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<span class="firstname">Olaf</span> <span class="surname">Krzikalla</span>
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<span class="firstname">Ion</span> <span class="surname">Gaztanaga</span>
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<dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive.html#intrusive.introduction"> Introduction</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive.html#intrusive.introduction.introduction_presenting"> Presenting
Boost.Intrusive</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive.html#intrusive.introduction.introduction_building_intrusive">
Building Boost.Intrusive</a></span></dt>
</dl></dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/intrusive_vs_nontrusive.html"> Intrusive and non-intrusive
containers</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/intrusive_vs_nontrusive.html#intrusive.intrusive_vs_nontrusive.differences_intrusive_vs_nontrusive">
Differences between intrusive and non-intrusive containers</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/intrusive_vs_nontrusive.html#intrusive.intrusive_vs_nontrusive.properties_of_intrusive">
Properties of Boost.Intrusive containers</a></span></dt>
</dl></dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/usage.html"> How to use Boost.Intrusive</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/usage.html#intrusive.usage.usage_base_hook"> Using base hooks</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/usage.html#intrusive.usage.usage_member_hook"> Using member hooks</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/usage.html#intrusive.usage.usage_both_hooks"> Using both hooks</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/usage.html#intrusive.usage.usage_lifetime"> Object lifetime</a></span></dt>
</dl></dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/usage_when.html"> When to use?</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/concepts_summary.html"> Concept summary</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/presenting_containers.html"> Presenting Boost.Intrusive
containers</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/safe_hook.html"> Safe hooks</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/safe_hook.html#intrusive.safe_hook.features"> Features of the safe mode</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/safe_hook.html#intrusive.safe_hook.configuring"> Configuring safe-mode
assertions</a></span></dt>
</dl></dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/auto_unlink_hooks.html"> Auto-unlink hooks</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/auto_unlink_hooks.html#intrusive.auto_unlink_hooks.auto_unlink_hooks_what">
What's an auto-unlink hook?</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/auto_unlink_hooks.html#intrusive.auto_unlink_hooks.auto_unlink_hooks_example">
Auto-unlink hook example</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/auto_unlink_hooks.html#intrusive.auto_unlink_hooks.auto_unlink_and_constant_time">
Auto-unlink hooks and containers with constant-time <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">size</span><span class="special">()</span></code></a></span></dt>
</dl></dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/slist.html"> Intrusive singly linked list: slist</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/slist.html#intrusive.slist.slist_hooks"> slist hooks</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/slist.html#intrusive.slist.slist_container"> slist container</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/slist.html#intrusive.slist.slist_example"> Example</a></span></dt>
</dl></dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/list.html"> Intrusive doubly linked list: list</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/list.html#intrusive.list.list_hooks"> list hooks</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/list.html#intrusive.list.list_container"> list container</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/list.html#intrusive.list.list_example"> Example</a></span></dt>
</dl></dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/set_multiset.html"> Intrusive associative containers:
set, multiset, rbtree</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/set_multiset.html#intrusive.set_multiset.set_multiset_hooks"> set, multiset
and rbtree hooks</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/set_multiset.html#intrusive.set_multiset.set_multiset_containers"> set,
multiset and rbtree containers</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/set_multiset.html#intrusive.set_multiset.set_multiset_example"> Example</a></span></dt>
</dl></dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/unordered_set_unordered_multiset.html"> Semi-Intrusive
unordered associative containers: unordered_set, unordered_multiset</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/unordered_set_unordered_multiset.html#intrusive.unordered_set_unordered_multiset.unordered_set_unordered_multiset_performance">
unordered_set and unordered_multiset performance notes</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/unordered_set_unordered_multiset.html#intrusive.unordered_set_unordered_multiset.unordered_set_unordered_multiset_hooks">
unordered_set and unordered_multiset hooks</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/unordered_set_unordered_multiset.html#intrusive.unordered_set_unordered_multiset.unordered_set_unordered_multiset_containers">
unordered_set and unordered_multiset containers</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/unordered_set_unordered_multiset.html#intrusive.unordered_set_unordered_multiset.unordered_set_unordered_multiset_example">
Example</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/unordered_set_unordered_multiset.html#intrusive.unordered_set_unordered_multiset.custom_bucket_traits">
