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    associative_property_map<UniquePairAssociativeContainer>

This property map is an adaptor that converts any type that is a model of both Pair Associative Container and Unique Associative Container such as `std::map` into a mutable Lvalue Property Map. Note that the adaptor only retains a reference to the container, so the lifetime of the container must encompass the use of the adaptor.

### Example

example1.cpp:

    #include <iostream>
    #include <map>
    #include <string>
    #include <boost/property_map.hpp>

    template <typename AddressMap>
    void foo(AddressMap address)
    {
      typedef typename boost::property_traits<AddressMap>::value_type value_type;
      typedef typename boost::property_traits<AddressMap>::key_type key_type;

      value_type old_address, new_address;
      key_type fred = "Fred";
      old_address = get(address, fred);
      new_address = "384 Fitzpatrick Street";
      put(address, fred, new_address);

      key_type joe = "Joe";
      value_type& joes_address = address[joe];
      joes_address = "325 Cushing Avenue";
    }

    int
    main()
    {
      std::map<std::string, std::string> name2address;
      boost::associative_property_map< std::map<std::string, std::string> >
        address_map(name2address);

      name2address.insert(make_pair(std::string("Fred"),
    				std::string("710 West 13th Street")));
      name2address.insert(make_pair(std::string("Joe"),
    				std::string("710 West 13th Street")));

      foo(address_map);

      for (std::map<std::string, std::string>::iterator i = name2address.begin();
           i != name2address.end(); ++i)
        std::cout << i->first << ": " << i->second << "\n";

      return EXIT_SUCCESS;
    }

### Where Defined

`boost/property_map.hpp`

### Model Of

Lvalue Property Map

### Template Parameters

Parameter | Description | Default
--- | --- | ---
`UniquePairAssociativeContainer` | Must be a model of both Pair Associative Container and Unique Associative Container . |

### Members

In addition the methods and functions required by Lvalue Property Map, this class has the following members.

    property_traits<associative_property_map>::value_type

This is the same type as `UniquePairAssociativeContainer::data_type`.

    associative_property_map()

Default Constructor.

    associative_property_map(UniquePairAssociativeContainer& c)

Constructor.

    data_type& operator[](const key_type& k) const

The operator bracket for property access. The `key_type` and `data_type` types are from the typedefs inside of `UniquePairAssociativeContainer`.

### Non-Member functions

      template <typename UniquePairAssociativeContainer>
      associative_property_map<UniquePairAssociativeContainer>
      make_assoc_property_map(UniquePairAssociativeContainer& c);

A function for conveniently creating an associative property map.

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