vector Class Template Reference
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A standard container which offers fixed time access to individual elements in any order. More...

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Detailed Description

template<typename _Tp, typename _Alloc = std::allocator<_Tp>>
class std::vector< _Tp, _Alloc >

Meets the requirements of a container, a reversible container, and a sequence, including the optional sequence requirements with the exception of push_front and pop_front.

In some terminology a vector can be described as a dynamic C-style array, it offers fast and efficient access to individual elements in any order and saves the user from worrying about memory and size allocation. Subscripting ( [] ) access is also provided as with C-style arrays.

Definition at line 158 of file stl_vector.h.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

vector ( const allocator_type &  __a = allocator_type()  )  [inline, explicit]

Default constructor creates no elements.

Definition at line 202 of file stl_vector.h.

vector ( size_type  __n,
const value_type &  __value = value_type(),
const allocator_type &  __a = allocator_type() 
) [inline, explicit]

Create a vector with copies of an exemplar element.

Parameters:
n The number of elements to initially create.
value An element to copy.
This constructor fills the vector with n copies of value.

Definition at line 214 of file stl_vector.h.

vector ( const vector< _Tp, _Alloc > &  __x  )  [inline]

Vector copy constructor.

Parameters:
x A vector of identical element and allocator types.
The newly-created vector uses a copy of the allocation object used by x. All the elements of x are copied, but any extra memory in x (for fast expansion) will not be copied.

Definition at line 232 of file stl_vector.h.

vector ( _InputIterator  __first,
_InputIterator  __last,
const allocator_type &  __a = allocator_type() 
) [inline]

Builds a vector from a range.

Parameters:
first An input iterator.
last An input iterator.
Create a vector consisting of copies of the elements from [first,last).

If the iterators are forward, bidirectional, or random-access, then this will call the elements' copy constructor N times (where N is distance(first,last)) and do no memory reallocation. But if only input iterators are used, then this will do at most 2N calls to the copy constructor, and logN memory reallocations.

Definition at line 256 of file stl_vector.h.

~vector (  )  [inline]

The dtor only erases the elements, and note that if the elements themselves are pointers, the pointed-to memory is not touched in any way. Managing the pointer is the user's responsibilty.

Definition at line 271 of file stl_vector.h.


Member Function Documentation

void assign ( _InputIterator  __first,
_InputIterator  __last 
) [inline]

Assigns a range to a vector.

Parameters:
first An input iterator.
last An input iterator.
This function fills a vector with copies of the elements in the range [first,last).

Note that the assignment completely changes the vector and that the resulting vector's size is the same as the number of elements assigned. Old data may be lost.

Definition at line 315 of file stl_vector.h.

void assign ( size_type  __n,
const value_type &  __val 
) [inline]

Assigns a given value to a vector.

Parameters:
n Number of elements to be assigned.
val Value to be assigned.
This function fills a vector with n copies of the given value. Note that the assignment completely changes the vector and that the resulting vector's size is the same as the number of elements assigned. Old data may be lost.

Definition at line 298 of file stl_vector.h.

const_reference at ( size_type  __n  )  const [inline]

Provides access to the data contained in the vector.

Parameters:
n The index of the element for which data should be accessed.
Returns:
Read-only (constant) reference to data.
Exceptions:
std::out_of_range If n is an invalid index.
This function provides for safer data access. The parameter is first checked that it is in the range of the vector. The function throws out_of_range if the check fails.

Definition at line 537 of file stl_vector.h.

reference at ( size_type  __n  )  [inline]

Provides access to the data contained in the vector.

Parameters:
n The index of the element for which data should be accessed.
Returns:
Read/write reference to data.
Exceptions:
std::out_of_range If n is an invalid index.
This function provides for safer data access. The parameter is first checked that it is in the range of the vector. The function throws out_of_range if the check fails.

Definition at line 519 of file stl_vector.h.

const_reference back (  )  const [inline]

Returns a read-only (constant) reference to the data at the last element of the vector.

Definition at line 572 of file stl_vector.h.

reference back (  )  [inline]

Returns a read/write reference to the data at the last element of the vector.

Definition at line 564 of file stl_vector.h.

const_iterator begin (  )  const [inline]

Returns a read-only (constant) iterator that points to the first element in the vector. Iteration is done in ordinary element order.

Definition at line 341 of file stl_vector.h.

iterator begin (  )  [inline]

Returns a read/write iterator that points to the first element in the vector. Iteration is done in ordinary element order.

