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<Title>vector&lt;T, Alloc&gt;</Title>
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<H1>vector&lt;T, Alloc&gt;</H1>

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<TD Align=left VAlign=top><b>Category</b>: containers</TD>
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<h3>Description</h3>
A <tt>vector</tt> is a <A href="Sequence.html">Sequence</A> that
supports random access to elements, constant time insertion and
removal of elements at the end, and linear time insertion and removal
of elements at the beginning or in the middle.  The number of elements
in a <tt>vector</tt> may vary dynamically; memory management is
automatic.  <tt>Vector</tt> is the simplest of the STL container
classes, and in many cases the most efficient.
<h3>Example</h3>
<pre>
vector&lt;int&gt; V;
V.insert(V.begin(), 3);
assert(V.size() == 1 &amp;&amp; V.capacity() &gt;= 1 &amp;&amp; V[0] == 3);
</pre>
<h3>Definition</h3>
Defined in the standard header <A href="vector">vector</A>, and in the nonstandard
backward-compatibility header <A href="vector.h">vector.h</A>.
<h3>Template parameters</h3>
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Description
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<tt>T</tt>
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The vector's value type: the type of object that is stored
   in the vector.
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&nbsp;
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<tt>Alloc</tt>
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The <tt>vector</tt>'s allocator, used for all internal memory management.
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<tt><A href="Allocators.html">alloc</A></tt>
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<h3>Model of</h3>
<A href="RandomAccessContainer.html">Random Access Container</A>, 
<A href="BackInsertionSequence.html">Back Insertion Sequence</A>.
<h3>Type requirements</h3>
None, except for those imposed by the requirements of 
<A href="RandomAccessContainer.html">Random Access Container</A> 
and <A href="BackInsertionSequence.html">Back Insertion Sequence</A>.
<h3>Public base classes</h3>
None.  
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<tt>value_type</tt>
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The type of object, <tt>T</tt>, stored in the vector.
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<tt>pointer</tt>
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Pointer to <tt>T</tt>.
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<tt>reference</tt>
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Reference to <tt>T</tt>
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<tt>const_reference</tt>
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Const reference to <tt>T</tt>
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<tt>size_type</tt>
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An unsigned integral type.
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<tt>difference_type</tt>
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A signed integral type.
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<tt>iterator</tt>
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Iterator used to iterate through a <tt>vector</tt>.
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<tt>const_iterator</tt>
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Const iterator used to iterate through a <tt>vector</tt>.
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<tt>reverse_iterator</tt>
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Iterator used to iterate backwards through a <tt>vector</tt>.
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<tt>const_reverse_iterator</tt>
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Const iterator used to iterate backwards through a <tt>vector</tt>.
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<tt>iterator begin()</tt>
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Returns an <tt>iterator</tt> pointing to the beginning of the <tt>vector</tt>.
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<tt>iterator end()</tt>
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Returns an <tt>iterator</tt> pointing to the end of the <tt>vector</tt>.
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<tt>const_iterator begin() const</tt>
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Returns a <tt>const_iterator</tt> pointing to the beginning of the <tt>vector</tt>.
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<tt>const_iterator end() const</tt>
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Returns a <tt>const_iterator</tt> pointing to the end of the <tt>vector</tt>.
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<tt>reverse_iterator rbegin()</tt>
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<TD VAlign=top>
Returns a <tt>reverse_iterator</tt> pointing to the beginning of the
   reversed vector.
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</TR>
<TR>
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<tt>reverse_iterator rend()</tt>
</TD>
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 <A href="ReversibleContainer.html">Reversible Container</A>
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Returns a <tt>reverse_iterator</tt> pointing to the end of the
   reversed vector.
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<tt>const_reverse_iterator rbegin() const</tt>
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Returns a <tt>const_reverse_iterator</tt> pointing to the beginning of the
   reversed vector.
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<tt>const_reverse_iterator rend() const</tt>
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Returns a <tt>const_reverse_iterator</tt> pointing to the end of the
   reversed vector.
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<tt>size_type size() const</tt>
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Returns the size of the <tt>vector</tt>.
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<tt>size_type max_size() const</tt>
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Returns the largest possible size of the <tt>vector</tt>.
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<tt>size_type capacity() const</tt>
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<tt>vector</tt>
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See below.
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<tt>bool empty() const</tt>
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<tt>true</tt> if the <tt>vector</tt>'s size is <tt>0</tt>.
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<tt>reference operator[](size_type n)</tt>
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Returns the <tt>n</tt>'th element.
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<tt>const_reference operator[](size_type n) const</tt>
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Returns the <tt>n</tt>'th element.
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<tt>vector()</tt>
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Creates an empty vector.
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<tt>vector(size_type n)</tt>
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Creates a vector with <tt>n</tt> elements.
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<tt>vector(size_type n, const T&amp; t)</tt>
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Creates a vector with <tt>n</tt> copies of <tt>t</tt>.
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<tt>vector(const vector&amp;)</tt>
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The copy constructor.
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<pre>
template &lt;class <A href="InputIterator.html">InputIterator</A>&gt;
vector(InputIterator, InputIterator)
<A href="#1">[1]</A>
</pre>
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Creates a vector with a copy of a range.
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<tt>~vector()</tt>
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The destructor.
