Re: Is STL::map Find operation the optimised ?
"Sachin" <Sachin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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by optimized
i wanted to know if it is faster than any known Searching algorithms
like
1. linear search 2. B-tree etc
Well, it uses _some_ known search algorithm, so it can't possibly be
faster than _all_ of them. If you are asking whether it's faster than
some of them (it's not clear whether "any" in your question is supposed
to mean "some" or "all"), then yes, there certainly exist inefficient
search algorithms that are slower than the one std::map is using.
so i hope instead of using any other searching algorithm it would be
wise to use map Am I right ?
As Ulrich suggests, it's wise to start with the simplest tool that does
the job, and then look for alternatives if and when profiling
demonstrates insufficient performance.
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