>
- </div>
- <table xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" width="100%"><tr>
- <td align="left"></td>
- <td align="right"><div class="copyright-footer">Copyright © 2006-2012 Matias Capeletto<p>
- Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at <a href="http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt" target="_top">http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt</a>)
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