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 "algostuff.hpp"
using namespace std;
int main()
{
/* initialize source collection with ``..........abcdef..........''
*/
vector<char> source(10,'.');
for (int c='a'; c<='f'; c++) {
source.push_back(c);
}
source.insert(source.end(),10,'.');
PRINT_ELEMENTS(source,"source: ");
// copy all letters three elements in front of the 'a'
vector<char> c1(source.begin(),source.end());
copy (c1.begin()+10, c1.begin()+16, // source range
c1.begin()+7); // destination range
PRINT_ELEMENTS(c1,"c1: ");
// copy all letters three elements behind the 'f'
vector<char> c2(source.begin(),source.end());
copy_backward (c2.begin()+10, c2.begin()+16, // source range
c2.begin()+19); // destination range
PRINT_ELEMENTS(c2,"c2: ");
}