std::deque::shrink_to_fit

C++

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Named requirements

Language support library

Concepts library (C++20)

Diagnostics library

Utilities library

Strings library

Containers library

Algorithms library

Iterators library

Numerics library

Input/output library

Localizations library

Regular expressions library (C++11)

Atomic operations library (C++11)

Thread support library (C++11)

Filesystem library (C++17)

Technical Specifications

Containers library

array (C++11)

vector

deque

forward_list (C++11)

list

set

multiset

map

multimap

unordered_set (C++11)

unordered_multiset (C++11)

unordered_map (C++11)

unordered_multimap (C++11)

stack

queue

priority_queue

span (C++20)

std::deque

Member functions

deque::deque

deque::~deque

deque::operator=

deque::assign

deque::get_allocator

Element access

deque::front

deque::back

Iterators

deque::begindeque::cbegin (C++11)

deque::enddeque::cend (C++11)

deque::rbegindeque::crbegin (C++11)

deque::renddeque::crend (C++11)

Capacity

deque::empty

deque::size

deque::max_size

deque::shrink_to_fit

Modifiers

deque::clear

deque::insert

deque::emplace

deque::erase

deque::push_front

deque::emplace_front

deque::pop_front

deque::push_back

deque::emplace_back

deque::pop_back

deque::resize

deque::swap

Deduction guides(C++17)

void shrink_to_fit();		(since C++11)

Requests the removal of unused capacity.

It is a non-binding request to reduce the memory usage without changing the size of the sequence. It depends on the implementation whether the request is fulfilled.

All iterators and references are invalidated. Past-the-end iterator is also invalidated.

Parameters

(none)

Type requirements

- T must meet the requirements of MoveInsertable.

Return value

(none)

Complexity

At most linear in the size of the container.

Notes

If an exception is thrown other than by T's move constructor, there are no effects.

Example

Run this code

#include <deque>

int main() {
    std::deque<int> nums(1000, 42);
    nums.push_front(1);
    nums.pop_front();

    nums.clear();

    // nums now contains no items, but it may still be holding allocated memory. 
    // Calling shrink_to_fit may free any unused memory.
    nums.shrink_to_fit();
}

See also

size	returns the number of elements (public member function)