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| Every property tree node models the ReversibleSequence concept, providing access |
| to its immediate children. This means that iterating over a <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="../boost/property_tree/ptree.html" title="Type definition ptree">ptree</a></code> |
| (which is the same as its root node - every <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="../boost/property_tree/ptree.html" title="Type definition ptree">ptree</a></code> |
| node is also the subtree it starts) iterates only a single level of the hierarchy. |
| There is no way to iterate over the entire tree. |
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| It is very important to remember that the property sequence is <span class="bold"><strong>not</strong></span> |
| ordered by the key. It preserves the order of insertion. It closely resembles |
| a std::list. Fast access to children by name is provided via a separate lookup |
| structure. Do not attempt to use algorithms that expect an ordered sequence |
| (like binary_search) on a node's children. |
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| There may be multiple children with the same key value in a node. However, |
| these children are not necessarily sequential. The iterator returned by <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="../boost/property_tree/basic_ptree.html#id959996-bb">find</a></code> may refer to |
| any of these, and there are no guarantees about the relative position of the |
| other equally named children. |
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