When to use std::unordered_set instead of std::set?

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I am studying STL (containers at the moment) and was puzzled about when to use std::set and std::unordered_set and what reasons for doing this?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 23 '16 at 21:40

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std::set sorts the elements while std::unordered_set leaves the elements as is. If you are required have all the elements sorted out, you should use std::set.

answered Apr 23 '16 at 21:40

William Lew

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When to use std::unordered_set instead of std::set?

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