map是STL中的标准关系容器，它存储的元素时pair，拥有键值key和实值value。按照键值key存储到红黑树中。map中不允许两个键值相同的元素。当元素插入到红黑树中后，键值key不可以再修改，但是其实值value可以修改，因为map的迭代器不是constant iterator,而是mutable iterator。

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/* NOTE: This is an internal header file, included by other STL headers.
 *   You should not attempt to use it directly.
 */

#ifndef __SGI_STL_INTERNAL_MAP_H
#define __SGI_STL_INTERNAL_MAP_H

__STL_BEGIN_NAMESPACE

#if defined(__sgi) && !defined(__GNUC__) && (_MIPS_SIM != _MIPS_SIM_ABI32)
#pragma set woff 1174
#endif

#ifndef __STL_LIMITED_DEFAULT_TEMPLATES
//Key是键值key类型，T是实值data类型
template <class Key, class T, class Compare = less<Key>, class Alloc = alloc>
#else
template <class Key, class T, class Compare, class Alloc = alloc>
#endif
class map {
public:

// typedefs:

  typedef Key key_type;	// 键值类型
  typedef T data_type;		// 实值，数据类型
  typedef T mapped_type;	// 
  typedef pair<const Key, T> value_type;	// 元素类型（键值/真值）
  typedef Compare key_compare;	// 键值的比较函数
    
  // 下面定义一个functo，其作用就是调用元素比较函数。
  class value_compare
    : public binary_function<value_type, value_type, bool> {
  friend class map<Key, T, Compare, Alloc>;
  protected :
    Compare comp;
    value_compare(Compare c) : comp(c) {}
  public:
  //重载()为元素比较函数
    bool operator()(const value_type& x, const value_type& y) const {
      return comp(x.first, y.first);
    }
  };

private:

  //以map类型（一个pair）的第一个类型作为TB-tree的键值类型.
  //所以在RB-tree中，键值key不能修改，但是数值data可以修改。
  typedef rb_tree<key_type, value_type, 
                  select1st<value_type>, key_compare, Alloc> rep_type;
  rep_type t;  // 红黑树作为底层数据结构
public:
  typedef typename rep_type::pointer pointer;
  typedef typename rep_type::const_pointer const_pointer;
  typedef typename rep_type::reference reference;
  typedef typename rep_type::const_reference const_reference;
  //没有定义为 RB-tree的 const_iterator。我想应该是虽然键值key不能修改，
  //但是数值data可以修改。
  typedef typename rep_type::iterator iterator;
   
  typedef typename rep_type::const_iterator const_iterator;
  typedef typename rep_type::reverse_iterator reverse_iterator;
  typedef typename rep_type::const_reverse_iterator const_reverse_iterator;
  typedef typename rep_type::size_type size_type;
  typedef typename rep_type::difference_type difference_type;

  // allocation/deallocation
  // 注意， map 一定使用 insert_unique() 而不使用 insert_equal()。
  // multimap 才使用 insert_equal()。

  map() : t(Compare()) {}
  explicit map(const Compare& comp) : t(comp) {}

#ifdef __STL_MEMBER_TEMPLATES
  template <class InputIterator>
  map(InputIterator first, InputIterator last)
    : t(Compare()) { t.insert_unique(first, last); }

  template <class InputIterator>
  map(InputIterator first, InputIterator last, const Compare& comp)
    : t(comp) { t.insert_unique(first, last); }
#else
  map(const value_type* first, const value_type* last)
    : t(Compare()) { t.insert_unique(first, last); }
  map(const value_type* first, const value_type* last, const Compare& comp)
    : t(comp) { t.insert_unique(first, last); }

  map(const_iterator first, const_iterator last)
    : t(Compare()) { t.insert_unique(first, last); }
  map(const_iterator first, const_iterator last, const Compare& comp)
    : t(comp) { t.insert_unique(first, last); }
#endif /* __STL_MEMBER_TEMPLATES */

  map(const map<Key, T, Compare, Alloc>& x) : t(x.t) {}
  map<Key, T, Compare, Alloc>& operator=(const map<Key, T, Compare, Alloc>& x)
  {
    t = x.t;
    return *this; 
  }

