* std::set empty initialization :cpp:set:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835132 :END: ** Front Write C++ to create an empty std::set ** Back #+begin_src c++ std::set s; #+end_src * std::set initializer list :cpp:set:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835127 :END: ** Front Write C++ to create a std::set from initializer list {3, 1, 2} ** Back #+begin_src c++ std::set s = {3, 1, 2}; // contents: {1, 2, 3} (sorted!) #+end_src * std::set copy constructor :cpp:set:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835123 :END: ** Front Write C++ to copy construct a std::set from existing set s2 ** Back #+begin_src c++ std::set s1(s2); // or: s1 = s2; std::set s1 = s2; #+end_src * std::set from range :cpp:set:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835120 :END: ** Front Write C++ to construct std::set from iterator range of another set ** Back #+begin_src c++ std::set s2(++s1.begin(), s1.end()); #+end_src * std::set C++17 deduction :cpp:set:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835116 :END: ** Front Write C++17 deduction guide to create set from another set ** Back #+begin_src c++ std::set s3 = s2; // deduces std::set #+end_src * std::set insert return type :cpp:set:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835112 :END: ** Front Write C++ to insert 5 into std::set and check if it succeeded ** Back #+begin_src c++ auto [it, success] = s.insert(5); if (!success) { // already exists } #+end_src * std::set insert with hint :cpp:set:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835107 :END: ** Front Write C++ to insert 5 near begin() as a hint ** Back #+begin_src c++ s.insert(s.begin(), 5); // returns iterator only (C++11+) #+end_src * std::set emplace vs insert :cpp:set:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835103 :END: ** Front Write C++ to emplace {5, 6} directly into a std::set without copying ** Back #+begin_src c++ s.emplace(5); // constructs in-place s.emplace(std::piecewise_construct, std::forward_as_tuple(5), std::forward_as_tuple()); #+end_src * std::set erase by key :cpp:set:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835099 :END: ** Front Write C++ to erase key 5 from std::set and check count removed ** Back #+begin_src c++ size_t n = s.erase(5); // returns count erased (0 or 1) #+end_src * std::set erase by iterator :cpp:set:set:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835095 :END: ** Front Write C++ to erase element at iterator it ** Back #+begin_src c++ it = s.erase(it); // returns iterator to next element #+end_src * std::set erase range :cpp:set:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835091 :END: ** Front Write C++ to erase all elements from begin() to end() ** Back #+begin_src c++ s.erase(s.begin(), s.end()); // clears entire set #+end_src * std::set find :cpp:set:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835088 :END: ** Front Write C++ to check if key 5 exists in set using find() ** Back #+begin_src c++ if (s.find(5) != s.end()) { // found } #+end_src * std::set count :cpp:set:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835084 :END: ** Front Write C++ to check if key 5 exists using count() (set returns 0 or 1) ** Back #+begin_src c++ if (s.count(5) == 1) { // exists } #+end_src * std::set contains (C++20) :cpp:set:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835079 :END: ** Front Write C++20 to check if key 5 exists using contains() ** Back #+begin_src c++ if (s.contains(5)) { // found } #+end_src * std::set extract (C++17) :cpp:set:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835075 :END: ** Front Write C++ to extract key 5 from set and reinsert it ** Back #+begin_src c++ auto node = s.extract(5); // removes and returns node_handle s.insert(std::move(node)); #+end_src * std::set merge (C++17) :cpp:set:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835072 :END: ** Front Write C++ to merge elements from set s2 into s1 ** Back #+begin_src c++ s1.merge(s2); // transfers matching elements from s2 to s1 #+end_src * std::set begin/end iterators :cpp:set:iterators:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835067 :END: ** Front Write C++ to iterate over all elements in std::set ** Back #+begin_src c++ for (const auto& elem : s) { std::cout << elem << '\n'; } // or with iterators: for (auto it = s.begin(); it != s.end(); ++it) { std::cout << *it << '\n'; } #+end_src * std::set reverse iterators :cpp:set:iterators:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835062 :END: ** Front Write C++ to iterate backwards through std::set ** Back #+begin_src c++ for (auto it = s.rbegin(); it != s.rend(); ++it) { std::cout << *it << '\n'; // prints in descending order } #+end_src * std::set const_iterator :cpp:set:iterators:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835057 :END: ** Front Write C++ to get const_iterator to first element ** Back #+begin_src c++ std::set::const_iterator it = s.cbegin(); // C++11+ auto it = s.cbegin(); // auto also works #+end_src * std::set lower_bound :cpp:set:lookup:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835053 :END: ** Front Write C++ to find first element >= 5 in std::set ** Back #+begin_src c++ auto it = s.lower_bound(5); if (it != s.end() && *it == 5) { // found exact match } #+end_src * std::set upper_bound :cpp:set:lookup:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835049 :END: ** Front Write C++ to find first element > 5 in std::set ** Back #+begin_src c++ auto it = s.upper_bound(5); // skips past all elements == 5 #+end_src * std::set equal_range :cpp:set:lookup:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835045 :END: ** Front Write C++ to get pair of iterators for elements matching 5 ** Back #+begin_src c++ auto [lo, hi] = s.equal_range(5); // lo = lower_bound(5), hi = upper_bound(5) if (lo != hi) { // found element(s) } #+end_src * std::set insert multiple from initializer list :cpp:set:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835042 :END: ** Front Write C++ to insert multiple elements {1, 2, 3} at once ** Back #+begin_src c++ s.insert({1, 2, 3}); // or with pair return (C++17): auto [it, success] = s.insert({1, 2, 3}); #+end_src * std::set key_comp and value_comp :cpp:set:observers:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835037 :END: ** Front Write C++ to get the comparison object from std::set ** Back #+begin_src c++ std::set::key_compare comp = s.key_comp(); std::set::value_compare vcomp = s.value_comp(); // same for set #+end_src * std::set empty and size :cpp:set:capacity:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835032 :END: ** Front Write C++ to check if set is empty and get size ** Back #+begin_src c++ bool b = s.empty(); size_t n = s.size(); size_t max = s.max_size(); #+end_src * std::set clear :cpp:set:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835028 :END: ** Front Write C++ to remove all elements from std::set ** Back #+begin_src c++ s.clear(); // equivalent to s.erase(s.begin(), s.end()) #+end_src * std::set swap :cpp:set:retrieval:production: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835025 :END: ** Front Write C++ to swap contents of two sets ** Back #+begin_src c++ s1.swap(s2); // or: s1.swap(s2); std::swap(s1, s2); #+end_src * std::set O(log n) operations summary :cpp:set:complexity:retrieval:understanding: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835020 :END: ** Front What is the time complexity of insert, find, erase in std::set? ** Back O(log n) for all operations. std::set is implemented as a red-black tree. * std::set properties :cpp:set:retrieval:understanding: :PROPERTIES: :ANKI_NOTE_TYPE: Basic :ANKI_NOTE_ID: 1776613835015 :END: ** Front What are the key properties of std::set? ** Back - No duplicate keys (use std::multiset for duplicates) - Keys are sorted (ascending by default) - Implemented as red-black tree - Elements cannot be modified through iterators (const)