Exploring C++20: The Programmer's Introduction to C++

© Ray Lischner 2020

R. LischnerExploring C++20https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5961-0_46

46. More About Iterators

Ray Lischner¹ 

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Ellicott City, MD, USA

 

Iterators provide element-by-element access to a sequence of things. The things can be numbers, characters, or objects of almost any type. The standard containers, such as vector, provide iterator access to the container contents, and other standard iterators let you access input streams and output streams, for example. One way to think of a range is as a pair of iterators. Standard algorithms require iterators for operating on sequences of things.

Until now, your view and use of iterators has been somewhat limited. Sure, you’ve used them, but do you really understand them? This Exploration helps ...