  // accessors:
  // 以下所有的 map操作行為，RB-tree 都已提供，所以map只要调用即可。

  key_compare key_comp() const { return t.key_comp(); }
  value_compare value_comp() const { return value_compare(t.key_comp()); }
  iterator begin() { return t.begin(); }
  const_iterator begin() const { return t.begin(); }
  iterator end() { return t.end(); }
  const_iterator end() const { return t.end(); }
  reverse_iterator rbegin() { return t.rbegin(); }
  const_reverse_iterator rbegin() const { return t.rbegin(); }
  reverse_iterator rend() { return t.rend(); }
  const_reverse_iterator rend() const { return t.rend(); }
  bool empty() const { return t.empty(); }
  size_type size() const { return t.size(); }
  size_type max_size() const { return t.max_size(); }
  //重载[]，返回的是引用
  T& operator[](const key_type& k) {
    return (*((insert(value_type(k, T()))).first)).second;
  }
  void swap(map<Key, T, Compare, Alloc>& x) { t.swap(x.t); }

  // insert/erase

  // 注意以下 insert ，返回的是动作的类型
  pair<iterator,bool> insert(const value_type& x) { return t.insert_unique(x); }
  iterator insert(iterator position, const value_type& x) {
    return t.insert_unique(position, x);
  }
#ifdef __STL_MEMBER_TEMPLATES
  template <class InputIterator>
  void insert(InputIterator first, InputIterator last) {
    t.insert_unique(first, last);
  }
#else
  void insert(const value_type* first, const value_type* last) {
    t.insert_unique(first, last);
  }
  void insert(const_iterator first, const_iterator last) {
    t.insert_unique(first, last);
  }
#endif /* __STL_MEMBER_TEMPLATES */

  void erase(iterator position) { t.erase(position); }
  size_type erase(const key_type& x) { return t.erase(x); }
  void erase(iterator first, iterator last) { t.erase(first, last); }
  void clear() { t.clear(); }

  // map operations:

  iterator find(const key_type& x) { return t.find(x); }
  const_iterator find(const key_type& x) const { return t.find(x); }
  size_type count(const key_type& x) const { return t.count(x); }
  iterator lower_bound(const key_type& x) {return t.lower_bound(x); }
  const_iterator lower_bound(const key_type& x) const {
    return t.lower_bound(x); 
  }
  iterator upper_bound(const key_type& x) {return t.upper_bound(x); }
  const_iterator upper_bound(const key_type& x) const {
    return t.upper_bound(x); 
  }
  
  pair<iterator,iterator> equal_range(const key_type& x) {
    return t.equal_range(x);
  }
  pair<const_iterator,const_iterator> equal_range(const key_type& x) const {
    return t.equal_range(x);
  }
  friend bool operator== __STL_NULL_TMPL_ARGS (const map&, const map&);
  friend bool operator< __STL_NULL_TMPL_ARGS (const map&, const map&);
};

template <class Key, class T, class Compare, class Alloc>
inline bool operator==(const map<Key, T, Compare, Alloc>& x, 
                       const map<Key, T, Compare, Alloc>& y) {
  return x.t == y.t;
}

template <class Key, class T, class Compare, class Alloc>
inline bool operator<(const map<Key, T, Compare, Alloc>& x, 
                      const map<Key, T, Compare, Alloc>& y) {
  return x.t < y.t;
}

#ifdef __STL_FUNCTION_TMPL_PARTIAL_ORDER

template <class Key, class T, class Compare, class Alloc>
inline void swap(map<Key, T, Compare, Alloc>& x, 
                 map<Key, T, Compare, Alloc>& y) {
  x.swap(y);
}

#endif /* __STL_FUNCTION_TMPL_PARTIAL_ORDER */

#if defined(__sgi) && !defined(__GNUC__) && (_MIPS_SIM != _MIPS_SIM_ABI32)
#pragma reset woff 1174
#endif

__STL_END_NAMESPACE

#endif /* __SGI_STL_INTERNAL_MAP_H */

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