C++ 11 equivalent of java.util.ConcurrentHashMap

c++11, concurrency, containers, dictionary, stl

Solution

Intel produced a library called Threading Building Blocks which has two such things: concurrent_hash_map and concurrent_unordered_map. They have slightly different characteristics, but one or the other will probably suit your needs.

Problem

I find myself constantly writing Mutex code in order to synchronize read/write access to a std::unordered_map and other containers so that I can use them as I do java.util.concurrent containers. I was about to start writing a wrapper to encapsulate the Mutex, but I would rather use a well tested library so I don't stuff up the threading. Is there such a library?

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