From e91dada090e40624f206ae03394ce08def405a4b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lokesh9106 <2400040120@kluniversity.in>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:23:31 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add C++ unordered_set begin() documentation entry

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+---
+Title: '.begin()'
+Description: 'Returns an iterator pointing to the first element in the unordered_set.'
+Subjects:
+  - 'Computer Science'
+  - 'Code Foundations'
+Tags:
+  - 'Methods'
+  - 'Unordered Sets'
+  - 'Iterators'
+CatalogContent:
+  - 'learn-c-plus-plus'
+  - 'paths/computer-science'
+---
+
+The **`.begin()`** method returns an iterator pointing to the first element in the `unordered_set` container. Since `unordered_set` is an unordered container, the "first" element is not determined by any particular order.
+
+## Syntax
+
+```cpp
+unordered_set.begin();
+```
+
+The method takes no parameters and returns an iterator to the first element. If the container is empty, the returned iterator will be equal to `.end()`.
+
+## Example
+
+The following example demonstrates using `.begin()` to iterate through an `unordered_set`:
+
+```cpp
+#include <iostream>
+#include <unordered_set>
+
+int main() {
+  std::unordered_set<int> numbers = {10, 20, 30, 40, 50};
+  
+  std::cout << "Elements in the unordered_set: ";
+  for (auto it = numbers.begin(); it != numbers.end(); ++it) {
+    std::cout << *it << " ";
+  }
+  
+  return 0;
+}
+```
+
+This outputs the elements in the unordered_set (order may vary):
+
+```
+Elements in the unordered_set: 50 40 30 20 10
+```
+
+## Codebyte Example
+
+The following runnable example shows how to use `.begin()` with an `unordered_set`:
+
+```codebyte/cpp
+#include <iostream>
+#include <unordered_set>
+
+int main() {
+  std::unordered_set<std::string> fruits = {"apple", "banana", "orange"};
+  
+  std::cout << "First fruit: " << *fruits.begin() << std::endl;
+  
+  std::cout << "All fruits: ";
+  for (auto it = fruits.begin(); it != fruits.end(); ++it) {
+    std::cout << *it << " ";
+  }
+  
+  return 0;
+}
+```

From a566d757c151f4edb94bfac66c00cca7e78ef63e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mamta Wardhani <mamta.wardhani@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:47:08 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] minor content fixes

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 Title: '.begin()'
 Description: 'Returns an iterator pointing to the first element in the unordered_set.'
 Subjects:
-  - 'Computer Science'
   - 'Code Foundations'
+  - 'Computer Science'
 Tags:
-  - 'Methods'
-  - 'Unordered Sets'
   - 'Iterators'
+  - 'Methods'
+  - 'Sets'
 CatalogContent:
   - 'learn-c-plus-plus'
   - 'paths/computer-science'
 ---
 
-The **`.begin()`** method returns an iterator pointing to the first element in the `unordered_set` container. Since `unordered_set` is an unordered container, the "first" element is not determined by any particular order.
+The **`.begin()`** method returns an iterator pointing to the first element in the `unordered_set` container. Because `unordered_set` does not maintain sorted order, the element returned by `.begin()` is simply the first element in its internal bucket structure, not the "smallest" or "first" in any logical sense.
 
 ## Syntax
 
-```cpp
+```pseudo
 unordered_set.begin();
 ```
 
-The method takes no parameters and returns an iterator to the first element. If the container is empty, the returned iterator will be equal to `.end()`.
+**Parameters:**
+
+The `.begin()` method takes no parameters.
+
+**Return value:**
+
+Returns an iterator to the first element. If the container is empty, the iterator equals `.end()`.
 
 ## Example
 
@@ -45,7 +51,7 @@ int main() {
 
 This outputs the elements in the unordered_set (order may vary):
 
-```
+```shell
 Elements in the unordered_set: 50 40 30 20 10
 ```