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<dt><span class="section"><a href="container.html#container.intro">Introduction</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="container.html#container.intro.introduction_building_container">Building
Boost.Container</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container.html#container.intro.tested_compilers">Tested compilers</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/main_features.html">Main features</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/main_features.html#container.main_features.move_emplace">Efficient insertion</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/main_features.html#container.main_features.containers_of_incomplete_types">Containers
of Incomplete Types</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/main_features.html#container.main_features.scary_iterators">SCARY iterators</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/main_features.html#container.main_features.other_features">Other features</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/exception_handling.html">Boost.Container and C++ exceptions</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/non_standard_containers.html">Non-standard containers</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/non_standard_containers.html#container.non_standard_containers.stable_vector"><span class="emphasis"><em>stable_vector</em></span></a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/non_standard_containers.html#container.non_standard_containers.flat_xxx"><span class="emphasis"><em>flat_(multi)map/set</em></span>
associative containers</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/non_standard_containers.html#container.non_standard_containers.slist"><span class="emphasis"><em>slist</em></span></a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/non_standard_containers.html#container.non_standard_containers.static_vector"><span class="emphasis"><em>static_vector</em></span></a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/extended_functionality.html">Extended functionality</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/extended_functionality.html#container.extended_functionality.default_initialialization">Default
initialization for vector-like containers</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/extended_functionality.html#container.extended_functionality.ordered_range_insertion">Ordered
range insertion for associative containers (<span class="emphasis"><em>ordered_unique_range</em></span>,
<span class="emphasis"><em>ordered_range</em></span>) </a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/extended_functionality.html#container.extended_functionality.configurable_tree_based_associative_containers">Configurable
tree-based associative ordered containers</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/extended_functionality.html#container.extended_functionality.constant_time_range_splice">Constant-time
range splice for <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">s</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="identifier">list</span></code></a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/extended_functionality.html#container.extended_functionality.extended_allocators">Extended
allocators</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/Cpp11_conformance.html">C++11/C++14 Conformance</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/Cpp11_conformance.html#container.Cpp11_conformance.move_emplace">Move and Emplace</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/Cpp11_conformance.html#container.Cpp11_conformance.alloc_traits_move_traits">Stateful
allocators</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/Cpp11_conformance.html#container.Cpp11_conformance.scoped_allocator">Scoped
allocators</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/Cpp11_conformance.html#container.Cpp11_conformance.insertion_hints">Insertion
hints in associative containers and preserving insertion ordering for elements
with equivalent keys</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/Cpp11_conformance.html#container.Cpp11_conformance.initializer_lists">Initializer
lists</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/Cpp11_conformance.html#container.Cpp11_conformance.null_iterators">Null Forward
Iterators</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/Cpp11_conformance.html#container.Cpp11_conformance.vector_exception_guarantees"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">vector</span></code> vs. <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">vector</span></code>
exception guarantees</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/Cpp11_conformance.html#container.Cpp11_conformance.container_const_reference_parameters">Parameter
taken by const reference that can be changed</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/Cpp11_conformance.html#container.Cpp11_conformance.Vector_bool"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">vector</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">bool</span><span class="special">></span></code> specialization</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/Cpp11_conformance.html#container.Cpp11_conformance.non_standard_memset_initialization">Non-standard
value initialization using <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">memset</span></code></a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/known_issues.html">Known Issues</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="container/known_issues.html#container.known_issues.move_emulation_limitations">Move
emulation limitations in C++03 compilers</a></span></dt></dl></dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/history_and_reasons.html">History and reasons to use
Boost.Container</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/history_and_reasons.html#container.history_and_reasons.boost_container_history">Boost.Container
history</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/history_and_reasons.html#container.history_and_reasons.Why_boost_container">Why
Boost.Container?</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/index.html#idp150428976">Typedef Index</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/index.html#idp150947264">Function Index</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="boost_container_header_reference.html">Boost.Container Header Reference</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="boost_container_header_reference.html#header.boost.container.adaptive_pool_hpp">Header <boost/container/adaptive_pool.hpp></a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="boost_container_header_reference.html#header.boost.container.allocator_hpp">Header <boost/container/allocator.hpp></a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="boost_container_header_reference.html#header.boost.container.allocator_traits_hpp">Header <boost/container/allocator_traits.hpp></a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="boost_container_header_reference.html#header.boost.container.container_fwd_hpp">Header <boost/container/container_fwd.hpp></a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="boost_container_header_reference.html#header.boost.container.deque_hpp">Header <boost/container/deque.hpp></a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="boost_container_header_reference.html#header.boost.container.flat_map_hpp">Header <boost/container/flat_map.hpp></a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="container/release_notes.html#container.release_notes.release_notes_boost_1_57_00">Boost
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="container.html#container.intro.introduction_building_container">Building
Boost.Container</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="container.html#container.intro.tested_compilers">Tested compilers</a></span></dt>
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<p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Boost.Container</strong></span> library implements several
well-known containers, including STL containers. The aim of the library is
to offers advanced features not present in standard containers or to offer
the latest standard draft features for compilers that comply with C++03.
