I was wondering why std::map allows the node to be user-defined type but std::unordered_set doesn't? As far as I understand, I assumed std::map is implemented using a binary tree and std::unordered_set is a hashtable.
For instance
struct foo{
int a;
int b;
};
std::map<int,foo> m; //it is allowed, foo is the tree node that is value from the <int,foo> <key,value> pair
However, the same doesn't compile on std::unordered_set
std::underedset_set<foo> s //failed, "declaration of std::unordered_set<foo> s shadows a parameter"
which is weird to me since I consider foo is the value from the < key,value > in the hastable as well, and they are all template parameter of type Class K in the declaration. Thank you very much
template < class Key, // map::key_type
class T, // map::mapped_type
class Compare = less<Key>, // map::key_compare
class Alloc = allocator<pair<const Key,T> > // map::allocator_type
> class map;
template < class Key, // unordered_set::key_type/value_type
class Hash = hash<Key>, // unordered_set::hasher
class Pred = equal_to<Key>, // unordered_set::key_equal
class Alloc = allocator<Key> // unordered_set::allocator_type
> class unordered_set;
EDIT1:
std::unordered_set<foo> s // failed again for different reason, which was really what I was asking
In file included from /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.7.2/../../../../include/c++/4.7.2/bits/basic_string.h:3032:0,
from /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.7.2/../../../../include/c++/4.7.2/string:54,
from /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.7.2/../../../../include/c++/4.7.2/random:41,
from /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.7.2/../../../../include/c++/4.7.2/bits/stl_algo.h:67,
from /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.7.2/../../../../include/c++/4.7.2/algorithm:63,
from ArrayTargetSum.cpp:10:
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.7.2/../../../../include/c++/4.7.2/bits/functional_hash.h: In instantiation of ‘struct std::hash<foo>’:
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.7.2/../../../../include/c++/4.7.2/bits/unordered_set.h:279:11: required from ‘class std::unordered_set<foo>’
ArrayTargetSum.cpp:70:25: required from here
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.7.2/../../../../include/c++/4.7.2/bits/functional_hash.h:60:7: error: static assertion failed: std::hash is not specialized for this type
I guess from the printout, the reason is that the user defined type is not hashable by the stl::hash function? Thanks