list.begin and list.end
#include <iostream> #include <list> using namespace std; int main() { list<int> lst; // create an empty list int i; for(i=0; i<10; i++) lst.push_back(i); cout << "List printed forwards:\n"; list<int>::iterator p = lst.begin(); while(p != lst.end()) { cout << *p << " "; p++; } cout << "\n\n"; cout << "List printed backwards:\n"; p = lst.end(); while(p != lst.begin()) { p--; // decrement pointer before using cout << *p << " "; } return 0; } /* List printed forwards: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 List printed backwards: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 */