vector-type

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@@ -337,6 +337,27 @@ constructor in the following format: `custom_str_class(const char *, size_t)`.
 Please note that the character array is not guaranteed to be NULL terminated,
 you should always use the provided size to determine end of string.
 
+## Using different vector type
+
+By default the object tree's vector fields are built out of `std::vector`,
+but you can influence this either globally (using the `--cpp-vector-type`
+argument to `flatc`) or per field using the `cpp_vector_type` attribute, to
+use any other vector-like template type (e.g. `eastl::vector`).
+
+The type must be a template taking a single element type argument
+(`my_vector<T>`), and must support the following member functions:
+`resize()`, `reserve()`, `size()`, `data()`, `operator[]`, `emplace_back()`,
+and `begin()`/`end()`. This matches the subset of `std::vector`'s interface
+that generated code relies on.
+
+Note that unlike `std::vector<bool>`, the custom vector type must not use a
+bit-packed specialization for `bool` elements, since generated code accesses
+`data()` as a contiguous `bool` array.
+
+As with custom string types, the header defining the custom vector type is
+not automatically included; use `--cpp-include` to add the necessary
+`#include`.
+
 ## Reflection (& Resizing)
 
 There is experimental support for reflection in FlatBuffers, allowing you to