vector::max_size |
public member function |
size_type max_size () const; |
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Return maximum size
Returns the maximum number of elements that the vector container can hold.
This is not the amount of storage space currently allocated to the vector (this can be obtained with member vector::capacity), but the maximum potential size the vector could reach due to system or library implementation limitations.
Parameters
none
Return Value
The maximum number of elements a
vector object can have as its content.
Member type size_type is an unsigned integral type.
Example
// comparing size, capacity and max_size
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
int main ()
{
vector<int> myvector;
// set some content in the vector:
for (int i=0; i<100; i++) myvector.push_back(i);
cout << "size: " << (int) myvector.size() << "\n";
cout << "capacity: " << (int) myvector.capacity() << "\n";
cout << "max_size: " << (int) myvector.max_size() << "\n";
return 0;
}
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A possible output for this program could be:
size: 100 capacity: 141 max_size: 1073741823
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Complexity
Constant.
See also
vector::capacity | Return size of allocated storage capacity (public member function) |