Custom bucket traits</a></span></dt>
</dl></dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/splay_set_multiset.html"> Intrusive splay tree based
associative containers: splay_set, splay_multiset and , splay_tree</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/splay_set_multiset.html#intrusive.splay_set_multiset.splay_set_multiset_disadvantages">
Advantages and disadvantages of splay tree based containers</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/splay_set_multiset.html#intrusive.splay_set_multiset.splay_set_multiset_hooks">
splay_set, splay_multiset and splaytree hooks</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/splay_set_multiset.html#intrusive.splay_set_multiset.set_multiset_containers">
splay_set, splay_multiset and splaytree containers</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/splay_set_multiset.html#intrusive.splay_set_multiset.splay_set_bst_hook"> Splay
trees with BST hooks</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/splay_set_multiset.html#intrusive.splay_set_multiset.splay_set_multiset_example">
Example</a></span></dt>
</dl></dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/avl_set_multiset.html"> Intrusive avl tree based associative
containers: avl_set, avl_multiset and avltree</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/avl_set_multiset.html#intrusive.avl_set_multiset.avl_set_multiset_hooks"> avl_set,
avl_multiset and avltree hooks</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/avl_set_multiset.html#intrusive.avl_set_multiset.set_multiset_containers">
avl_set, avl_multiset and avltree containers</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/avl_set_multiset.html#intrusive.avl_set_multiset.avl_set_multiset_example">
Example</a></span></dt>
</dl></dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/sg_set_multiset.html"> Intrusive scapegoat tree based
associative containers: sg_set, sg_multiset and sgtree</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/sg_set_multiset.html#intrusive.sg_set_multiset.sg_set_multiset_hooks"> Using
binary search tree hooks: bs_set_base_hook and bs_set_member_hook</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/sg_set_multiset.html#intrusive.sg_set_multiset.sg_set_multiset_containers">
sg_set, sg_multiset and sgtree containers</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/sg_set_multiset.html#intrusive.sg_set_multiset.sg_set_multiset_example"> Example</a></span></dt>
</dl></dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/treap_set_multiset.html"> Intrusive treap based associative
containers: treap_set, treap_multiset and treap</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/treap_set_multiset.html#intrusive.treap_set_multiset.treap_set_multiset_hooks">
Using binary search tree hooks: bs_set_base_hook and bs_set_member_hook</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/treap_set_multiset.html#intrusive.treap_set_multiset.treap_set_multiset_containers">
treap_set, treap_multiset and treap containers</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/treap_set_multiset.html#intrusive.treap_set_multiset.treap_set_exceptions"> Exception
safety of treap-based intrusive containers</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/treap_set_multiset.html#intrusive.treap_set_multiset.treap_set_multiset_example">
Example</a></span></dt>
</dl></dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/advanced_lookups_insertions.html"> Advanced lookup
and insertion functions for associative containers</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/advanced_lookups_insertions.html#intrusive.advanced_lookups_insertions.advanced_lookups">
Advanced lookups</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/advanced_lookups_insertions.html#intrusive.advanced_lookups_insertions.advanced_insertions">
Advanced insertions</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/advanced_lookups_insertions.html#intrusive.advanced_lookups_insertions.positional_insertions">
Positional insertions</a></span></dt>
</dl></dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/erasing_and_disposing.html"> Erasing and disposing
values from Boost.Intrusive containers</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/clone_from.html"> Cloning <span class="bold"><strong>Boost.Intrusive</strong></span>
containers</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/using_smart_pointers.html"> Using smart pointers with
Boost.Intrusive containers</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/using_smart_pointers.html#intrusive.using_smart_pointers.smart_pointers_requirements">
Requirements for smart pointers compatible with Boost.Intrusive</a></span></dt></dl></dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/obtaining_iterators_from_values.html"> Obtaining iterators
from values</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/any_hooks.html"> Any Hooks: A single hook for any
Intrusive container</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/concepts.html"> Concepts explained</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/node_algorithms.html"> Node algorithms with custom
NodeTraits</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/node_algorithms.html#intrusive.node_algorithms.circular_slist_algorithms">
Intrusive singly linked list algorithms</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/node_algorithms.html#intrusive.node_algorithms.circular_list_algorithms">
Intrusive doubly linked list algorithms</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/node_algorithms.html#intrusive.node_algorithms.rbtree_algorithms"> Intrusive
red-black tree algorithms</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/node_algorithms.html#intrusive.node_algorithms.splaytree_algorithms"> Intrusive
