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</p></div></div></div><hr/></div><divclass="toc"><p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p><dlclass="toc"><dt><spanclass="book"><ahref="manual/index.html">The GNU C++ Library Manual</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="part"><ahref="manual/intro.html">I.
</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/diagnostics.html#std.diagnostics.exceptions">Exceptions</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/diagnostics.html#std.diagnostics.exceptions.api">API Reference</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/diagnostics.html#std.diagnostics.exceptions.data">Adding Data to <codeclass="classname">exception</code></a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/concept_checking.html">Concept Checking</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="chapter"><ahref="manual/utilities.html">6.
</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/strings.html#std.strings.string">String Classes</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/strings.html#strings.string.simple">Simple Transformations</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/strings.html#strings.string.case">Case Sensitivity</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/strings.html#strings.string.character_types">Arbitrary Character Types</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/strings.html#strings.string.token">Tokenizing</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/strings.html#strings.string.shrink">Shrink to Fit</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/strings.html#strings.string.Cstring">CString (MFC)</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="chapter"><ahref="manual/localization.html">8.
</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/localization.html#std.localization.locales">Locales</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/localization.html#std.localization.locales.locale">locale</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/localization.html#locales.locale.req">Requirements</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/localization.html#locales.locale.design">Design</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/localization.html#locales.locale.impl">Implementation</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/localization.html#locale.impl.c">Interacting with "C" locales</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/localization.html#locales.locale.future">Future</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html">Facets</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html#std.localization.facet.ctype">ctype</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html#facet.ctype.impl">Implementation</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html#facet.ctype.impl.spec">Specializations</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html#facet.ctype.future">Future</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html#std.localization.facet.codecvt">codecvt</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html#facet.codecvt.req">Requirements</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html#facet.codecvt.design">Design</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html#codecvt.design.wchar_t_size"><spanclass="type">wchar_t</span> Size</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html#codecvt.design.unicode">Support for Unicode</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html#codecvt.design.issues">Other Issues</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html#facet.codecvt.impl">Implementation</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html#facet.codecvt.use">Use</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html#facet.codecvt.future">Future</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html#std.localization.facet.messages">messages</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html#facet.messages.req">Requirements</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html#facet.messages.design">Design</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html#facet.messages.impl">Implementation</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html#messages.impl.models">Models</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html#messages.impl.gnu">The GNU Model</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html#facet.messages.use">Use</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/facets.html#facet.messages.future">Future</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="chapter"><ahref="manual/containers.html">9.
</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/iterators.html#std.iterators.predefined">Predefined</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/iterators.html#iterators.predefined.vs_pointers">Iterators vs. Pointers</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/iterators.html#iterators.predefined.end">One Past the End</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="chapter"><ahref="manual/algorithms.html">11.
</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/numerics.html#std.numerics.complex">Complex</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/numerics.html#numerics.complex.processing">complex Processing</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/generalized_numeric_operations.html">Generalized Operations</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/numerics_and_c.html">Interacting with C</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/numerics_and_c.html#numerics.c.array">Numerics vs. Arrays</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/numerics_and_c.html#numerics.c.c99">C99</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="chapter"><ahref="manual/io.html">13.
Input and Output
</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/io.html#std.io.objects">Iostream Objects</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/streambufs.html">Stream Buffers</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/streambufs.html#io.streambuf.derived">Derived streambuf Classes</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/streambufs.html#io.streambuf.buffering">Buffering</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/stringstreams.html">Memory Based Streams</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/stringstreams.html#std.io.memstreams.compat">Compatibility With strstream</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/fstreams.html">File Based Streams</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/fstreams.html#std.io.filestreams.copying_a_file">Copying a File</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/fstreams.html#std.io.filestreams.binary">Binary Input and Output</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/io_and_c.html">Interacting with C</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/io_and_c.html#std.io.c.FILE">Using FILE* and file descriptors</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/io_and_c.html#std.io.c.sync">Performance</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="chapter"><ahref="manual/atomics.html">14.
