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()
{
list<int> coll;
INSERT_ELEMENTS(coll,2,7);
INSERT_ELEMENTS(coll,4,9);
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"coll: ");
// replace all elements with value 6 with 42
replace (coll.begin(), coll.end(), // range
6, // old value
42); // new value
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"coll: ");
// replace all elements with value less than 5 with 0
replace_if (coll.begin(), coll.end(), // range
bind2nd(less<int>(),5), // criterion for replacement
0); // new value
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"coll: ");
}