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regarded and expertly designed C++ library projects in the
world.
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Table of Contents
forward_list<T>
vector
vs. std::vector
exception guaranteesvector<bool>
specializationstd::memset
Boost.Container library implements several well-known containers, including STL containers. The aim of the library is to offer advanced features not present in standard containers or to offer the latest standard draft features for compilers that don't comply with the latest C++ standard.
In short, what does Boost.Container offer?
flat_map
,
flat_set
,
flat_multimap
and flat_multiset
:
drop-in replacements for standard associative containers but more
memory friendly and with faster searches.
stable_vector
:
a std::list and std::vector hybrid container: vector-like random-access
iterators and list-like iterator stability in insertions and erasures.
static_vector
:
a vector-like container that internally embeds (statically allocates)
all needed memory up to the maximum capacity. Maximum capacity can't
be increased and it's specified at compile time.
small_vector
:
a vector-like container that internally embeds (statically allocates)
a minimum amount of memory, but dynamically allocates elements when
capacity has to be increased. This minimum capacity is specified
at compile time.
slist
: the classic
pre-standard singly linked list implementation offering constant-time
size()
.
Note that C++11 forward_list
has no size()
.
There is no need to compile Boost.Container, since it's a header-only library, just include your Boost header directory in your compiler include path except if you use:
Those exceptions are are implemented as a separately compiled library, so in those cases you must install binaries in a location that can be found by your linker. If you followed the Boost Getting Started instructions, that's already been done for you.
Boost.Container requires a decent C++98 compatibility. Some compilers known to work are:
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