</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="preface"><ahref="manual/ext_preface.html"></a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="chapter"><ahref="manual/ext_compile_checks.html">16. Compile Time Checks</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="chapter"><ahref="manual/debug_mode.html">17. Debug Mode</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/debug_mode.html#manual.ext.debug_mode.intro">Intro</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/debug_mode_semantics.html">Semantics</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/debug_mode_using.html">Using</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/debug_mode_using.html#debug_mode.using.mode">Using the Debug Mode</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/debug_mode_using.html#debug_mode.using.specific">Using a Specific Debug Container</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/debug_mode_design.html">Design</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/debug_mode_design.html#debug_mode.design.goals">Goals</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/debug_mode_design.html#debug_mode.design.methods">Methods</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/debug_mode_design.html#debug_mode.design.methods.wrappers">The Wrapper Model</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/debug_mode_design.html#debug_mode.design.methods.safe_iter">Safe Iterators</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/debug_mode_design.html#debug_mode.design.methods.safe_seq">Safe Sequences (Containers)</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/debug_mode_design.html#debug_mode.design.methods.precond">Precondition Checking</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/debug_mode_design.html#debug_mode.design.methods.coexistence">Release- and debug-mode coexistence</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/debug_mode_design.html#methods.coexistence.compile">Compile-time coexistence of release- and debug-mode components</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/debug_mode_design.html#methods.coexistence.link">Link- and run-time coexistence of release- and
debug-mode components</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/debug_mode_design.html#methods.coexistence.alt">Alternatives for Coexistence</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/debug_mode_design.html#debug_mode.design.other">Other Implementations</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="chapter"><ahref="manual/parallel_mode.html">18. Parallel Mode</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/parallel_mode.html#manual.ext.parallel_mode.intro">Intro</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/parallel_mode_semantics.html">Semantics</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/parallel_mode_using.html">Using</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/parallel_mode_using.html#parallel_mode.using.prereq_flags">Prerequisite Compiler Flags</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/parallel_mode_using.html#parallel_mode.using.parallel_mode">Using Parallel Mode</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/parallel_mode_using.html#parallel_mode.using.specific">Using Specific Parallel Components</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/parallel_mode_design.html">Design</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/parallel_mode_design.html#parallel_mode.design.intro">Interface Basics</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/parallel_mode_design.html#parallel_mode.design.tuning">Configuration and Tuning</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/parallel_mode_design.html#parallel_mode.design.tuning.omp">Setting up the OpenMP Environment</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/parallel_mode_design.html#parallel_mode.design.tuning.compile">Compile Time Switches</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/parallel_mode_design.html#parallel_mode.design.tuning.settings">Run Time Settings and Defaults</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/parallel_mode_design.html#parallel_mode.design.impl">Implementation Namespaces</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/parallel_mode_test.html">Testing</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="bibliography"><ahref="manual/parallel_mode.html#parallel_mode.biblio">Bibliography</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="chapter"><ahref="manual/profile_mode.html">19. Profile Mode</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/profile_mode.html#manual.ext.profile_mode.intro">Intro</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/profile_mode.html#manual.ext.profile_mode.using">Using the Profile Mode</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/profile_mode.html#manual.ext.profile_mode.tuning">Tuning the Profile Mode</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/profile_mode_design.html">Design</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/profile_mode_design.html#manual.ext.profile_mode.design.wrapper">Wrapper Model</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/profile_mode_design.html#manual.ext.profile_mode.design.instrumentation">Instrumentation</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/profile_mode_design.html#manual.ext.profile_mode.design.rtlib">Run Time Behavior</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/profile_mode_design.html#manual.ext.profile_mode.design.analysis">Analysis and Diagnostics</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/profile_mode_design.html#manual.ext.profile_mode.design.cost-model">Cost Model</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/profile_mode_design.html#manual.ext.profile_mode.design.reports">Reports</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/profile_mode_design.html#manual.ext.profile_mode.design.testing">Testing</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/profile_mode_api.html">Extensions for Custom Containers</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manua
</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/policy_data_structures_using.html#pbds.using.examples">Examples</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/policy_data_structures_using.html#pbds.using.examples.basic">Intermediate Use</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/policy_data_structures_using.html#pbds.using.examples.query">Querying with <codeclass="classname">container_traits</code></a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/policy_data_structures_using.html#pbds.using.examples.container">By Container Method</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/policy_data_structures_using.html#pbds.using.examples.container.hash">Hash-Based</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/policy_data_structures_using.html#pbds.using.examples.container.branch">Branch-Based</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/policy_data_structures_using.html#pbds.using.examples.container.priority_queue">Priority Queues</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/policy_data_structures_design.html">Design</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/policy_data_structures_design.html#pbds.design.concepts">Concepts</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/policy_data_structures_design.html#pbds.design.concepts.null_type">Null Policy Classes</a></span></dt><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/policy_data_structures_design.html#pbds.design.concepts.associative_semantics">Map and Set Semantics</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><spanclass="section"><ahref="manual/policy_data_structures_design.html#concepts.associative_semantics.set_vs_map">
Distinguishing Between Maps and Sets
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