Definition at line 332 of file stl_vector.h.

Referenced by vector::insert(), vector::operator=(), std::operator==(), and vector< _Node *, _Nodeptr_Alloc >::vector().

size_type capacity (  )  const [inline]

Returns the total number of elements that the vector can hold before needing to allocate more memory.

Definition at line 434 of file stl_vector.h.

Referenced by vector::operator=(), and vector::reserve().

void clear (  )  [inline]

Erases all the elements. Note that this function only erases the elements, and that if the elements themselves are pointers, the pointed-to memory is not touched in any way. Managing the pointer is the user's responsibilty.

Definition at line 748 of file stl_vector.h.

pointer data (  )  [inline]

Returns a pointer such that [data(), data() + size()) is a valid range. For a non-empty vector, data() == &front().

Definition at line 583 of file stl_vector.h.

bool empty (  )  const [inline]

Returns true if the vector is empty. (Thus begin() would equal end().)

Definition at line 443 of file stl_vector.h.

const_iterator end (  )  const [inline]

Returns a read-only (constant) iterator that points one past the last element in the vector. Iteration is done in ordinary element order.

Definition at line 359 of file stl_vector.h.

iterator end (  )  [inline]

Returns a read/write iterator that points one past the last element in the vector. Iteration is done in ordinary element order.

Definition at line 350 of file stl_vector.h.

Referenced by vector::erase(), vector::insert(), vector::operator=(), std::operator==(), and vector< _Node *, _Nodeptr_Alloc >::vector().

vector< _Tp, _Alloc >::iterator erase ( iterator  __first,
iterator  __last 
) [inline]

Remove a range of elements.

Parameters:
first Iterator pointing to the first element to be erased.
last Iterator pointing to one past the last element to be erased.
Returns:
An iterator pointing to the element pointed to by last prior to erasing (or end()).
This function will erase the elements in the range [first,last) and shorten the vector accordingly.

Note This operation could be expensive and if it is frequently used the user should consider using std::list. The user is also cautioned that this function only erases the elements, and that if the elements themselves are pointers, the pointed-to memory is not touched in any way. Managing the pointer is the user's responsibilty.

Definition at line 122 of file vector.tcc.

References std::copy(), and vector::end().

vector< _Tp, _Alloc >::iterator erase ( iterator  __position  )  [inline]

Remove element at given position.

Parameters:
position Iterator pointing to element to be erased.
Returns:
An iterator pointing to the next element (or end()).
This function will erase the element at the given position and thus shorten the vector by one.

Note This operation could be expensive and if it is frequently used the user should consider using std::list. The user is also cautioned that this function only erases the element, and that if the element is itself a pointer, the pointed-to memory is not touched in any way. Managing the pointer is the user's responsibilty.

Definition at line 110 of file vector.tcc.

References std::copy(), and vector::end().

const_reference front (  )  const [inline]

Returns a read-only (constant) reference to the data at the first element of the vector.

Definition at line 556 of file stl_vector.h.

reference front (  )  [inline]

Returns a read/write reference to the data at the first element of the vector.

Definition at line 548 of file stl_vector.h.

void insert ( iterator  __position,
_InputIterator  __first,
_InputIterator  __last 
) [inline]

Inserts a range into the vector.

Parameters:
position An iterator into the vector.
first An input iterator.
last An input iterator.
This function will insert copies of the data in the range [first,last) into the vector before the location specified by pos.

Note that this kind of operation could be expensive for a vector and if it is frequently used the user should consider using std::list.

Definition at line 676 of file stl_vector.h.

void insert ( iterator  __position,
size_type  __n,
const value_type &  __x 
) [inline]

Inserts a number of copies of given data into the vector.

Parameters:
position An iterator into the vector.
n Number of elements to be inserted.
x Data to be inserted.
This function will insert a specified number of copies of the given data before the location specified by position.

Note that this kind of operation could be expensive for a vector and if it is frequently used the user should consider using std::list.

Definition at line 657 of file stl_vector.h.

vector< _Tp, _Alloc >::iterator insert ( iterator  __position,
const value_type &  __x 
) [inline]

Inserts given value into vector before specified iterator.

Parameters:
position An iterator into the vector.
x Data to be inserted.
Returns:
An iterator that points to the inserted data.
This function will insert a copy of the given value before the specified location. Note that this kind of operation could be expensive for a vector and if it is frequently used the user should consider using std::list.

Definition at line 93 of file vector.tcc.

