sorting in std::map where key is a std::string

Question

I have a std::map mymap

Now, if I insert values in the map like:

std::map  mymap;
mymap[\"first\"] = \"hi\";
mymap[\"third\"] = \"         


        

Answer 1

The standard defines:

The fundamental property of iterators of associative containers is that they iterate through the containers in the non-descending order of keys where non-descending is defined by the comparison that was used to construct them.