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Header "boost/multi_index/random_access_index_fwd.hpp" synopsis

namespace boost{

namespace multi_index{

// random_access index specifier

template<typename TagList=tag<> > struct random_access;

// indices

namespace detail{

template<implementation defined> class index class name implementation defined;

} // namespace boost::multi_index::detail

} // namespace boost::multi_index 

} // namespace boost

random_access_index_fwd.hpp provides forward declarations for the random_access index specifier and its associated random access index class.

Header "boost/multi_index/random_access_index.hpp" synopsis

namespace boost{

namespace multi_index{

// random_access index specifier

template<typename TagList=tag<> > struct random_access;

// indices

namespace detail{

template<implementation defined> class index class name implementation defined;

// index comparison:

// OP is any of ==,<,!=,>,>=,<=

template<arg set 1,arg set 2>
bool operator OP(
  const index class name<arg set 1>& x,const index class name<arg set 2>& y);

// index specialized algorithms:

template<implementation defined>
void swap(index class name& x,index class name& y);

} // namespace boost::multi_index::detail

} // namespace boost::multi_index 

} // namespace boost

random_access index specifier

This index specifier allows for insertion of a random access index.

template<typename TagList=tag<> > struct random_access;

If provided, TagList must be an instantiation of tag.

Random access indices

Random access indices are free-order sequences with constant time positional access and random access iterators. Elements in a random access index are by default sorted according to their order of insertion: this means that new elements inserted through a different index of the multi_index_container are appended to the end of the random access index; additionally, facilities are provided for further rearrangement of the elements. The public interface of random access indices includes that of sequenced indices, with differences in the complexity of the operations, plus extra operations for positional access (operator[] and at()) and for capacity handling. Validity of iterators and references to elements is preserved in all operations, regardless of the capacity status.

As is the case with sequenced indices, random access indices have the following limitations with respect to STL sequence containers:

Having these restrictions into account, random access indices are models of Random Access Container and Back Insertion Sequence. Although these indices do not model Front Insertion Sequence, because front insertion and deletion take linear time, front operations are nonetheless provided to match the interface of sequenced indices. We only describe those types and operations that are either not present in the concepts modeled or do not exactly conform to the requirements for these types of containers.

namespace boost{

namespace multi_index{

namespace detail{

template<implementation defined: dependent on types Value, Allocator, TagList>
class name is implementation defined
{ 
public:
  // types:

  typedef typename node_type::value_type             value_type;
  typedef tuples::null_type                          ctor_args;
  typedef TagList                                    tag_list;
  typedef Allocator                                  allocator_type;
  typedef typename allocator_type::reference         reference;
  typedef typename allocator_type::const_reference   const_reference;
  typedef implementation defined                     iterator;
  typedef implementation defined                     const_iterator;
  typedef std::size_t                                size_type;      
  typedef std::ptrdiff_t                             difference_type;
  typedef typename allocator_type::pointer           pointer;
  typedef typename allocator_type::const_pointer     const_pointer;
  typedef equivalent to
    std::reverse_iterator<iterator>                  reverse_iterator;
  typedef equivalent to
    std::reverse_iterator<const_iterator>            const_reverse_iterator;

  // construct/copy/destroy:

  index class name& operator=(const index class name& x);

  template <class InputIterator>
  void assign(InputIterator first,InputIterator last);
  void assign(size_type n,const value_type& value);
    
  allocator_type get_allocator()const;

  // iterators:

  iterator               begin();
  const_iterator         begin()const;
  iterator               end();
  const_iterator         end()const;
  reverse_iterator       rbegin();
  const_reverse_iterator rbegin()const;
  reverse_iterator       rend();
  const_reverse_iterator rend()const;
  const_iterator         cbegin()const;
  const_iterator         cend()const;
  const_reverse_iterator crbegin()const;
  const_reverse_iterator crend()const;

  iterator       iterator_to(const value_type& x);
  const_iterator iterator_to(const value_type& x)const;

  // capacity:

  bool      empty()const;
  size_type size()const;
  size_type max_size()const;
  size_type capacity()const;
  void      reserve(size_type m);

  void resize(size_type n,const value_type& x=value_type());

  // access:

  const_reference operator[](size_type n)const;
  const_reference at(size_type n)const;
  const_reference front()const;
  const_reference back()const;

