Namespaces
Variants

std::deque<T,Allocator>:: operator[]

From cppreference.net

reference operator [ ] ( size_type pos ) ;
(1) (constexpr since C++26)
const_reference operator [ ] ( size_type pos ) const ;
(2) (constexpr since C++26)

Returns a reference to the element at specified location pos .

If pos < size ( ) is false , the behavior is undefined.

(until C++26)

If pos < size ( ) is false :

  • If the implementation is hardened , a contract violation occurs. Moreover, if the contract-violation handler returns under “observe” evaluation semantic, the behavior is undefined.
  • If the implementation is not hardened, the behavior is undefined.
(since C++26)

Contents

Parameters

pos - position of the element to return

Return value

Reference to the requested element.

Complexity

Constant.

Notes

Unlike std::map::operator[] , this operator never inserts a new element into the container. Accessing a nonexistent element through this operator is undefined behavior , unless the implementation is hardened (since C++26) .

Example

The following code uses operator [ ] to read from and write to a std:: deque < int > :

#include <deque>
#include <iostream>
int main()
{
    std::deque<int> numbers{2, 4, 6, 8};
    std::cout << "Second element: " << numbers[1] << '\n';
    numbers[0] = 5;
    std::cout << "All numbers:";
    for (auto i : numbers)
        std::cout << ' ' << i;
    std::cout << '\n';
}

Output:

Second element: 4
All numbers: 5 4 6 8

See also

access specified element with bounds checking
(public member function)