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 <vector>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
vector<int> coll1; // empty collection
vector<int> coll2; // empty collection
/* RUNTIME ERROR:
* - beginning is behind the end of the range
*/
vector<int>::iterator pos = coll1.begin();
reverse (++pos, coll1.end());
// insert elements from 1 to 9 into coll2
for (int i=1; i<=9; ++i) {
coll2.push_back (i);
}
/* RUNTIME ERROR:
* - overwriting nonexisting elements
*/
copy (coll2.begin(), coll2.end(), // source
coll1.begin()); // destination
/* RUNTIME ERROR:
* - collections mistaken
* - begin() and end() mistaken
*/
copy (coll1.begin(), coll2.end(), // source
coll1.end()); // destination
}