  // modifiers:

  std::pair<iterator,bool> push_front(const value_type& x);
  void                     pop_front();
  std::pair<iterator,bool> push_back(const value_type& x);
  void                     pop_back();

  std::pair<iterator,bool> insert(iterator position,const value_type& x);
  void insert(iterator position,size_type m,const value_type& x);
  template<typename InputIterator>
  void insert(iterator position,InputIterator first,InputIterator last);

  iterator erase(iterator position);
  iterator erase(iterator first,iterator last);

  bool replace(iterator position,const value_type& x);
  template<typename Modifier> bool modify(iterator position,Modifier mod);
  template<typename Modifier,typename Rollback>
  bool modify(iterator position,Modifier mod,Rollback back);

  void swap(index class name& x);

  void clear();

  // list operations:

  void splice(iterator position,index class name& x);
  void splice(iterator position,index class name& x,iterator i);
  void splice(
    iterator position,index class name& x,iterator first,iterator last);

  void remove(const value_type& value);
  template<typename Predicate> void remove_if(Predicate pred);

  void unique();
  template <class BinaryPredicate>
  void unique(BinaryPredicate binary_pred);

  void merge(index class name& x);
  template <typename Compare> void merge(index class name& x,Compare comp);

  void sort();
  template <typename Compare> void sort(Compare comp);

  void reverse();

  // rearrange operations:

  void relocate(iterator position,iterator i); 
  void relocate(iterator position,iterator first,iterator last);
  template<typename InputIterator> void rearrange(InputIterator first);
}

// index comparison:

template<arg set 1,arg set 2>
bool operator==(
  const index class name<arg set 1>& x,
  const index class name<arg set 2>& y)
{
  return x.size()==y.size()&&std::equal(x.begin(),x.end(),y.begin());
}

template<arg set 1,arg set 2>
bool operator<(
  const index class name<arg set 1>& x,
  const index class name<arg set 2>& y)
{
  return std::lexicographical_compare(x.begin(),x.end(),y.begin(),y.end());
}

template<arg set 1,arg set 2>
bool operator!=(
  const index class name<arg set 1>& x,
  const index class name<arg set 2>& y)
{
  return !(x==y);
}

template<arg set 1,arg set 2>
bool operator>(
  const index class name<arg set 1>& x
  ,const index class name<arg set 2>& y)
{
  return y<x;
}

template<arg set 1,arg set 2>
bool operator>=(
  const index class name<arg set 1>& x,
  const index class name<arg set 2>& y)
{
  return !(x<y);
}

template<arg set 1,arg set 2>
bool operator<=(
  const index class name<arg set 1>& x,
  const index class name<arg set 2>& y)
{
  return !(x>y);
}

// index specialized algorithms:

template<implementation defined>
void swap(index class name& x,index class name& y);

} // namespace boost::multi_index::detail

} // namespace boost::multi_index 

} // namespace boost

Complexity signature

Here and in the descriptions of operations of random access indices, we adopt the scheme outlined in the complexity signature section. The complexity signature of random access indices is:

The following expressions are also used as a convenience for writing down some of the complexity formulas:

shl(a,b) = a+b if a is nonzero, 0 otherwise.
rel(a,b,c) = if a<b, c-a, else a-b,

(shl and rel stand for shift left and relocate, respectively.)

Instantiation types

Random access indices are instantiated internally to multi_index_container and specified by means of indexed_by with the random_access index specifier. Instantiations are dependent on the following types:

TagList must be an instantiation of tag.

Constructors, copy and assignment

As explained in the index concepts section, indices do not have public constructors or destructors. Assignment, on the other hand, is provided.

index class name& operator=(const index class name& x);
Effects:
a=b;
where a and b are the multi_index_container objects to which *this and x belong, respectively.
Returns: *this.
template <class InputIterator>
void assign(InputIterator first,InputIterator last);
Requires: InputIterator is a model of Input Iterator over elements of type value_type or a type convertible to value_type. first and last are not iterators into any index of the multi_index_container to which this index belongs. last is reachable from first.
Effects:
clear();
insert(end(),first,last);
void assign(size_type n,const value_type& value);
Effects:
clear();
for(size_type i=0;i<n;++n)push_back(v);

Iterators

iterator       iterator_to(const value_type& x);
const_iterator iterator_to(const value_type& x)const;
Requires: x is a reference to an element of the container.
Returns: An iterator to x.
Complexity: Constant.
Exception safety: nothrow.

