# std::multimap<Key,T,Compare,Allocator>::emplace

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template< class... Args > iterator emplace( Args&&... args ); |  | (since C++11)

Inserts a new element into the container constructed in-place with the given `args` .

Careful use of `emplace` allows the new element to be constructed while avoiding unnecessary copy or move operations. The constructor of the new element (i.e. std::pair <const Key, T>) is called with exactly the same arguments as supplied to `emplace`, forwarded via std::forward <Args>(args)....

No iterators or references are invalidated.

### Parameters

args | - | arguments to forward to the constructor of the element

### Return value

Returns an iterator to the inserted element.

### Exceptions

If an exception is thrown by any operation, this function has no effect.

### Complexity

Logarithmic in the size of the container.

### Example

Run this code

    #include <iostream>
    #include <utility>
    #include <string>
    #include <map>

    int main()
    {
        std::multimap<std::string, std::string> m;

        // uses pair's move constructor
        m.emplace(std::make_pair(std::string("a"), std::string("a")));

        // uses pair's converting move constructor
        m.emplace(std::make_pair("b", "abcd"));

        // uses pair's template constructor
        m.emplace("d", "ddd");

        // uses pair's piecewise constructor
        m.emplace(std::piecewise_construct,
                  std::forward_as_tuple("c"),
                  std::forward_as_tuple(10, 'c'));

        for (const auto &p : m) {
            std::cout << p.first << " => " << p.second << '\n';
        }
    }

Output:

    a => a
    b => abcd
    c => cccccccccc
    d => ddd

### See also

emplace_hint (C++11) | constructs elements in-place using a hint (public member function)
insert | inserts elements or nodes (since C++17) (public member function)

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