How to use the reverse STL function in Visual C++ (156747)

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Required Header

   <algorithm>
				

Prototype

   template<class BidirectionalIterator> inline
   void reverse(BidirectionalIterator first,

                      BidirectionalIterator last)
				

NOTE: The class/parameter names in the prototype do not match the version in the header file. Some have been modified to improve readability.

Description

The reverse algorithm reverses the order of the elements in the range [first, last).

Sample Code

NOTE: In the first line of the sample code section, /GX is equivalent to /EHsc in VC++ .NET and is set by default.

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 
// 
// Compile options needed: /GX
// 
// reverse.cpp : Illustrates how to use the reverse function.
// 
// Functions:
// 
//    reverse - Reverse the items in a sequence.
// 
// Written by Kalindi Sanghrajka
// of Microsoft Product Support Services,
// Software Core Developer Support.
// Copyright (c) 1996 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 

// disable warning C4786: symbol greater than 255 character,
// okay to ignore

#pragma warning(disable: 4786)

#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <algorithm>
#include <functional>

#if _MSC_VER > 1020   // if VC++ version is > 4.2
   using namespace std;  // std c++ libs implemented in std
   #endif

void main()

{

    const int VECTOR_SIZE = 8 ;

    // Define a template class vector of strings
    typedef vector<string, allocator<string> > StrVector ;

    //Define an iterator for template class vector of strings
    typedef StrVector::iterator StrVectorIt ;

    StrVector Tongue_Twister(VECTOR_SIZE) ;

    StrVectorIt start, end, it ;

    start = Tongue_Twister.begin() ;   // location of first
                                      // element of Tongue_Twister

    end = Tongue_Twister.end() ;       // one past the location last
                                       // element of Tongue_Twister

    //Initialize vector Tongue_Twister
    Tongue_Twister[0] = "she" ;
    Tongue_Twister[1] = "sells" ;
    Tongue_Twister[2] = "sea" ;
    Tongue_Twister[3] = "shells" ;
    Tongue_Twister[4] = "by";
    Tongue_Twister[5] = "the";
    Tongue_Twister[6] = "sea" ;
    Tongue_Twister[7] = "shore" ;

    cout << "Before calling reverse \n" << endl ;

    // print content of Tongue_Twister
    cout << "Try this Tongue Twister: " ;
    for(it = start; it != end; it++)
        cout << *it << " " ;
    cout << "\n\n" ;

    // reverse the items in the vector Tongue_Twister
     reverse(start, end) ;

     cout << "After calling reverse \n" << endl ;

    // print content of Tongue_Twister
    cout << "Now try the reversed Tongue Twister: " ;
    for(it = start; it != end; it++)
        cout << *it << " " ;
    cout << "\n\n" ;

}
				

Program Output is:

Before calling reverse

Try this Tongue Twister: she sells sea shells by the sea shore

After calling reverse

Now try the reversed Tongue Twister: shore sea the by shells sea sells she