Capacity operations

size_type capacity()const;
Returns: The total number of elements c such that, when size()<c, back insertions happen in constant time (the general case as described by i(n) is amortized constant time.)
Note: Validity of iterators and references to elements is preserved in all insertions, regardless of the capacity status.
void reserve(size_type m);
Effects: If the previous value of capacity() was greater than or equal to m, nothing is done; otherwise, the internal capacity is changed so that capacity()>=m.
Complexity: If the capacity is not changed, constant; otherwise O(n).
Exception safety: If the capacity is not changed, nothrow; otherwise, strong.
void resize(size_type n,const value_type& x=value_type());
Effects:
if(n>size())insert(end(),n-size(),x);
else if(n<size())erase(begin()+n,end());
Note: If an expansion is requested, the size of the index is not guaranteed to be n after this operation (other indices may ban insertions.)

Modifiers

std::pair<iterator,bool> push_front(const value_type& x);
Effects: Inserts x at the beginning of the sequence if no other index of the multi_index_container bans the insertion.
Returns: The return value is a pair p. p.second is true if and only if insertion took place. On successful insertion, p.first points to the element inserted; otherwise, p.first points to an element that caused the insertion to be banned. Note that more than one element can be causing insertion not to be allowed.
Complexity: O(n+I(n)).
Exception safety: Strong.
std::pair<iterator,bool> push_back(const value_type& x);
Effects: Inserts x at the end of the sequence if no other index of the multi_index_container bans the insertion.
Returns: The return value is a pair p. p.second is true if and only if insertion took place. On successful insertion, p.first points to the element inserted; otherwise, p.first points to an element that caused the insertion to be banned. Note that more than one element can be causing insertion not to be allowed.
Complexity: O(I(n)).
Exception safety: Strong.
std::pair<iterator,bool> insert(iterator position,const value_type& x);
Requires: position is a valid iterator of the index.
Effects: Inserts x before position if insertion is allowed by all other indices of the multi_index_container.
Returns: The return value is a pair p. p.second is true if and only if insertion took place. On successful insertion, p.first points to the element inserted; otherwise, p.first points to an element that caused the insertion to be banned. Note that more than one element can be causing insertion not to be allowed.
Complexity: O(shl(end()-position,1) + I(n)).
Exception safety: Strong.
void insert(iterator position,size_type m,const value_type& x);
Requires: position is a valid iterator of the index.
Effects:
for(size_type i=0;i<m;++i)insert(position,x);
Complexity: O(shl(end()-position,m) + m*I(n+m)).
template<typename InputIterator>
void insert(iterator position,InputIterator first,InputIterator last);
Requires: position is a valid iterator of the index. InputIterator is a model of Input Iterator over elements of type value_type or a type convertible to value_type. first and last are not iterators into any index of the multi_index_container to which this index belongs. last is reachable from first.
Effects:
while(first!=last)insert(position,*first++);
Complexity: O(shl(end()-position,m) + m*I(n+m)), where m is the number of elements in [first,last).
Exception safety: Basic.
iterator erase(iterator position);
Requires: position is a valid dereferenceable iterator of the index.
Effects: Deletes the element pointed to by position.
Returns: An iterator pointing to the element immediately following the one that was deleted, or end() if no such element exists.
Complexity: O(D(n)).
Exception safety: nothrow.
iterator erase(iterator first,iterator last);
Requires: [first,last) is a valid range of the index.
Effects: Deletes the elements in [first,last).
Returns: last.
Complexity: O(m*D(n)), where m is the number of elements in [first,last).
Exception safety: nothrow.
bool replace(iterator position,const value_type& x);
Requires: position is a valid dereferenceable iterator of the index.
Effects: Assigns the value x to the element pointed to by position into the multi_index_container to which the index belongs if replacing is allowed by all other indices of the multi_index_container.
Postconditions: Validity of position is preserved in all cases.
Returns: true if the replacement took place, false otherwise.
Complexity: O(R(n)).
Exception safety: Strong. If an exception is thrown by some user-provided operation the multi_index_container to which the index belongs remains in its original state.
template<typename Modifier> bool modify(iterator position,Modifier mod);
Requires: Modifier is a model of Unary Function accepting arguments of type value_type&. position is a valid dereferenceable iterator of the index.
Effects: Calls mod(e) where e is the element pointed to by position and rearranges *position into all the indices of the multi_index_container. Rearrangement on random access indices does not change the position of the element with respect to the index; rearrangement on other indices may or might not succeed. If the rearrangement fails, the element is erased.
Postconditions: Validity of position is preserved if the operation succeeds.
Returns: true if the operation succeeded, false otherwise.
Complexity: O(M(n)).
Exception safety: Basic. If an exception is thrown by some user-provided operation (except possibly mod), then the element pointed to by position is erased.
template<typename Modifier,typename Rollback>
bool modify(iterator position,Modifier mod,Rollback back);
Requires: Modifier and Rollback are models of Unary Function accepting arguments of type value_type&. position is a valid dereferenceable iterator of the index. The sequence of operations mod(e), back(e), where e is the element pointed to by position, restores all keys of the element to their original state.
Effects: Calls mod(e) where e is the element pointed to by position and tries to rearrange *position into all the indices of the multi_index_container. Rearrangement on random access indices does not change the position of the element with respect to the index; rearrangement on other indices may or might not succeed. If the rearrangement fails, back(e) is invoked and the element is kept at its original position in all indices.
Postconditions: Validity of position is preserved except if the element is erased under the conditions described below.
Returns: true if the operation succeeded, false otherwise.
Complexity: O(M(n)).
Exception safety: Strong, except if back throws an exception, in which case the modified element is erased. If back throws inside the handling code executing after some other user-provided operation has thrown, it is the exception generated by back that is rethrown.

