Hi all,

I want to store some data pairs. A variable name and the value. I've try it in this way.

//data map testing
map<string, int> my_map;//map
map<string, int>::iterator my_it;//map iterator

my_map["first"]=10;
my_map["second"]=12;

string ss = "third";

my_it = my_map.find(ss);
if(my_it == my_map.end())
{
	//insert new value
	my_map["third"] = 15;
}
else
{
	//update the exsiting value
	my_map.erase(my_it);
}

I think my code is clear to you. Insert string,int pair. Before that I want to check that same string are in the map. If so I want to change the value only, with the existing one, not the variable name. Thats the point I've stuck. Can you guys give me a help on this.

If I understand your problem correctly, you're over complicating things. The map container doesn't allow duplicates, and the subscript operator alone does what you want:

  • If the key doesn't exist, create a new pair and return a reference to the value.
  • If they key already exists, return a reference to the value.

You don't need to find and erase if the key exists, unless you're trying to do something other than what you've tried to explain.

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