Update a key value
/* The following code example is taken from the book
* "The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference"
* by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 1999
*
* (C) Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 1999.
* Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software
* is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies.
* This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
* warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
*/
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
/* create map / associative array
* - keys are strings
* - values are floats
*/
typedef map<string,float> StringFloatMap;
StringFloatMap stocks; // create empty container
// insert some elements
stocks["BASF"] = 369.50;
stocks["VW"] = 413.50;
stocks["Daimler"] = 819.00;
stocks["BMW"] = 834.00;
stocks["Siemens"] = 842.20;
// print all elements
StringFloatMap::iterator pos;
for (pos = stocks.begin(); pos != stocks.end(); ++pos) {
cout << "stock: " << pos->first << "\t"
<< "price: " << pos->second << endl;
}
cout << endl;
/* rename key from "VW" to "Volkswagen"
* - only provided by exchanging element
*/
stocks["Volkswagen"] = stocks["VW"];
// print all elements
for (pos = stocks.begin(); pos != stocks.end(); ++pos) {
cout << "stock: " << pos->first << "\t"
<< "price: " << pos->second << endl;
}
cout << endl;
}
/*
stock: BASF price: 369.5
stock: BMW price: 834
stock: Daimler price: 819
stock: Siemens price: 842.2
stock: VW price: 413.5
stock: BASF price: 369.5
stock: BMW price: 834
stock: Daimler price: 819
stock: Siemens price: 842.2
stock: VW price: 413.5
stock: Volkswagen price: 413.5
*/
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