diff -r bb523a4758f7 -r a99186a9b6b0 lemon/maps.h
--- a/lemon/maps.h	Wed Nov 14 15:36:37 2007 +0000
+++ b/lemon/maps.h	Wed Nov 14 17:42:48 2007 +0000
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <iterator>
 #include <functional>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include <lemon/bits/utility.h>
 #include <lemon/bits/traits.h>
@@ -241,6 +242,78 @@
     };
   };
 
+  /// \brief Map for storing values for the range \c [0..size-1] range keys
+  ///
+  /// The current map has the \c [0..size-1] keyset and the values
+  /// are stored in a \c std::vector<T>  container. It can be used with
+  /// some data structures, for example \c UnionFind, \c BinHeap, when 
+  /// the used items are small integer numbers.
+  template <typename T>
+  class IntegerMap {
+
+    template <typename T1>
+    friend class IntegerMap;
+
+  public:
+
+    typedef True ReferenceMapTag;
+    ///\e
+    typedef int Key;
+    ///\e
+    typedef T Value;
+    ///\e
+    typedef T& Reference;
+    ///\e
+    typedef const T& ConstReference;
+
+  private:
+    
+    typedef std::vector<T> Vector;
+    Vector _vector;
+
+  public:
+
+    /// Constructor with specified default value
+    IntegerMap(int size = 0, const T& value = T()) : _vector(size, value) {}
+
+    /// \brief Constructs the map from an appropriate std::vector.
+    template <typename T1>
+    IntegerMap(const std::vector<T1>& vector) 
+      : _vector(vector.begin(), vector.end()) {}
+    
+    /// \brief Constructs a map from an other IntegerMap.
+    template <typename T1>
+    IntegerMap(const IntegerMap<T1> &c) 
+      : _vector(c._vector.begin(), c._vector.end()) {}
+
+    /// \brief Resize the container
+    void resize(int size, const T& value = T()) {
+      _vector.resize(size, value);
+    }
+
+  private:
+
+    IntegerMap& operator=(const IntegerMap&);
+
+  public:
+
+    ///\e
+    Reference operator[](Key k) {
+      return _vector[k];
+    }
+
+    /// \e 
+    ConstReference operator[](Key k) const {
+      return _vector[k];
+    }
+
+    /// \e 
+    void set(const Key &k, const T& t) {
+      _vector[k] = t;
+    }
+
+  };
+
   /// @}
 
   /// \addtogroup map_adaptors