C++ In a Nutshell

Name

back_inserter function template — Creates a back_insert_iterator

Synopsis

template <typename Container>
  back_insert_iterator<Container> back_inserter(Container& x);

The back_inserter function template constructs a back_insert_iterator object for the container x. Example 13-18 shows how to use back_inserter to read integers from a file into a vector.

Example

Example 13-18. Using back_inserter to add numbers to a vector

std::ifstream in("experiment.dat");
std::vector<int> data;
std::copy(std::istream_iterator<int>(in),
          std::istream_iterator<int>(  ),
          std::back_inserter(data));

See Also

back_insert_iterator class template, front_inserter function template, inserter function template