References vector::begin(), and vector::end().

size_type max_size (  )  const [inline]

Returns the size() of the largest possible vector.

Definition at line 406 of file stl_vector.h.

Referenced by vector::reserve().

vector< _Tp, _Alloc > & operator= ( const vector< _Tp, _Alloc > &  __x  )  [inline]

Vector assignment operator.

Parameters:
x A vector of identical element and allocator types.
All the elements of x are copied, but any extra memory in x (for fast expansion) will not be copied. Unlike the copy constructor, the allocator object is not copied.

Definition at line 133 of file vector.tcc.

References vector::begin(), vector::capacity(), std::copy(), vector::end(), and vector::size().

const_reference operator[] ( size_type  __n  )  const [inline]

Subscript access to the data contained in the vector.

Parameters:
n The index of the element for which data should be accessed.
Returns:
Read-only (constant) reference to data.
This operator allows for easy, array-style, data access. Note that data access with this operator is unchecked and out_of_range lookups are not defined. (For checked lookups see at().)

Definition at line 494 of file stl_vector.h.

reference operator[] ( size_type  __n  )  [inline]

Subscript access to the data contained in the vector.

Parameters:
n The index of the element for which data should be accessed.
Returns:
Read/write reference to data.
This operator allows for easy, array-style, data access. Note that data access with this operator is unchecked and out_of_range lookups are not defined. (For checked lookups see at().)

Definition at line 479 of file stl_vector.h.

void pop_back (  )  [inline]

Removes last element.

This is a typical stack operation. It shrinks the vector by one.

Note that no data is returned, and if the last element's data is needed, it should be retrieved before pop_back() is called.

Definition at line 623 of file stl_vector.h.

void push_back ( const value_type &  __x  )  [inline]

Add data to the end of the vector.

Parameters:
x Data to be added.
This is a typical stack operation. The function creates an element at the end of the vector and assigns the given data to it. Due to the nature of a vector this operation can be done in constant time if the vector has preallocated space available.

Definition at line 602 of file stl_vector.h.

const_reverse_iterator rbegin (  )  const [inline]

Returns a read-only (constant) reverse iterator that points to the last element in the vector. Iteration is done in reverse element order.

Definition at line 377 of file stl_vector.h.

reverse_iterator rbegin (  )  [inline]

Returns a read/write reverse iterator that points to the last element in the vector. Iteration is done in reverse element order.

Definition at line 368 of file stl_vector.h.

const_reverse_iterator rend (  )  const [inline]

Returns a read-only (constant) reverse iterator that points to one before the first element in the vector. Iteration is done in reverse element order.

Definition at line 395 of file stl_vector.h.

reverse_iterator rend (  )  [inline]

Returns a read/write reverse iterator that points to one before the first element in the vector. Iteration is done in reverse element order.

Definition at line 386 of file stl_vector.h.

void reserve ( size_type  __n  )  [inline]

Attempt to preallocate enough memory for specified number of elements.

Parameters:
n Number of elements required.
Exceptions:
std::length_error If n exceeds max_size().
This function attempts to reserve enough memory for the vector to hold the specified number of elements. If the number requested is more than max_size(), length_error is thrown.

The advantage of this function is that if optimal code is a necessity and the user can determine the number of elements that will be required, the user can reserve the memory in advance, and thus prevent a possible reallocation of memory and copying of vector data.

Definition at line 69 of file vector.tcc.

References vector::capacity(), vector::max_size(), and vector::size().

void resize ( size_type  __new_size,
value_type  __x = value_type() 
) [inline]

Resizes the vector to the specified number of elements.

Parameters:
new_size Number of elements the vector should contain.
x Data with which new elements should be populated.
This function will resize the vector to the specified number of elements. If the number is smaller than the vector's current size the vector is truncated, otherwise the vector is extended and new elements are populated with given data.

Definition at line 421 of file stl_vector.h.

size_type size (  )  const [inline]

Returns the number of elements in the vector.

Definition at line 401 of file stl_vector.h.

Referenced by vector::operator=(), std::operator==(), and vector::reserve().

void swap ( vector< _Tp, _Alloc > &  __x  )  [inline]

Swaps data with another vector.

Parameters:
x A vector of the same element and allocator types.
This exchanges the elements between two vectors in constant time. (Three pointers, so it should be quite fast.) Note that the global std::swap() function is specialized such that std::swap(v1,v2) will feed to this function.

Definition at line 733 of file stl_vector.h.

Referenced by std::swap().


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