The following code example is taken from the book
The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference
by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 1999
© Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 1999
#include <list>
#include <algorithm>
#include <functional>
#include <cstdlib>
#include "print.hpp"
#include "boost/compose.hpp"
using namespace std;
using namespace boost;
int main()
{
list<int> coll;
// insert five random numbers
generate_n (back_inserter(coll), // beginning of destination range
5, // count
rand); // new value generator
print_elements(coll);
// overwrite with five new random numbers
// in the range between 0 (including) and 10 (excluding)
generate (coll.begin(), coll.end(), // destination range
compose_f_g(bind2nd(modulus<int>(),10),
ptr_fun(rand)));
print_elements(coll);
}