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<span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>Containedness</strong></span></em></span>
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intervals
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interval<br> sets
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element<br> sets
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element<br> maps
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<code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">empty</span><span class="special">()</span><span class="keyword">const</span></code>
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<code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">is_empty</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span></code>
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<code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">contains</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span></code><br> <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">bool</span>
<span class="identifier">within</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span></code>
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<a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#element_type"><span class="bold"><strong>e</strong></span></a>
<a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#interval_type"><span class="bold"><strong>i</strong></span></a>
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<a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#element_type"><span class="bold"><strong>e</strong></span></a>
<a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#interval_type"><span class="bold"><strong>i</strong></span></a>
<a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#interval_set_types"><span class="bold"><strong>S</strong></span></a>
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<a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#element_type"><span class="bold"><strong>e</strong></span></a>
<a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#interval_type"><span class="bold"><strong>i</strong></span></a>
<a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#interval_set_types"><span class="bold"><strong>S</strong></span></a>
<a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#element_mapping_type"><span class="bold"><strong>b</strong></span></a>
<a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#interval_mapping_type"><span class="bold"><strong>p</strong></span></a>
<a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#interval_map_types"><span class="bold"><strong>M</strong></span></a>
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<a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#element_type"><span class="bold"><strong>e</strong></span></a>
<a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#itl_set_type"><span class="bold"><strong>s</strong></span></a>
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<a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#element_mapping_type"><span class="bold"><strong>b</strong></span></a>
<a class="link" href="../interface/function_synopsis.html#itl_map_type"><span class="bold"><strong>m</strong></span></a>
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This group of functions refers to <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>contain</strong></span></em></span>edness
which should be fundamental to <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>contain</strong></span></em></span>ers.
The function <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">contains</span></code> is
overloaded. It covers different kinds of containedness: Containedness of
elements, segments, and sub containers.
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<span class="emphasis"><em>O(...)</em></span>
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<code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">empty</span><span class="special">()</span><span class="keyword">const</span></code><br>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">is_empty</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span></code>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>O(1)</em></span>
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Returns <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">true</span></code>, if the
container is empty, <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">false</span></code>
otherwise.
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<code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">contains</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span></code><br> <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">bool</span>
<span class="identifier">within</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;)</span></code>
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<a class="link" href="containedness.html#complexities_contains"><span class="emphasis"><em>see below</em></span></a>
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Returns <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">true</span></code>, if <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">super</span></code> container contains object
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">sub</span></code>.
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where
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<span class="emphasis"><em>n</em></span><code class="computeroutput"> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">iterative_size</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">sub</span><span class="special">)</span></code>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>m</em></span><code class="computeroutput"> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">iterative_size</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">super</span><span class="special">)</span></code>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="comment">// overload tables for
</span><span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">contains</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">super</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">sub</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">within</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">sub</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">super</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="identifier">element</span> <span class="identifier">containers</span><span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">interval</span> <span class="identifier">containers</span><span class="special">:</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">\</span><span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">|</span> <span class="identifier">e</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="identifier">s</span> <span class="identifier">m</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">\</span><span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">|</span> <span class="identifier">e</span> <span class="identifier">i</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="identifier">p</span> <span class="identifier">S</span> <span class="identifier">M</span>
<span class="special">--------+---</span> <span class="special">--------+-------</span>
<span class="identifier">s</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="identifier">S</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span>
<span class="identifier">m</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="identifier">M</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span>
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The overloads of <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">contains</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">super</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">sup</span><span class="special">)</span></code> cover various kinds of containedness. We
can group them into a part (1) that checks if an element, a segment or a
container <span class="emphasis"><em>of same kinds</em></span> is contained in an element or
interval container
</p>
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</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="comment">// (1) containedness of elements, segments or containers of same kind
</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">\</span><span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">|</span> <span class="identifier">e</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="identifier">s</span> <span class="identifier">m</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">\</span><span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">|</span> <span class="identifier">e</span> <span class="identifier">i</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="identifier">p</span> <span class="identifier">S</span> <span class="identifier">M</span>
<span class="special">---+--------</span> <span class="special">---+------------</span>
<span class="identifier">s</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="identifier">S</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span>
<span class="identifier">m</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="identifier">M</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span>
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and another part (2) that checks the containedness of <span class="emphasis"><em>key objects</em></span>,
which can be <span class="emphasis"><em>elements</em></span> an <span class="emphasis"><em>intervals</em></span>
or a <span class="emphasis"><em>sets</em></span>.
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</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="comment">// (2) containedness of key objects.
