/* The following code example is taken from the book * "The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference" * by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 1999 * * (C) Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 1999. * Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software * is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. * This software is provided "as is" without express or implied * warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose. */ namespace MyLib { template inline bool replace_key (Cont& c, const typename Cont::key_type& old_key, const typename Cont::key_type& new_key) { typename Cont::iterator pos; pos = c.find(old_key); if (pos != c.end()) { // insert new element with value of old element c.insert(typename Cont::value_type(new_key, pos->second)); // remove old element c.erase(pos); return true; } else { // key not found return false; } } }