# `sorted_vec2` Maintained alternative to [`sorted-vec`](https://crates.io/crates/sorted-vec). > Create and maintain collections of sorted elements. [Documentation](https://docs.rs/sorted-vec2) ```rust let mut v = SortedVec::new(); assert_eq!(v.insert (5), 0); assert_eq!(v.insert (3), 0); assert_eq!(v.insert (4), 1); assert_eq!(v.insert (4), 1); assert_eq!(v.len(), 4); v.dedup(); assert_eq!(v.len(), 3); assert_eq!(v.binary_search (&3), Ok (0)); assert_eq!(*SortedVec::from_unsorted ( vec![5, -10, 99, -11, 2, 17, 10]), vec![-11, -10, 2, 5, 10, 17, 99]); ``` Also provides sorted set containers only containing unique elements. ## `serde` support `serde` de/serialization is an optional feature. By default, deserializing an unsorted container is an error. To sort on deserialization, tag the field with `#[serde(deserialize_with = "SortedVec::deserialize_unsorted")]`: ```rust #[derive(Debug, Eq, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Deserialize, Serialize)] pub struct Foo { #[serde(deserialize_with = "SortedVec::deserialize_unsorted")] pub v : SortedVec } ```