List operations

Random access indices replicate the interface of sequenced indices, which in turn includes the list operations provided by std::list. The syntax and behavior of these operations exactly matches those of sequenced indices, but the associated complexity bounds differ in general.

void splice(iterator position,index class name& x);
Requires: position is a valid iterator of the index. &x!=this.
Effects: Inserts the contents of x before position, in the same order as they were in x. Those elements succesfully inserted are erased from x.
Complexity: O(shl(end()-position,x.size()) + x.size()*I(n+x.size()) + x.size()*D(x.size())).
Exception safety: Basic.
void splice(iterator position,index class name& x,iterator i);
Requires: position is a valid iterator of the index. i is a valid dereferenceable iterator x.
Effects: Inserts the element pointed to by i before position: if insertion is succesful, the element is erased from x. In the special case &x==this, no copy or deletion is performed, and the operation is always succesful. If position==i, no operation is performed.
Postconditions: If &x==this, no iterator or reference is invalidated.
Complexity: If &x==this, O(rel(position,i,i+1)); otherwise O(shl(end()-position,1) + I(n) + D(n)).
Exception safety: If &x==this, nothrow; otherwise, strong.
void splice(iterator position,index class name& x,iterator first,iterator last);
Requires: position is a valid iterator of the index. first and last are valid iterators of x. last is reachable from first. position is not in the range [first,last).
Effects: For each element in the range [first,last), insertion is tried before position; if the operation is succesful, the element is erased from x. In the special case &x==this, no copy or deletion is performed, and insertions are always succesful.
Postconditions: If &x==this, no iterator or reference is invalidated.
Complexity: If &x==this, O(rel(position,first,last)); otherwise O(shl(end()-position,m) + m*I(n+m) + m*D(x.size())) where m is the number of elements in [first,last).
Exception safety: If &x==this, nothrow; otherwise, basic.
void remove(const value_type& value);
Effects: Erases all elements of the index which compare equal to value.
Complexity: O(n + m*D(n)), where m is the number of elements erased.
Exception safety: Basic.
template<typename Predicate> void remove_if(Predicate pred);
Effects: Erases all elements x of the index for which pred(x) holds.
Complexity: O(n + m*D(n)), where m is the number of elements erased.
Exception safety: Basic.
void unique();
Effects: Eliminates all but the first element from every consecutive group of equal elements referred to by the iterator i in the range [first+1,last) for which *i==*(i-1).
Complexity: O(n + m*D(n)), where m is the number of elements erased.
Exception safety: Basic.
template <class BinaryPredicate> void unique(BinaryPredicate binary_pred);
Effects: Eliminates all but the first element from every consecutive group of elements referred to by the iterator i in the range [first+1,last) for which binary_pred(*i,*(i-1)) holds.
Complexity: O(n + m*D(n)), where m is the number of elements erased.
Exception safety: Basic.
void merge(index class name& x);
Requires: std::less<value_type> is a Strict Weak Ordering over value_type. Both the index and x are sorted according to std::less<value_type>.
Effects: Attempts to insert every element of x into the corresponding position of the index (according to the order). Elements successfully inserted are erased from x. The resulting sequence is stable, i.e. equivalent elements of either container preserve their relative position. In the special case &x==this, no operation is performed.
Postconditions: Elements in the index and remaining elements in x are sorted. Validity of iterators to the index and of non-erased elements of x references is preserved.
Complexity: If &x==this, constant; otherwise O(n + x.size()*I(n+x.size()) + x.size()*D(x.size())).
Exception safety: If &x==this, nothrow; otherwise, basic.
template <typename Compare> void merge(index class name& x,Compare comp);
Requires: Compare is a Strict Weak Ordering over value_type. Both the index and x are sorted according to comp.
Effects: Attempts to insert every element of x into the corresponding position of the index (according to comp). Elements successfully inserted are erased from x. The resulting sequence is stable, i.e. equivalent elements of either container preserve their relative position. In the special case &x==this, no operation is performed.
Postconditions: Elements in the index and remaining elements in x are sorted according to comp. Validity of iterators to the index and of non-erased elements of x references is preserved.
Complexity: If &x==this, constant; otherwise O(n + x.size()*I(n+x.size()) + x.size()*D(x.size())).
Exception safety: If &x==this, nothrow; otherwise, basic.
void sort();
Requires: std::less<value_type> is a Strict Weak Ordering over value_type.
Effects: Sorts the index according to std::less<value_type>. The sorting is stable, i.e. equivalent elements preserve their relative position.
Postconditions: Validity of iterators and references is preserved.
Complexity: O(n*log(n)).
Exception safety: Basic.
template <typename Compare> void sort(Compare comp);
Requires: Compare is a Strict Weak Ordering over value_type.
Effects: Sorts the index according to comp. The sorting is stable, i.e. equivalent elements preserve their relative position.
Postconditions: Validity of iterators and references is preserved.
Complexity: O(n*log(n)).
Exception safety: Basic.
void reverse();
Effects: Reverses the order of the elements in the index.
Postconditions: Validity of iterators and references is preserved.
Complexity: O(n).
Exception safety: nothrow.

