Returns an iterator that refers to the ___location of an element in a set that has a key equivalent to a specified key.
iterator find(const Key& key);
const_iterator find(const Key& key) const;
Parameters
- key
The key value to be matched by the sort key of an element from the set being searched.
Return Value
An iterator that refers to the ___location of an element with a specified key, or the ___location succeeding the last element in the set (set::end()) if no match is found for the key.
Remarks
The member function returns an iterator that refers to an element in the set whose key is equivalent to the argument key under a binary predicate that induces an ordering based on a less than comparability relation.
If the return value of find is assigned to a const_iterator, the set object cannot be modified. If the return value of find is assigned to an iterator, the set object can be modified
Example
// compile with: /EHsc /W4 /MTd
#include <set>
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
template <typename T> void print_elem(const T& t) {
cout << "(" << t << ") ";
}
template <typename T> void print_collection(const T& t) {
cout << t.size() << " elements: ";
for (const auto& p : t) {
print_elem(p);
}
cout << endl;
}
template <typename C, class T> void findit(const C& c, T val) {
cout << "Trying find() on value " << val << endl;
auto result = c.find(val);
if (result != c.end()) {
cout << "Element found: "; print_elem(*result); cout << endl;
} else {
cout << "Element not found." << endl;
}
}
int main()
{
set<int> s1({ 40, 45 });
cout << "The starting set s1 is: " << endl;
print_collection(s1);
vector<int> v;
v.push_back(43);
v.push_back(41);
v.push_back(46);
v.push_back(42);
v.push_back(44);
v.push_back(44); // attempt a duplicate
cout << "Inserting the following vector data into s1: " << endl;
print_collection(v);
s1.insert(v.begin(), v.end());
cout << "The modified set s1 is: " << endl;
print_collection(s1);
cout << endl;
findit(s1, 45);
findit(s1, 6);
}
Output
The starting set s1 is: 2 elements: (40) (45) Inserting the following vector data into s1: 6 elements: (43) (41) (46) (42) (44) (44) The modified set s1 is: 7 elements: (40) (41) (42) (43) (44) (45) (46) Trying find() on value 45 Element found: (45) Trying find() on value 6 Element not found.
Requirements
Header: <set>
Namespace: std