equal_range

equal_range

template<class FwdIt, class T>
    pair<FwdIt, FwdIt> equal_range(FwdIt first, FwdIt last,
        const T& val);
template<class FwdIt, class T, class Pred>
    pair<FwdIt, FwdIt> equal_range(FwdIt first, FwdIt last,
        const T& val, Pred pr);

The first template function effectively returns pair( lower_bound(first, last, val), upper_bound(first, last, val)), where the elements designated by iterators in the range [first, last) form a sequence ordered byoperator<. Thus, the function determines the largest range of positions over which val can be inserted in the sequence and still preserve its ordering.

If FwdIt is a random-access iterator type, the function evaluates the ordering predicate X < Y at most ceil(2 * log(last - first)) + 1 times. Otherwise, the function evaluates the predicate a number of times proportional to last - first.

The second template function behaves the same, except that it replaces operator<(X, Y) with pr(X, Y).