libs/iterator/example/reverse_iterator_example.cpp
// (C) Copyright Jeremy Siek 2000-2004.
// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
// accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
#include <boost/config.hpp>
#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
#include <boost/iterator/reverse_iterator.hpp>
#include <boost/cstdlib.hpp>
int main(int, char*[])
{
char letters_[] = "hello world!";
const int N = sizeof(letters_)/sizeof(char) - 1;
typedef char* base_iterator;
base_iterator letters(letters_);
std::cout << "original sequence of letters:\t\t\t"
<< letters_ << std::endl;
// Use reverse_iterator to print a sequence of letters in reverse
// order.
boost::reverse_iterator<base_iterator>
reverse_letters_first(letters + N),
reverse_letters_last(letters);
std::cout << "sequence in reverse order:\t\t\t";
std::copy(reverse_letters_first, reverse_letters_last,
std::ostream_iterator<char>(std::cout));
std::cout << std::endl;
std::cout << "sequence in double-reversed (normal) order:\t";
std::copy(boost::make_reverse_iterator(reverse_letters_last),
boost::make_reverse_iterator(reverse_letters_first),
std::ostream_iterator<char>(std::cout));
std::cout << std::endl;
return boost::exit_success;
}