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 <deque>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;
void print (int elem)
{
cout << elem << ' ';
}
int main()
{
deque<int> coll;
// insert elements from 1 to 9
for (int i=1; i<=9; ++i) {
coll.push_back(i);
}
// find position of element with value 2
deque<int>::iterator pos1;
pos1 = find (coll.begin(), coll.end(), // range
2); // value
// find position of element with value 7
deque<int>::iterator pos2;
pos2 = find (coll.begin(), coll.end(), // range
7); // value
// print all elements in range [pos1,pos2)
for_each (pos1, pos2, // range
print); // operation
cout << endl;
// convert iterators to reverse iterators
deque<int>::reverse_iterator rpos1(pos1);
deque<int>::reverse_iterator rpos2(pos2);
// print all elements in range [pos1,pos2) in reverse order
for_each (rpos2, rpos1, // range
print); // operation
cout << endl;
}