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back_inserter function template
template <class Container>
  back_insert_iterator<Container> back_inserter (Container& x);
<iterator>

Construct a back insert iterator

This function generates a back insert iterator for a container.

A back insert iterator is a special type of output iterator specifically designed to allow algorithms that usually overwrite elements (such as copy) to instead insert new elements at the end of the container.

Parameters

x
Container for which the back insert iterator is constructed.

Return value

A back_insert_iterator that inserts elements at the end of container x.

Example

// back_inserter example
#include <iostream>
#include <iterator>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;

int main () {
  vector<int> firstvector, secondvector;
  for (int i=1; i<=5; i++)
  { firstvector.push_back(i); secondvector.push_back(i*10); }

  copy (secondvector.begin(),secondvector.end(),back_inserter(firstvector));

  vector<int>::iterator it;
  for ( it = firstvector.begin(); it!= firstvector.end(); ++it )
	  cout << *it << " ";
  cout << endl;

  return 0;
}

Output:


1 2 3 4 5 10 20 30 40 50

See also

back_insert_iterator Back insert iterator (class template)
front_inserter Constructs a front insert iterator (function template)
inserter Construct an insert iterator (function template)

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