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

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template<class C2> void merge( std::map<Key, T, C2, Allocator>& source ); | (1) | (since C++17)
template<class C2> void merge( std::map<Key, T, C2, Allocator>&& source ); | (2) | (since C++17)
template<class C2> void merge( std::multimap<Key, T, C2, Allocator>& source ); | (3) | (since C++17)
template<class C2> void merge( std::multimap<Key, T, C2, Allocator>&& source ); | (4) | (since C++17)

Attempts to extract ("splice") each element in `source` and insert it into *this using the comparison object of *this.

No elements are copied or moved, only the internal pointers of the container nodes are repointed. All pointers and references to the transferred elements remain valid, but now refer into *this, not into `source`.

The behavior is undefined if get_allocator() != source.get_allocator().

### Parameters

source | - | compatible container to transfer the nodes from

### Return value

(none)

### Exceptions

Does not throw unless comparison throws.

### Complexity

N*log(size()+N)), where N is `source.size()`.

### Example

Run this code

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

    int main()
    {
      std::multimap<int, std::string> ma {{1, "apple"}, {5, "pear"}, {10, "banana"}};
      std::multimap<int, std::string> mb {{2, "zorro"}, {4, "batman"}, {5, "X"}, {8, "alpaca"}};
      std::multimap<int, std::string> u;
      u.merge(ma);
      std::cout << "ma.size(): " << ma.size() << '\n';
      u.merge(mb);
      std::cout << "mb.size(): " << mb.size() << '\n';

      for(auto const &kv: u)
        std::cout << kv.first << ", " << kv.second << '\n';
    }

Output:

    ma.size(): 0
    mb.size(): 0
    1, apple
    2, zorro
    4, batman
    5, pear
    5, X
    8, alpaca
    10, banana

### See also

extract (C++17) | extracts nodes from the container (public member function)
insert | inserts elements or nodes (since C++17) (public member function)

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