hash_set::begin
Returns an iterator that addresses the first element in the hash_set.
const_iterator begin( ) const;
iterator begin( );
Return Value
A bidirectional iterator addressing the first element in the hash_set or the location succeeding an empty hash_set.
Remarks
If the return value of begin is assigned to a const_iterator, the elements in the hash_set object cannot be modified. If the return value of begin is assigned to an iterator, the elements in the hash_set object can be modified.
In Visual C++ .NET 2003, members of the <hash_map> and <hash_set> header files are no longer in the std namespace, but rather have been moved into the stdext namespace. See The stdext Namespace for more information.
Example
// hash_set_begin.cpp
// compile with: /EHsc
#define _DEFINE_DEPRECATED_HASH_CLASSES 0
#include <hash_set>
#include <iostream>
int main( )
{
using namespace std;
using namespace stdext;
hash_set <int> hs1;
hash_set <int>::iterator hs1_Iter;
hash_set <int>::const_iterator hs1_cIter;
hs1.insert( 1 );
hs1.insert( 2 );
hs1.insert( 3 );
hs1_Iter = hs1.begin( );
cout << "The first element of hs1 is " << *hs1_Iter << endl;
hs1_Iter = hs1.begin( );
hs1.erase( hs1_Iter );
// The following 2 lines would err because the iterator is const
// hs1_cIter = hs1.begin( );
// hs1.erase( hs1_cIter );
hs1_cIter = hs1.begin( );
cout << "The first element of hs1 is now " << *hs1_cIter << endl;
}
The first element of hs1 is 1 The first element of hs1 is now 2
Requirements
Header: <hash_set>
Namespace: stdext