vector::rbegin


public member function
      reverse_iterator rbegin();
const_reverse_iterator rbegin() const;

Return reverse iterator to reverse beginning

Returns a reverse iterator referring to the last element in the vector container.

rbegin refers to the element right before the one that would be referred to by member end.

Notice that unlike member vector::back, which returns a reference to this same element, this function returns a reverse random access iterator.

Parameters

none

Return Value

A reverse iterator to the reverse beginning of the sequence.

Both reverse_iterator and const_reverse_iterator are member types. In the vector class template, these are reverse random access iterators, defined as reverse_iterator<iterator> and reverse_iterator<const_iterator> respectively.

Example

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// vector::rbegin/rend
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;

int main ()
{
  vector<int> myvector;
  for (int i=1; i<=5; i++) myvector.push_back(i);

  cout << "myvector contains:";
  vector<int>::reverse_iterator rit;
  for ( rit=myvector.rbegin() ; rit < myvector.rend(); ++rit )
    cout << " " << *rit;

  cout << endl;

  return 0;
}


Notice how the reverse iterator iterates through the vector in a reverse way by increasing the iterator. Output:
myvector contains: 5 4 3 2 1


Complexity

Constant.

See also

vector::back Access last element (public member function)
vector::rend Return reverse iterator to reverse end (public member function)
vector::begin Return iterator to beginning (public member type)
vector::end Return iterator to end (public member function)