std::map::find

 

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Member functions

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Element access

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Iterators

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Lookup

map::count

map::find

map::equal_range

map::lower_bound

map::upper_bound

Observers

map::key_comp

map::value_comp

 

iterator find( const Key& key );	(1)
const_iterator find( const Key& key ) const;	(2)
template< class K > iterator find( const K& x );	(3)	(since C++14)
template< class K > const_iterator find( const K& x ) const;	(4)	(since C++14)

1,2) Finds an element with key equivalent to key.

3,4) Finds an element with key that compares equivalent to the value x. These templates only participate in overload resolution if the type Compare::is_transparent exists. They allow 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

Iterator to an element with key equivalent to key. If no such element is found, past-the-end (see end()) iterator is returned.

Complexity

Logarithmic in the size of the container.

Example

Run this code

#include <iostream>
#include <map>
 
int main()
{  
    std::map<int,char> example = {{1,'a'},{2,'b'}};
 
    auto search = example.find(2);
    if(search != example.end()) {
        std::cout << "Found " << search->first << " " << search->second << '\n';
    }
    else {
        std::cout << "Not found\n";
    }
}

Output:

Found 2 b

See also

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

Example

Demonstrates the risk of accessing non-existing elements via operator [].

Run this code

#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
 
int main()
{
    std::map<std::string,int> my_map;
    my_map["x"] =  11;
    my_map["y"] = 23;
 
    auto it = my_map.find("x");
    if (it != my_map.end()) std::cout << "x: " << it->second << "\n";
 
    it = my_map.find("z");
    if (it != my_map.end()) std::cout << "z1: " << it->second << "\n";
 
    // Accessing a non-existing element creates it
    if (my_map["z"] == 42) std::cout << "Oha!\n";
 
    it = my_map.find("z");
    if (it != my_map.end()) std::cout << "z2: " << it->second << "\n";
}

Output:

x: 11
z2: 0