multiset::upper_bound

Returns an iterator to the first element in a multiset with a key that is greater than a specified key.

const_iterator upper_bound( 
   const Key& _Key 
) const; 
iterator upper_bound( 
   const Key& _Key 
);

Parameters

  • _Key
    The argument key to be compared with the sort key of an element from the multiset being searched.

Return Value

An iterator or const_iterator that addresses the location of an element in a multiset with a key that is greater than the argument key, or that addresses the location succeeding the last element in the multiset if no match is found for the key.

Example

// multiset_upper_bound.cpp
// compile with: /EHsc
#include <set>
#include <iostream>

int main( )
{
   using namespace std;   
   multiset <int> ms1;
   multiset <int> :: const_iterator ms1_AcIter, ms1_RcIter;
   
   ms1.insert( 10 );
   ms1.insert( 20 );
   ms1.insert( 30 );

   ms1_RcIter = ms1.upper_bound( 20 );
   cout << "The first element of multiset ms1 with a key greater "
           << "than 20 is: " << *ms1_RcIter << "." << endl;

   ms1_RcIter = ms1.upper_bound( 30 );

   // If no match is found for the key, end( ) is returned
   if ( ms1_RcIter == ms1.end( ) )
      cout << "The multiset ms1 doesn't have an element "
              << "with a key greater than 30." << endl;
   else
      cout << "The element of multiset ms1 with a key > 40 is: "
           << *ms1_RcIter << "." << endl;

   // The element at a specific location in the multiset can be 
   // found using a dereferenced iterator addressing the location
   ms1_AcIter = ms1.begin( );
   ms1_RcIter = ms1.upper_bound( *ms1_AcIter );
   cout << "The first element of ms1 with a key greater than"
        << endl << "that of the initial element of ms1 is: "
        << *ms1_RcIter << "." << endl;
}
The first element of multiset ms1 with a key greater than 20 is: 30.
The multiset ms1 doesn't have an element with a key greater than 30.
The first element of ms1 with a key greater than
that of the initial element of ms1 is: 20.

Requirements

Header: <set>

Namespace: std

See Also

Reference

multiset Class

Standard Template Library