c++ - How can I sort an STL map by value?

Question

How can I implement STL map sorting by value?

For example, I have a map m:

map<int, int> m;
m[1] = 10;
m[2] = 5;
m[4] = 6;
m[6] = 1;

I'd like to sort that map by m's value. So, if I print the map, I'd like to get the result as follows:

m[6] = 1
m[2] = 5
m[4] = 6
m[1] = 10

How can I sort the map in this way? Is there any way that I can deal with the key and value with sorted values?

Answer 1

Dump out all the key-value pairs into a set<pair<K, V> > first, where the set is constructed with a less-than functor that compares the pair's second value only. That way, your code still works even if your values aren't all distinct.

Or dump the key-value pairs into a vector<pair<K, V> >, then sort that vector with the same less-than functor afterwards.