</p>
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In short, what does <span class="bold"><strong>Boost.Container</strong></span> offer?
</p>
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Move semantics are implemented, including move emulation for pre-C++11
compilers.
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New advanced features (e.g. placement insertion, recursive containers)
are present.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Containers support stateful allocators and are compatible with <span class="bold"><strong>Boost.Interprocess</strong></span> (they can be safely placed in
shared memory).
</li>
<li class="listitem">
The library offers new useful containers:
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: circle; ">
<li class="listitem">
<code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="boost/container/flat_map.html" title="Class template flat_map">flat_map</a></code>,
<code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="boost/container/flat_set.html" title="Class template flat_set">flat_set</a></code>,
<code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="boost/container/flat_multimap.html" title="Class template flat_multimap">flat_multimap</a></code>
and <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="boost/container/flat_multiset.html" title="Class template flat_multiset">flat_multiset</a></code>:
drop-in replacements for standard associative containers but more
memory friendly and with faster searches.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
<code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="boost/container/stable_vector.html" title="Class template stable_vector">stable_vector</a></code>:
a std::list and std::vector hybrid container: vector-like random-access
iterators and list-like iterator stability in insertions and erasures.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
<code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="boost/container/slist.html" title="Class template slist">slist</a></code>: the classic
pre-standard singly linked list implementation offering constant-time
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">size</span><span class="special">()</span></code>.
Note that C++11 <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">forward_list</span></code>
has no <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">size</span><span class="special">()</span></code>.
</li>
</ul></div>
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<a name="container.intro.introduction_building_container"></a><a class="link" href="container.html#container.intro.introduction_building_container" title="Building Boost.Container">Building
Boost.Container</a>
</h3></div></div></div>
<p>
There is no need to compile <span class="bold"><strong>Boost.Container</strong></span>
if you don't use <a class="link" href="container/extended_functionality.html#container.extended_functionality.extended_allocators" title="Extended allocators">Extended
Allocators</a> since in that case it's a header-only library. Just include
your Boost header directory in your compiler include path.
</p>
<p>
<a class="link" href="container/extended_functionality.html#container.extended_functionality.extended_allocators" title="Extended allocators">Extended
Allocators</a> are implemented as a separately compiled library, so you
must install binaries in a location that can be found by your linker when
using these classes. If you followed the <a href="http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/more/getting_started/index.html" target="_top">Boost
Getting Started</a> instructions, that's already been done for you.
</p>
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<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
<a name="container.intro.tested_compilers"></a><a class="link" href="container.html#container.intro.tested_compilers" title="Tested compilers">Tested compilers</a>
</h3></div></div></div>
<p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Boost.Container</strong></span> requires a decent C++98
compatibility. Some compilers known to work are:
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
<li class="listitem">
Visual C++ >= 7.1.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
GCC >= 4.1.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Intel C++ >= 9.0
</li>
</ul></div>
</div>
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