std::flat_multimap<Key,T,Compare,KeyContainer,MappedContainer>:: find

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iterator find ( const Key & key ) ;
(1) (since C++23)
const_iterator find ( const Key & key ) const ;
(2) (since C++23)
template < class K >
iterator find ( const K & x ) ;
(3) (since C++23)
template < class K >
const_iterator find ( const K & x ) const ;
(4) (since C++23)
1,2) Finds an element with key equivalent to key . If there are several elements with the requested key in the container, any of them may be returned.
3,4) Finds an element with key that compares equivalent to the value x . This overload participates in overload resolution only if the qualified-id Compare :: is_transparent is valid and denotes a type. It allows calling this function without constructing an instance of Key .

Parameters

key - key value of the element to search for
x - a value of any type that can be transparently compared with a key

Return value

An iterator to the requested element. If no such element is found, past-the-end (see end() ) iterator is returned.

Complexity

Logarithmic in the size of the container.

Example

#include <iostream>
#include <flat_map>
 
struct LightKey
{
    int x;
};
 
struct FatKey
{
    int x;
    int data[1000]; // a heavy blob
};
 
// As detailed above, the container must use std::less<> (or other transparent
// Comparator) to access these overloads. This includes standard overloads,
// such as comparison between std::string and std::string_view.
bool operator<(const FatKey& fk, const LightKey& lk) { return fk.x < lk.x; }
bool operator<(const LightKey& lk, const FatKey& fk) { return lk.x < fk.x; }
bool operator<(const FatKey& fk1, const FatKey& fk2) { return fk1.x < fk2.x; }
 
int main()
{
    // Simple comparison demo.
    std::flat_multimap<int, char> example{{1, 'a'}, {2, 'b'}};
 
    if (auto search = example.find(2); search != example.end())
        std::cout << "Found " << search->first << ' ' << search->second << '\n';
    else
        std::cout << "Not found\n";
 
    // Transparent comparison demo.
    std::flat_multimap<FatKey, char, std::less<>> example2{{{1, {}}, 'a'}, {{2, {}}, 'b'}};
 
    LightKey lk = {2};
    if (auto search = example2.find(lk); search != example2.end())
        std::cout << "Found " << search->first.x << ' ' << search->second << '\n';
    else
        std::cout << "Not found\n";
 
    // Obtaining const iterators.
    // Compiler decides whether to return iterator of (non) const type by way of
    // accessing map; to prevent intentional modification, one of the simplest
    // options is to access the map via a constant reference.
    const auto& example2ref = example2;
    if (auto search = example2ref.find(lk); search != example2.end())
    {
        std::cout << "Found " << search->first.x << ' ' << search->second << '\n';
    //  search->second = 'c'; // error: assignment of member
                              // 'std::pair<const FatKey, char>::second'
                              // in read-only object
    }
}

Output:

Found 2 b
Found 2 b
Found 2 b

See also

returns the number of elements matching specific key
(public member function)
returns range of elements matching a specific key
(public member function)