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set::rbegin

Returns an iterator addressing the first element in a reversed set.

const_reverse_iterator rbegin( ) const; 
reverse_iterator rbegin( );

Return Value

A reverse bidirectional iterator addressing the first element in a reversed set or addressing what had been the last element in the unreversed set.

Remarks

rbegin is used with a reversed set just as begin is used with a set.

If the return value of rbegin is assigned to a const_reverse_iterator, then the set object cannot be modified. If the return value of rbegin is assigned to a reverse_iterator, then the set object can be modified.

rbegin can be used to iterate through a set backwards.

Example

// set_rbegin.cpp
// compile with: /EHsc
#include <set>
#include <iostream>

int main( )
{
   using namespace std;   
   set <int> s1;
   set <int>::iterator s1_Iter;
   set <int>::reverse_iterator s1_rIter;

   s1.insert( 10 );
   s1.insert( 20 );
   s1.insert( 30 );

   s1_rIter = s1.rbegin( );
   cout << "The first element in the reversed set is "
        << *s1_rIter << "." << endl;

   // begin can be used to start an iteration 
   // throught a set in a forward order
   cout << "The set is:";
   for ( s1_Iter = s1.begin( ) ; s1_Iter != s1.end( ); s1_Iter++ )
      cout << " " << *s1_Iter;
   cout << endl;

   // rbegin can be used to start an iteration 
   // throught a set in a reverse order
   cout << "The reversed set is:";
   for ( s1_rIter = s1.rbegin( ) ; s1_rIter != s1.rend( ); s1_rIter++ )
      cout << " " << *s1_rIter;
   cout << endl;

   // A set element can be erased by dereferencing to its key 
   s1_rIter = s1.rbegin( );
   s1.erase ( *s1_rIter );

   s1_rIter = s1.rbegin( );
   cout << "After the erasure, the first element "
        << "in the reversed set is "<< *s1_rIter << "." << endl;
}
The first element in the reversed set is 30.
The set is: 10 20 30
The reversed set is: 30 20 10
After the erasure, the first element in the reversed set is 20.

Requirements

Header: <set>

Namespace: std

See Also

Reference

set Class

set::rbegin and set::rend

Standard Template Library