C++ comparing bunch of values with a given one

Question

I need to compare one given value with a retrieved values. I do this several times in the code. I am not satisfied with how it looks and I am seeking for a some sort of an util

Answer 1

Which changes more, the 'value' or the values returned by 'getValueX()'? You can insert everything into a hash_map/map and then do a search that way, as you've suggested with the containers.