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 <iostream>
#include <set>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;
#include "print.hpp"
#include "assoiter.hpp"
int main()
{
set<int> coll;
// create inserter for coll
// - inconvenient way
asso_insert_iterator<set<int> > iter(coll);
// insert elements with the usual iterator interface
*iter = 1;
iter++;
*iter = 2;
iter++;
*iter = 3;
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll);
// create inserter for coll and insert elements
// - convenient way
asso_inserter(coll) = 44;
asso_inserter(coll) = 55;
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll);
// use inserter with an algorithm
int vals[] = { 33, 67, -4, 13, 5, 2 };
copy (vals, vals+(sizeof(vals)/sizeof(vals[0])), // source
asso_inserter(coll)); // destination
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll);
}