.\" ident @(#)Associative_Containers.3 .\" Standard Template Library .\" $$RW_INSERT_HEADER "slyrs.man" .TH Associative_Containers 3C++ "02 Apr 1998" "Rogue Wave Software" "-" .ce2 Standard C++ Library Copyright 1998, Rogue Wave Software, Inc. .SH NAME \f2Associative_Containers\fP \ - Associative containers are ordered containers. These containers include member functions that allow key insertion, retrieval, and manipulation. The standard library has the map, multimap, set, and multiset associative containers. map and multimap associate values with the keys and allow for fast retrieval of the value, based upon fast retrieval of the key. set and multiset store only keys, allowing fast retrieval of the key itself. .SH SEE ALSO For more information about associative containers, see the Containers section of this reference guide, or see the section on the specific container.