splay tree algorithms</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/node_algorithms.html#intrusive.node_algorithms.avltree_algorithms"> Intrusive
avl tree algorithms</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/node_algorithms.html#intrusive.node_algorithms.treap_algorithms"> Intrusive
treap algorithms</a></span></dt>
</dl></dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/value_traits.html"> Containers with custom ValueTraits</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/value_traits.html#intrusive.value_traits.value_traits_interface"> ValueTraits
interface</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/value_traits.html#intrusive.value_traits.value_traits_example"> Custom
ValueTraits example</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/value_traits.html#intrusive.value_traits.reusing_node_algorithms"> Reusing
node algorithms for different values</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/value_traits.html#intrusive.value_traits.simplifying_value_traits"> Simplifying
value traits definition</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/value_traits.html#intrusive.value_traits.stateful_value_traits"> Stateful
value traits</a></span></dt>
</dl></dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/thread_safety.html"> Thread safety guarantees</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/obtaining_same_type_reducing_space.html"> Obtaining
the same types and reducing symbol length</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/design_notes.html"> Design Notes</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/design_notes.html#intrusive.design_notes._boost_intrusive_in_performance_sensitive_environments">
Boost.Intrusive in performance sensitive environments</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/design_notes.html#intrusive.design_notes._boost_intrusive_in_space_constrained_environments">
Boost.Intrusive in space constrained environments</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/design_notes.html#intrusive.design_notes._boost_intrusive_as_a_basic_building_block">
Boost.Intrusive as a basic building block</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/design_notes.html#intrusive.design_notes._extending_boost_intrusive"> Extending
Boost.Intrusive</a></span></dt>
</dl></dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/performance.html"> Performance</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/performance.html#intrusive.performance.performance_results_push_back">
Back insertion and destruction</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/performance.html#intrusive.performance.performance_results_reversing">
Reversing</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/performance.html#intrusive.performance.performance_results_sorting"> Sorting</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/performance.html#intrusive.performance.performance_results_write_access">
Write access</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/performance.html#intrusive.performance.performance_results_conclusions">
Conclusions</a></span></dt>
</dl></dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/release_notes.html"> Release Notes</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/release_notes.html#intrusive.release_notes.release_notes_boost_1_40_00">
Boost 1.40 Release</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/release_notes.html#intrusive.release_notes.release_notes_boost_1_39_00">
Boost 1.39 Release</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/release_notes.html#intrusive.release_notes.release_notes_boost_1_38_00">
Boost 1.38 Release</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/release_notes.html#intrusive.release_notes.release_notes_boost_1_37_00">
Boost 1.37 Release</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/release_notes.html#intrusive.release_notes.release_notes_boost_1_36_00">
Boost 1.36 Release</a></span></dt>
</dl></dd>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/tested_compilers.html"> Tested compilers</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/references.html"> References</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/acknowledgements.html"> Acknowledgements</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="intrusive/reference.html">Reference</a></span></dt>
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<span class="bold"><strong>Boost.Intrusive</strong></span> is a library presenting
some intrusive containers to the world of C++. Intrusive containers are special
containers that offer <a class="link" href="intrusive/performance.html" title="Performance">better performance</a>
and exception safety guarantees than non-intrusive containers (like STL containers).
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The performance benefits of intrusive containers makes them ideal as a building
block to efficiently construct complex containers like multi-index containers
or to design high performance code like memory allocation algorithms.
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While intrusive containers were and are widely used in C, they became more
and more forgotten in C++ due to the presence of the standard containers
which don't support intrusive techniques.<span class="bold"><strong>Boost.Intrusive</strong></span>
not only reintroduces this technique to C++, but also encapsulates the implementation
in STL-like interfaces. Hence anyone familiar with standard containers can
easily use <span class="bold"><strong>Boost.Intrusive</strong></span>.
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There is no need to compile anything to use <span class="bold"><strong>Boost.Intrusive</strong></span>,
since it's a header only library. Just include your Boost header directory
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