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>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
list<char> coll; // list container for character elements
// append elements from 'a' to 'z'
for (char c='a'; c<='z'; ++c) {
coll.push_back(c);
}
/* print all elements
* - while there are elements
* - print and remove the first element
*/
while (! coll.empty()) {
cout << coll.front() << ' ';
coll.pop_front();
}
cout << endl;
}