C++ Institute Exam CPP Topic 1 Question 103 Discussion

Actual exam question for C++ Institute's CPP exam

Question #: 103
Topic #: 1

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What happens when you attempt to compile and run the following code?

#include

using namespace std;

int main() {

int t[] = { 10, 5, 9, 6, 2, 4, 7, 8, 3, 1 };

map m;

for(int i=0; i < 10; i++) {

m[i]=t[i];

}

map::iterator it = find(m.begin(), m.end(), 5);

cout<first;

return 0;

}

Program outputs:

C10

Dcompilation error

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Dulce

3 months ago

I bet the output will be a rude message to the person who wrote this question. Seriously, who comes up with these tricky questions?

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Franchesca

2 months ago

Let's try running it and see if it actually gives a compilation error.

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Launa

2 months ago

Yeah, it's definitely a compilation error.

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Honey

2 months ago

I agree, this code looks like it will give a compilation error.

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Hayley

2 months ago

I think the output will be compilation error.

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Nobuko

4 months ago

Wait, why are we using `find()` on a `map` when we should be using `m.find(5)`? Developers these days, I tell you.

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Jesusita

2 months ago

Yeah, that's a mistake in the code. It should be `m.find(5)` to search for the key 5 in the map.

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Nickie

3 months ago

I think the correct way is to use `m.find(5)` instead of `find(m.begin(), m.end(), 5)`.

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Rasheeda

3 months ago

You're right, using `find()` on a `map` is incorrect.

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Joesph

4 months ago

I think the output will be 10. The `map` container stores key-value pairs, and we're trying to find the value associated with the key 5, which should be 10.

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Georgeanna

2 months ago

The correct answer is 4.

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Cherry

3 months ago

Actually, it will be 10.

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France

3 months ago

No, it will be 4.

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Natalie

3 months ago

I think the output will be 10.

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The output will be 4. The `find()` function will return an iterator pointing to the element with a key of 5, and we're trying to access the `first` member of that iterator, which is the key, not the value.

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