std:: back_insert_iterator

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Defined in header `<iterator>`
template < class Container > class back_insert_iterator : public std:: iterator < std:: output_iterator_tag , void , void , void , void >		(until C++17)
template < class Container > class back_insert_iterator ;		(since C++17)

std::back_insert_iterator is a LegacyOutputIterator that appends elements to a container for which it was constructed. The container's push_back() member function is called whenever the iterator (whether dereferenced or not) is assigned to. Incrementing the std::back_insert_iterator is a no-op.

Member types

Member type Definition

iterator_category std:: output_iterator_tag

value_type void


          difference_type

void	(until C++20)
std::ptrdiff_t	(since C++20)

pointer void

reference void

container_type Container

Member types iterator_category , value_type , difference_type , pointer and reference are required to be obtained by inheriting from std:: iterator < std:: output_iterator_tag , void , void , void , void > .

(until C++17)

Member functions

(constructor)	constructs a new `back_insert_iterator` (public member function)
operator=	inserts an object into the associated container (public member function)
operator*	no-op (public member function)
operator++ operator++ (int)	no-op (public member function)

Member objects

Member name	Definition
`container` (protected)	a pointer of type `Container*`

Example

Run this code

#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <iterator>
#include <vector>
 
int main()
{
    std::vector<int> v;
 
    std::generate_n(
        std::back_insert_iterator<std::vector<int>>(v),
            // Or use std::back_inserter helper
            // Or use std::back_insert_iterator(v) C++17's syntax
        10,
        [n = 0]() mutable { return ++n; }
    );
 
    for (int n : v)
        std::cout << n << ' ';
    std::cout << '\n';
}

Output:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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Member functions
back_insert_iterator::back_insert_iterator
back_insert_iterator::operator=
back_insert_iterator::operator*
back_insert_iterator::operator++ back_insert_iterator::operator++(int)

std:: back_insert_iterator

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Example

See also

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back_inserter	creates a std::back_insert_iterator of type inferred from the argument (function template)
front_insert_iterator	iterator adaptor for insertion at the front of a container (class template)
insert_iterator	iterator adaptor for insertion into a container (class template)