Defined in header <queue> | ||
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template< class T, class Container = std::vector<T>, class Compare = std::less<typename Container::value_type> > class priority_queue; |
A priority queue
is a container adaptor that provides constant time lookup of the largest (by default) element, at the expense of logarithmic insertion and extraction.
A user-provided Compare
can be supplied to change the ordering, e.g. using std::greater<T>
would cause the smallest element to appear as the top()
.
Working with a priority_queue
is similar to managing a heap in some random access container, with the benefit of not being able to accidentally invalidate the heap.
T | - | The type of the stored elements. The behavior is undefined if T is not the same type as Container::value_type . |
Container | - | The type of the underlying container to use to store the elements. The container must satisfy the requirements of SequenceContainer, and its iterators must satisfy the requirements of LegacyRandomAccessIterator. Additionally, it must provide the following functions with the usual semantics:
The standard containers |
Compare | - | A Compare type providing a strict weak ordering. Note that the Compare parameter is defined such that it returns |
Member type | Definition |
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container_type | Container |
value_compare | Compare |
value_type | Container::value_type |
size_type | Container::size_type |
reference | Container::reference |
const_reference | Container::const_reference |
constructs the priority_queue (public member function) |
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destructs the priority_queue (public member function) |
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assigns values to the container adaptor (public member function) |
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Element access |
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accesses the top element (public member function) |
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Capacity |
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checks whether the underlying container is empty (public member function) |
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returns the number of elements (public member function) |
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Modifiers |
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inserts element and sorts the underlying container (public member function) |
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(C++11) | constructs element in-place and sorts the underlying container (public member function) |
(C++23) | inserts a range of elements and sorts the underlying container (public member function) |
removes the top element (public member function) |
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(C++11) | swaps the contents (public member function) |
Member objects |
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Container c | the underlying container (protected member object) |
Compare comp | the comparison function object (protected member object) |
(C++11) | specializes the std::swap algorithm (function template) |
(C++11) | specializes the std::uses_allocator type trait (class template specialization) |
Deduction guides | (since C++17) |
Feature-test macro | Value | Std | Comment |
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__cpp_lib_containers_ranges | 202202L | (C++23) | Ranges-aware construction and insertion for containers |
#include <concepts> #include <functional> #include <iostream> #include <queue> #include <ranges> #include <string_view> #include <vector> template<typename T> void print(std::string_view name, T const& q) { std::cout << name << ": \t"; for (auto const& n : q) std::cout << n << ' '; std::cout << '\n'; } template<typename Adaptor> requires (std::ranges::input_range<typename Adaptor::container_type>) void print(std::string_view name, const Adaptor& adaptor) { struct Printer : Adaptor // to access protected Adaptor::Container c; { void print(std::string_view name) const { ::print(name, this->c); } }; static_cast<Printer const&>(adaptor).print(name); } int main() { const auto data = {1, 8, 5, 6, 3, 4, 0, 9, 7, 2}; print("data", data); std::priority_queue<int> q1; // Max priority queue for (int n : data) q1.push(n); print("q1", q1); // Min priority queue // std::greater<int> makes the max priority queue act as a min priority queue std::priority_queue<int, std::vector<int>, std::greater<int>> minq1(data.begin(), data.end()); print("minq1", minq1); // Second way to define a min priority queue std::priority_queue minq2(data.begin(), data.end(), std::greater<int>()); print("minq2", minq2); // Using a custom function object to compare elements. struct { bool operator()(const int l, const int r) const { return l > r; } } customLess; std::priority_queue minq3(data.begin(), data.end(), customLess); print("minq3", minq3); // Using lambda to compare elements. auto cmp = [](int left, int right) { return (left ^ 1) < (right ^ 1); }; std::priority_queue<int, std::vector<int>, decltype(cmp)> q5(cmp); for (int n : data) q5.push(n); print("q5", q5); }
Output:
data: 1 8 5 6 3 4 0 9 7 2 q1: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 minq1: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 minq2: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 minq3: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 q5: 8 9 6 7 4 5 2 3 0 1
The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.
DR | Applied to | Behavior as published | Correct behavior |
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LWG 307 | C++98 | Container could not be std::vector<bool> | allowed |
LWG 2684 | C++98 | priority_queue takes a comparator but lacked member typedef for it | added |
dynamic contiguous array (class template) |
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space-efficient dynamic bitset (class template specialization) |
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double-ended queue (class template) |
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