Copy and insert list
/* The following code example is taken from the book
* "The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference"
* by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 1999
*
* (C) Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 1999.
* Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software
* is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies.
* This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
* warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
*/
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <list>
#include <deque>
#include <set>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
list<int> coll1;
// insert elements from 1 to 9 into the first collection
for (int i=1; i<=9; ++i) {
coll1.push_back(i);
}
// copy the elements of coll1 into coll2 by appending them
vector<int> coll2;
copy (coll1.begin(), coll1.end(), // source
back_inserter(coll2)); // destination
// copy the elements of coll1 into coll3 by inserting them at the front
// - reverses the order of the elements
deque<int> coll3;
copy (coll1.begin(), coll1.end(), // source
front_inserter(coll3)); // destination
// copy elements of coll1 into coll4
// - only inserter that works for associative collections
set<int> coll4;
copy (coll1.begin(), coll1.end(), // source
inserter(coll4,coll4.begin())); // destination
}
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