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<tt>vector&amp; operator=(const vector&amp;)</tt>
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 <A href="Container.html">Container</A>
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The assignment operator
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<tt>void reserve(size_t)</tt>
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<TD VAlign=top>
<tt>vector</tt>
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See below.
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<tt>reference front()</tt>
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Returns the first element.
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<tt>const_reference front() const</tt>
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Returns the first element.
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<tt>reference back()</tt>
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Returns the last element.
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<tt>const_reference back() const</tt>
</TD>
<TD VAlign=top>
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Returns the last element.
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<tt>void push_back(const T&amp;)</tt>
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Inserts a new element at the end.
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<tt>void pop_back()</tt>
</TD>
<TD VAlign=top>
 <A href="BackInsertionSequence.html">Back Insertion Sequence</A>
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<TD VAlign=top>
Removes the last element.
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<tt>void swap(vector&amp;)</tt>
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<TD VAlign=top>
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Swaps the contents of two vectors.
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<pre>
iterator insert(iterator pos,
                const T&amp; x)
</pre>
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Inserts <tt>x</tt> before <tt>pos</tt>.
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<pre>
template &lt;class <A href="InputIterator.html">InputIterator</A>&gt;
void insert(iterator pos,
            InputIterator f, InputIterator l)
<A href="#1">[1]</A>
</pre>
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Inserts the range <tt>[first, last)</tt> before <tt>pos</tt>.
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<pre>
void insert(iterator pos, 
            size_type n, const T&amp; x)
</pre>
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Inserts <tt>n</tt> copies of <tt>x</tt> before <tt>pos</tt>.
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<tt>iterator erase(iterator pos)</tt>
</TD>
<TD VAlign=top>
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Erases the element at position <tt>pos</tt>.
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<tt>iterator erase(iterator first, iterator last)</tt>
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Erases the range <tt>[first, last)</tt>
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<tt>void clear()</tt>
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Erases all of the elements.
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<tt>void resize(n, t = T())</tt>
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Inserts or erases elements at the end such that the size becomes <tt>n</tt>.
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bool operator==(const vector&amp;, 
                const vector&amp;)
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Tests two vectors for equality.  This is a global function, not
   a member function.
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bool operator&lt;(const vector&amp;, 
               const vector&amp;)
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Lexicographical comparison.  This is a global function, not
   a member function.
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<h3>New members</h3>
These members are not defined in the 
<A href="RandomAccessContainer.html">Random Access Container</A> 
and <A href="BackInsertionSequence.html">Back Insertion Sequence</A>
requirements, but are specific to <tt>vector</tt>.
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Description
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<tt>size_type capacity() const</tt>
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Number of elements for which memory has been allocated.
   <tt>capacity()</tt> is always greater than or equal to <tt>size()</tt>.
   <A href="#2">[2]</A> <A href="#3">[3]</A>
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<tt>void reserve(size_type n)</tt>
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If <tt>n</tt> is less than or equal to <tt>capacity()</tt>, this call has no effect.
    Otherwise, it is a request for allocation of additional 
    memory.  If the request is successful, then <tt>capacity()</tt> is
    greater than or equal to <tt>n</tt>; otherwise, <tt>capacity()</tt> is unchanged.
    In either case, <tt>size()</tt> is unchanged.  
    <A href="#2">[2]</A> <A href="#4">[4]</A>
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<h3>Notes</h3>
<P><A name="1">[1]</A>
This member function relies on <i>member template</i> functions, which
at present (early 1998) are not supported by all compilers.  If your
compiler supports member templates, you can call this function with
any type of <A href="InputIterator.html">input iterator</A>.  If your
compiler does not yet support member templates, though, then the
arguments must be of type <tt>const value_type*</tt>.
<P><A name="2">[2]</A>
Memory will be reallocated automatically if more than <tt>capacity() -
size()</tt> elements are inserted into the vector.  Reallocation does
not change <tt>size()</tt>, nor does it change the values of any
elements of the vector.  It does, however, increase
<tt>capacity()</tt>, and it invalidates <A href="#5">[5]</A> any
iterators that point into the vector.
<P><A name="3">[3]</A>
When it is necessary to increase <tt>capacity()</tt>, <tt>vector</tt>
usually increases it by a factor of two.  It is crucial that the
amount of growth is proportional to the current <tt>capacity()</tt>,
rather than a fixed constant: in the former case inserting a series of
elements into a vector is a linear time operation, and in the latter
case it is quadratic.
<P><A name="4">[4]</A>
<tt>Reserve()</tt> causes a reallocation manually.  The main reason
for using <tt>reserve()</tt> is efficiency: if you know the capacity
to which your <tt>vector</tt> must eventually grow, then it is usually
more efficient to allocate that memory all at once rather than relying
on the automatic reallocation scheme.  The other reason for using
<tt>reserve()</tt> is so that you can control the invalidation of
iterators. <A href="#5">[5]</A>
<P><A name="5">[5]</A>
A vector's iterators are invalidated when its memory is reallocated.
Additionally, inserting or deleting an element in the middle of a
vector invalidates all iterators that point to elements following the
insertion or deletion point.  It follows that you can prevent a
vector's iterators from being invalidated if you use
<tt>reserve()</tt> to preallocate as much memory as the vector will
ever use, and if all insertions and deletions are at the vector's end.
<h3>See also</h3>
<A href="Deque.html">deque</A>, 
<A href="List.html">list</A>, 
<A href="Slist.html">slist</A>

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