std::vector::shrink_to_fit

void shrink_to_fit();

(since C++11)

Requests the removal of unused capacity.

It is a non-binding request to reduce capacity() to size(). It depends on the implementation if the request is fulfilled.

All iterators, including the past the end iterator, are potentially invalidated.

Parameters

(none).

Type requirements
- `T` must meet the requirements of `MoveInsertable`.

Return value

(none).

Complexity

At most linear in the size of the container.

Notes

If an exception is thrown other than by T's move constructor, there are no effects.

Example

#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
 
int main()
{
    std::vector<int> v;
    std::cout << "Default-constructed capacity is " << v.capacity() << '\n';
    v.resize(100);
    std::cout << "Capacity of a 100-element vector is " << v.capacity() << '\n';
    v.clear();
    std::cout << "Capacity after clear() is " << v.capacity() << '\n';
    v.shrink_to_fit();
    std::cout << "Capacity after shrink_to_fit() is " << v.capacity() << '\n';
}

Possible output:

Default-constructed capacity is 0
Capacity of a 100-element vector is 100
Capacity after clear() is 100
Capacity after shrink_to_fit() is 0

size	returns the number of elements (public member function)
capacity	returns the number of elements that can be held in currently allocated storage (public member function)