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 <list>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
list<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 5
list<int>::iterator pos;
pos = find (coll.begin(), coll.end(), // range
5); // value
// print value of the element
cout << "pos: " << *pos << endl;
// convert iterator to reverse iterator
list<int>::reverse_iterator rpos(pos);
// print value of the element to which the reverse iterator refers
cout << "rpos: " << *rpos << endl;
// convert reverse iterator back to normal iterator
list<int>::iterator rrpos;
rrpos = rpos.base();
// print value of the element to which the normal iterator refers
cout << "rrpos: " << *rrpos << endl;
}