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The std::multimap::key_comp() is an inbuilt function in C++ STL which returns a copy of the comparison object used by the container.By default, this is a less object, which returns the same as operator ‘<'.It is a function pointer or a function object which takes two arguments of the same type as the container elements and returns true if the first argument is considered to go before the second in the strict weak ordering it defines or false otherwise.Two keys are considered equivalent if key_comp returns false reflexively (i.e., no matter the order in which the keys are passed as arguments).

Syntax:

key_compare multimap_name.key_comp();

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter.

Return value: The function returns a copy of the comparison object used by the container.

Below examples illustrate the multimap::key_comp() method:

Example 1:




// C++ program to illustrate the
// multimap::key_comp() function
  
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
  
int main()
{
  
    // Creating a multimap named m;
    multimap<char, int> m;
  
    multimap<char, int>::key_compare
        comp
        = m.key_comp();
  
    // Inserting elements into multimap
    m.insert(make_pair('a', 10));
    m.insert(make_pair('b', 20));
    m.insert(make_pair('c', 30));
    m.insert(make_pair('d', 40));
  
    cout << "Multimap has the elements\n";
  
    // Store key value of last element
    char l = m.rbegin()->first;
  
    // initializing the iterator
    map<char, int>::iterator it = m.begin();
  
    // printing elements of all multimap
    do {
  
        cout << it->first
             << " => "
             << it->second
             << '\n';
  
    } while (comp((*it++).first, l));
  
    return 0;
}


Output:

Multimap has the elements
a => 10
b => 20
c => 30
d => 40

Example 2:




// C++ program to illustrate the
// multimap::key_comp() function
  
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
  
int main()
{
  
    // Creating a multimap named m;
    multimap<char, int> m;
  
    multimap<char, int>::key_compare
        comp
        = m.key_comp();
  
    // Inserting elements into multimap
    m.insert(make_pair('a', 100));
    m.insert(make_pair('b', 200));
    m.insert(make_pair('c', 300));
    m.insert(make_pair('d', 400));
  
    cout << "Multimap has the elements\n";
  
    // Store key value of last element
    char l = m.rbegin()->first;
  
    // initializing the iterator
    map<char, int>::iterator it = m.begin();
  
    // printing elements of all multimap
    do {
  
        cout << it->first
             << " => "
             << it->second
             << '\n';
  
    } while (comp((*it++).first, l));
  
    return 0;
}


Output:

Multimap has the elements
a => 100
b => 200
c => 300
d => 400


Last Updated : 24 Oct, 2018
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