C++ In a Nutshell

Name

front_inserter function template — Creates a front_insert_iterator

Synopsis

template <typename Container>
  front_insert_iterator<Container>
    front_inserter(Container& x);

The front_inserter function template constructs a front_insert_iterator object for the container x. Example 13-20 shows how to use front_inserter to read integers from a file into a list in reverse order.

Example

Example 13-20. Using a front_inserter to add numbers to a list

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

See Also

back_inserter function template, front_insert_iterator class template, inserter function template