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< h1 >< a class = "toc-backref" href = "./concepts.html#id1402" > Extensible Associative Sequence</ a ></ h1 >
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< h3 >< a class = "subsection-title" href = "#description" name = "description" > Description</ a ></ h3 >
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< p > An < a class = "reference internal" href = "./extensible-associative-sequence.html" > Extensible Associative Sequence</ a > is an < a class = "reference internal" href = "./associative-sequence.html" > Associative Sequence</ a > that supports
insertion and removal of elements. In contrast to < a class = "reference internal" href = "./extensible-sequence.html" > Extensible Sequence</ a > ,
< a class = "reference internal" href = "./extensible-associative-sequence.html" > Extensible Associative Sequence</ a > does not provide a mechanism for
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inserting an element at a specific position.</ p >
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< h3 >< a class = "subsection-title" href = "#expression-requirements" name = "expression-requirements" > Expression requirements</ a ></ h3 >
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< p > In the following table and subsequent specifications, < tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" > s</ span ></ tt > is an < a class = "reference internal" href = "./associative-sequence.html" > Associative Sequence</ a > ,
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< tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" > pos</ span ></ tt > is an iterator into < tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" > s</ span ></ tt > , and < tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" > x</ span ></ tt > and < tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" > k</ span ></ tt > are arbitrary types.</ p >
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< p > In addition to the < a class = "reference internal" href = "./associative-sequence.html" > Associative Sequence</ a > requirements, the following must be met:</ p >
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< tr >< th class = "head" > Expression</ th >
< th class = "head" > Type</ th >
< th class = "head" > Complexity</ th >
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< tr >< td >< tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" >< a href = "./insert.html" class = "identifier" > insert</ a > < s,x> ::type</ span ></ tt ></ td >
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< td >< a class = "reference internal" href = "./extensible-associative-sequence.html" > Extensible Associative Sequence</ a ></ td >
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< td > Amortized constant time</ td >
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< tr >< td >< tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" >< a href = "./insert.html" class = "identifier" > insert</ a > < s,pos,x> ::type</ span ></ tt ></ td >
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< td >< a class = "reference internal" href = "./extensible-associative-sequence.html" > Extensible Associative Sequence</ a ></ td >
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< td > Amortized constant time</ td >
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< tr >< td >< tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" >< a href = "./erase-key.html" class = "identifier" > erase_key</ a > < s,k> ::type</ span ></ tt ></ td >
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< td >< a class = "reference internal" href = "./extensible-associative-sequence.html" > Extensible Associative Sequence</ a ></ td >
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< td > Amortized constant time</ td >
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< td >< a class = "reference internal" href = "./extensible-associative-sequence.html" > Extensible Associative Sequence</ a ></ td >
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< td > Amortized constant time</ td >
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< tr >< td >< tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" >< a href = "./clear.html" class = "identifier" > clear</ a > < s> ::type</ span ></ tt ></ td >
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< td >< a class = "reference internal" href = "./extensible-associative-sequence.html" > Extensible Associative Sequence</ a ></ td >
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< td > Amortized constant time</ td >
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< h3 >< a class = "subsection-title" href = "#expression-semantics" name = "expression-semantics" > Expression semantics</ a ></ h3 >
< p > The semantics of an expression are defined only
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where they differ from, or are not defined in < a class = "reference internal" href = "./associative-sequence.html" > Associative Sequence</ a > .</ p >
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< tr >< th class = "head" > Expression</ th >
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< tr >< td >< tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" >< a href = "./insert.html" class = "identifier" > insert</ a > < s,x> ::type</ span ></ tt ></ td >
< td >< p class = "first" > Inserts < tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" > x</ span ></ tt > into < tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" > s</ span ></ tt > ; the resulting sequence < tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" > r</ span ></ tt > is
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< a href = "./at.html" class = "identifier" > at</ a > < r, < a href = "./key-type.html" class = "identifier" > key_type</ a > < s,x> ::type > ::type
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< p class = "last" > is identical to < tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" >< a href = "./value-type.html" class = "identifier" > value_type</ a > < s,x> ::type</ span ></ tt > ; see < a class = "reference internal" href = "./insert.html" > insert</ a > .</ p >
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< tr >< td >< tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" >< a href = "./insert.html" class = "identifier" > insert</ a > < s,pos,x> ::type</ span ></ tt ></ td >
< td > Equivalent to < tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" >< a href = "./insert.html" class = "identifier" > insert</ a > < s,x> ::type</ span ></ tt > ; < tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" > pos</ span ></ tt > is ignored;
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see < a class = "reference internal" href = "./insert.html" > insert</ a > .</ td >
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< tr >< td >< tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" >< a href = "./erase-key.html" class = "identifier" > erase_key</ a > < s,k> ::type</ span ></ tt ></ td >
< td > Erases elements in < tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" > s</ span ></ tt > associated with the key < tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" > k</ span ></ tt > ;
the resulting sequence < tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" > r</ span ></ tt > is equivalent to < tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" > s</ span ></ tt > except
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that < tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" >< a href = "./has-key.html" class = "identifier" > has_key</ a > < r,k> ::value</ span > < span class = "pre" > ==</ span > < span class = "pre" > false</ span ></ tt > ; see < a class = "reference internal" href = "./erase-key.html" > erase_key</ a > .</ td >
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< tr >< td >< tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" >< a href = "./erase.html" class = "identifier" > erase</ a > < s,pos> ::type</ span ></ tt ></ td >
< td > Erases the element at a specific position; equivalent to
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< tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" >< a href = "./erase-key.html" class = "identifier" > erase_key</ a > < s,</ span > < span class = "pre" >< a href = "./deref.html" class = "identifier" > deref</ a > < pos> ::type</ span > < span class = "pre" > > ::type</ span ></ tt > ; see < a class = "reference internal" href = "./erase.html" > erase</ a > .</ td >
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< tr >< td >< tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" >< a href = "./clear.html" class = "identifier" > clear</ a > < s> ::type</ span ></ tt ></ td >
< td > An empty sequence concept-identical to < tt class = "literal" >< span class = "pre" > s</ span ></ tt > ; see
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< a class = "reference internal" href = "./clear.html" > clear</ a > .</ td >
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< h3 >< a class = "subsection-title" href = "#see-also" name = "see-also" > See also</ a ></ h3 >
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< p >< a class = "reference internal" href = "./sequences.html" > Sequences</ a > , < a class = "reference internal" href = "./associative-sequence.html" > Associative Sequence</ a > , < a class = "reference internal" href = "./insert.html" > insert</ a > , < a class = "reference internal" href = "./erase.html" > erase</ a > , < a class = "reference internal" href = "./clear.html" > clear</ a ></ p >
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