Rearrange operations

These operations, without counterpart in STL sequence containers (although std::list::splice provides partially overlapping functionality), perform individual and global repositioning of elements inside the index.

void relocate(iterator position,iterator i);
Requires: position is a valid iterator of the index. i is a valid dereferenceable iterator of the index.
Effects: Inserts the element pointed to by i before position. If position==i, no operation is performed.
Postconditions: No iterator or reference is invalidated.
Complexity: O(rel(position,i,i+1)).
Exception safety: nothrow.
void relocate(iterator position,iterator first,iterator last);
Requires: position is a valid iterator of the index. first and last are valid iterators of the index. last is reachable from first. position is not in the range [first,last).
Effects: The range of elements [first,last) is repositioned just before position.
Postconditions: No iterator or reference is invalidated.
Complexity: O(rel(position,first,last)).
Exception safety: nothrow.
template<typename InputIterator> void rearrange(InputIterator first);
Requires: The range [first, std::advance(first,n)), where n is the size of the index, is a free view of the index.
Effects: The elements are rearranged so as to match the order of the previously described view.
Postconditions: No iterator or reference is invalidated.
Complexity: O(n).
Exception safety: Basic.

Serialization

Indices cannot be serialized on their own, but only as part of the multi_index_container into which they are embedded. In describing the additional preconditions and guarantees associated to random access indices with respect to serialization of their embedding containers, we use the concepts defined in the multi_index_container serialization section.

Operation: saving of a multi_index_container m to an output archive (XML archive) ar.
Requires: No additional requirements to those imposed by the container.
Operation: loading of a multi_index_container m' from an input archive (XML archive) ar.
Requires: No additional requirements to those imposed by the container.
Postconditions: On succesful loading, each of the elements of [begin(), end()) is a restored copy of the corresponding element in [m.get<i>().begin(), m.get<i>().end()), where i is the position of the random access index in the container.
Operation: saving of an iterator or const_iterator it to an output archive (XML archive) ar.
Requires: it is a valid iterator of the index. The associated multi_index_container has been previously saved.
Operation: loading of an iterator or const_iterator it' from an input archive (XML archive) ar.
Postconditions: On succesful loading, if it was dereferenceable then *it' is the restored copy of *it, otherwise it'==end().
Note: It is allowed that it be a const_iterator and the restored it' an iterator, or viceversa.



Revised July 21st 2009

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