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std::map<Key,T,Compare,Allocator>::clear

void clear();		(until C++11)
void clear() noexcept;		(since C++11)

Erases all elements from the container. After this call, size() returns zero.

Invalidates any references, pointers, or iterators referring to contained elements. Any past-the-end iterator remains valid.

Parameters

(none).

Return value

(none).

Complexity

Linear in the size of the container, i.e., the number of elements.

Example

#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
 
int main()
{
    std::map<int, char> container{{1, 'x'}, {2, 'y'}, {3, 'z'}};
 
    auto print = [](std::pair<const int, char>& n)
    { 
        std::cout << " " << n.first << '(' << n.second << ')'; 
    };
 
    std::cout << "Before clear:";
    std::for_each(container.begin(), container.end(), print);
    std::cout << "\nSize=" << container.size() << '\n';
 
    std::cout << "Clear\n";
    container.clear();
 
    std::cout << "After clear:";
    std::for_each(container.begin(), container.end(), print);
    std::cout << "\nSize=" << container.size() << '\n';
}

Output:

Before clear: 1(x) 2(y) 3(z)
Size=3
Clear
After clear:
Size=0

Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.