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()
{
vector<int> coll;
INSERT_ELEMENTS(coll,1,9);
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"coll: ");
// rotate one element to the left
rotate (coll.begin(), // beginning of range
coll.begin() + 1, // new first element
coll.end()); // end of range
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"one left: ");
// rotate two elements to the right
rotate (coll.begin(), // beginning of range
coll.end() - 2, // new first element
coll.end()); // end of range
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"two right: ");
// rotate so that element with value 4 is the beginning
rotate (coll.begin(), // beginning of range
find(coll.begin(),coll.end(),4), // new first element
coll.end()); // end of range
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"4 first: ");
}