C++ STL hash_map::begin() iterator program example

Compiler: Visual C++ Express Edition 2005

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To do: Using the C++ hash_map::begin() which return an iterator addressing the first element in the hash_map in C++ programming

To show: How to use the C++ hash_map:: begin() iterator which return an iterator addressing the first element in the hash_map in C++ programming

// C++ STL hash_map::begin() iterator

#include <hash_map>

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

using namespace stdext;

int main(void)

{

// container and iterators

hash_map <int, int> hm1;

hash_map <int, int> :: iterator hm1_Iter;

hash_map <int, int> :: const_iterator hm1_cIter;

typedef pair <int, int> Int_Pair;

// pushing/inserting data

hm1.insert(Int_Pair(3, 7));

hm1.insert(Int_Pair(9, 5));

hm1.insert(Int_Pair(2, 4));

hm1_cIter = hm1.begin();

// print the elements

cout<<"The first element of hm1 hash map is "<<hm1_cIter->first<<endl;

hm1_Iter = hm1.begin();

hm1.erase(hm1_Iter);

// the following 2 lines would err because the iterator is const

// hm1_cIter = hm1.begin();

// hm1.erase(hm1_cIter);

hm1_cIter = hm1.begin();

cout<<"After erase() operation, the first element of hm1 hash map is now "<<hm1_cIter->first<<endl;

return 0;

}

Output examples:

The first element of hm1 hash map is 9

After erase() operation, the first element of hm1 hash map is now 2

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