# std::multiset<Key,Compare,Allocator>::key_comp

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key_compare key_comp() const; |  |

Returns the function object that compares the keys, which is a copy of this container's constructor argument `comp`. It is the same as value_comp.

### Parameters

(none)

### Return value

The key comparison function object.

### Complexity

Constant.

### Example

Run this code

    #include <cassert>
    #include <iostream>
    #include <set>

    // Example module 97 key compare function
    struct ModCmp {
        bool operator()(const int lhs, const int rhs) const
        {
            return (lhs % 97) < (rhs % 97);
        }
    };

    int main()
    {
        std::multiset<int, ModCmp> cont{1, 2, 3, 4, 5};

        auto comp_func = cont.key_comp();

        for (int key : cont) {
            bool before = comp_func(key, 100);
            bool after = comp_func(100, key);
            if (!before && !after)
                std::cout << key << " equivalent to key 100\n";
            else if (before)
                std::cout << key << " goes before key 100\n";
            else if (after)
                std::cout << key << " goes after key 100\n";
            else
                assert(0); // Cannot happen
        }
    }

Output:

    1 goes before key 100
    2 goes before key 100
    3 equivalent to key 100
    4 goes after key 100
    5 goes after key 100

### See also

value_comp | returns the function that compares keys in objects of type value_type (public member function)

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