std::map template < class Key, // map::key_type class T, // map::mapped_type class Compare = less<Key>, // map::key_compare class Alloc = allocator<pair<const Key,T> > // map::allocator_type > class map; Map Maps are associative co
From: https://www.walletfox.com/course/mapwithcustomclasskey.php If you have ever tried to use a custom class as a key of std::map, most probably you got a compilation error. This article explains why this happens and shows how to make custom classes
In Java, if you want your own class to be a valid key type of the container, you just need to make it implement the interface "Comparable", and then it'll work properly. How about in C++? I was wondering whether C++ has offered some kind of mech