Memory Allocation for a Map with a fixed number of insertions

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Published on 2010-03-27T05:59:48Z Indexed on 2010/03/27 6:03 UTC
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I want to insert n elements into a map where n is known ahead of time. I do not want memory allocation at each insertion. I want all memory allocation at the beginning. Is there a way to do this? If so, how? Will writing some sort of memory allocator help?

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