set::size() in C++ STL - GeeksforGeeks

Sets are containers that store unique elements following a specific order. Internally, the elements in a set are always sorted. Sets are typically implemented as binary search trees.

set::size()
size() function is used to return the size of the set container or the number of elements in the set container.

Syntax:

set_name.size()

Return Value: It returns the number of elements in the set container.

Examples:

Input  : set1{'a', 'b', 'c', 'd'};
         set1.size();
Output : 4

Input  : set2{};
         set2.size();
Output : 0

Errors and Exceptions

1. It has a no exception throw guarantee.
2. Shows error when a parameter is passed.

Recommended: Please try your approach on {IDE} first, before moving on to the solution.

// C++ program to illustrate 
// size() function on set 
#include <bits/stdc++.h> 
using namespace std; 
  
int main() 
{ 
    // Take any two sets 
    set<char> set1, set2; 
    for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) { 
        set1.insert('a' + i); 
    } 
  
    // Printing the size of sets 
    cout << "set1 size: " << set1.size(); 
    cout << endl; 
    cout << "set2 size: " << set2.size(); 
    return 0; 
} 

Output:

set1 size: 4
set2 size: 0

Time complexity: Constant

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