unordered_map


1. Implementing a Key-Value Cache

#include <unordered_map>

class KVCache {
public:
    void put(const string& key, const string& value) { cache[key] = value; }
    string get(const string& key) { return cache[key]; }
private:
    unordered_map<string, string> cache;
};

2. Counting Occurrences of Words in Text

#include <unordered_map>

unordered_map<string, int> word_counts;
for (const string& word : words) {
    word_counts[word]++;
}

3. Grouping Items by Category

#include <unordered_map>

unordered_map<string, vector<string>> items_by_category;
for (const string& item : items) {
    items_by_category[category(item)].push_back(item);
}

4. Creating a Graph Data Structure

5. Implementing a Dictionary

6. Storing User Preferences

7. Caching Database Queries

8. Representing Sparse Matrices

9. Creating a Set of Unique Elements

10. Implementing a Bloom Filter

11. Tracking Objects in a Game

12. Creating a Lookup Table

13. Representing a Trie Data Structure

14. Implementing a Hash Table

15. Storing Metadata for File Paths

16. Representing a Data Dictionary

17. Implementing a Symbol Table for a Compiler

18. Tracking Connections in a Network

19. Representing a Directed Graph

20. Creating a Custom Index for a Database

21. Storing User Session Data

22. Tracking Recent Activity in an Application

23. Implementing a LRU Cache

24. Representing a Sparse Vector

25. Tracking Progress in a Game

26. Storing Configuration Settings

27. Representing a Sudoku Puzzle

28. Creating a Calendar

29. Tracking User Rankings

30. Representing a Map of Locations

31. Creating a File System

32. Representing a Social Network

33. Implementing a Custom Data Type