What is the best way to store double dimension vector in c++?

Question

What is the best way to store double dimension vector in c++?

std::vector <std::vector <int> > m_vector(N, std::vector<int>(M));
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int k = m_vector[i][j];

How else?

Answer 1

As far as I know this is the BKM (Best known method). It's the most straight forward and it does what you need, with easy access using the [][] operator. You can always use set<> or list<> if you don't need vector's extra functionality...

Answer 2

The most efficient and most convenient at the same time is to use boost::multi_array.