</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">\</span><span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">|</span> <span class="identifier">e</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="identifier">s</span> <span class="identifier">m</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">\</span><span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">|</span> <span class="identifier">e</span> <span class="identifier">i</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="identifier">p</span> <span class="identifier">S</span> <span class="identifier">M</span>
<span class="special">---+--------</span> <span class="special">---+------------</span>
<span class="identifier">s</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="identifier">S</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span>
<span class="identifier">m</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="identifier">M</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="number">1</span>
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<p>
For type <span class="bold"><strong>m</strong></span> = <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="../../boost/icl/map.html" title="Class template map">icl::map</a></code>,
a key element (<span class="bold"><strong>m</strong></span><code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">domain_type</span></code>) and an <a href="http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/stl/set/" target="_top"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">set</span></code>
</a> (<span class="bold"><strong>m</strong></span><code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">set_type</span></code>) can be a <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>key object</strong></span></em></span>.
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For an interval map type <span class="bold"><strong>M</strong></span>, a key element
(<span class="bold"><strong>M</strong></span><code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">domain_type</span></code>), an interval (<span class="bold"><strong>M</strong></span><code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">interval_type</span></code>)
and an <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>interval set</strong></span></em></span>,
can be <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>key objects</strong></span></em></span>.
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<a name="complexities_contains"></a><p>
Complexity characteristics for function <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">bool</span>
<span class="identifier">contains</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">super</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">sub</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="keyword">const</span></code> are
given by the next tables where
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">n</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">iterative_size</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">super</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">m</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">iterative_size</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">sub</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">//if P is a container type
</span></pre>
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<a name="id1142930"></a><p class="title"><b>Table&#160;1.19.&#160;Time Complexity for function contains on element
containers</b></p>
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<code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">contains</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span>
<span class="identifier">super</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">sub</span><span class="special">)</span></code><br> <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">bool</span>
<span class="identifier">within</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">sub</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span>
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domain<br> type
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domain<br> mapping<br> type
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std::set
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icl::map
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<a href="http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/stl/set/" target="_top"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">set</span></code> </a>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>O(log n)</em></span>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>O(m log n)</em></span>
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<code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="../../boost/icl/map.html" title="Class template map">icl::map</a></code>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>O(log n)</em></span>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>O(log n)</em></span>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>O(m log n)</em></span>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>O(m log n)</em></span>
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<br class="table-break"><div class="table">
<a name="id1143771"></a><p class="title"><b>Table&#160;1.20.&#160;Time Complexity for functions contains
and within on interval containers</b></p>
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and within on interval containers">
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<code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">contains</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span>
<span class="identifier">super</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">sub</span><span class="special">)</span></code><br> <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">bool</span>
<span class="identifier">within</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">sub</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span>
<span class="identifier">super</span><span class="special">)</span></code>
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<th>
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domain<br> type
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interval<br> type
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<th>
<p>
domain<br> mapping<br> type
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<p>
interval<br> mapping<br> type
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</th>
<th>
<p>
interval<br> sets
</p>
</th>
<th>
<p>
interval<br> maps
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<p>
interval_sets
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<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="../../boost/icl/interval_set.html" title="Class template interval_set">interval_set</a></code>
</p>
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<p>
<span class="emphasis"><em>O(log n)</em></span>
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<p>
<span class="emphasis"><em>O(log n)</em></span>
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<p>
</p>
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<code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="../../boost/icl/separate_interval_set.html" title="Class template separate_interval_set">separate_interval_set</a></code><br>
<code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="../../boost/icl/split_interval_set.html" title="Class template split_interval_set">split_interval_set</a></code>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>O(log n)</em></span>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>O(log n)</em></span>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>O(log n)</em></span>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>O(log n)</em></span>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>O(log n)</em></span>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>O(m log n)</em></span>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>O(m log n)</em></span>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>O(log n)</em></span>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>O(log n)</em></span>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>O(m log n)</em></span>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>O(m log n)</em></span>
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All overloads of containedness of containers in containers
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">contains</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">super</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">sub</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">within</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">sub</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">super</span><span class="special">)</span>
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are of <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>loglinear</strong></span></em></span> time:
<span class="emphasis"><em>O(m log n)</em></span>. If both containers have same iterative_sizes
so that <span class="emphasis"><em>m = n</em></span> we have the worst case ( <span class="emphasis"><em>O(n
log n)</em></span> ). There is an alternative implementation that has a <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>linear</strong></span></em></span> complexity of <span class="emphasis"><em>O(n+m)</em></span>.
The loglinear implementation has been chosen, because it can be faster, if
the container argument is small. In this case the loglinear implementation
approaches logarithmic behavior, whereas the linear implementation stays
linear.
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