std::reverse_iterator<Iter>::operator*,->

 

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std::reverse_iterator

Member functions

reverse_iterator::reverse_iterator

reverse_iterator::operator=

reverse_iterator::base

reverse_iterator::operator*reverse_iterator::operator->

reverse_iterator::operator[]

reverse_iterator::operator++reverse_iterator::operator+reverse_iterator::operator+=reverse_iterator::operator--reverse_iterator::operator-reverse_iterator::operator-=

Non-member functions

operator==operator!=operator<operator<=operator>operator>=operator<=> (C++20)

operator+

operator-

iter_move (C++20)

iter_swap (C++20)

make_reverse_iterator (C++14)

 

reference operator*() const;	(1)	(constexpr since C++17)
	(2)
pointer operator->() const;			(constexpr since C++17) (until C++20)
constexpr pointer operator->() const requires (std::is_pointer_v<Iter> || requires (const Iter i) { i.operator->(); });			(since C++20)

Returns a reference or pointer to the element previous to current.

1) Equivalent to Iter tmp = current; return *--tmp;.

2) Equivalent to:

return &(operator*());	(until C++11)
return std::addressof(operator*());	(since C++11) (until C++20)
return current - 1; if Iter is a pointer type. return std::prev(current).operator->();} otherwise.	(since C++20)

Return value

Reference or pointer to the element previous to current.

Example

Run this code

#include <complex>
#include <iostream>
#include <iterator>
#include <list>

int main()
{
    using RI0 = std::reverse_iterator<int*>;
    int a[]{0, 1, 2, 3};
    RI0 r0{std::rbegin(a)};
    std::cout << "*r0 = " << *r0 << '\n';
    *r0 = 42;
    std::cout << "a[3] = " << a[3] << '\n';

    using RI1 = std::reverse_iterator<std::list<std::complex<double>>::iterator>;
    std::list<std::complex<double>> li{{1, 2}, {3, 4}, {5, 6}};
    const RI1 r1{li.rbegin()};
    std::cout << "*r1 = (" << r1->real() << ',' << r1->imag() << ")\n";
    li.insert(li.end(), std::complex<double>{7, 8});
    std::cout << "*r1 = (" << r1->real() << ',' << r1->imag() << ")\n";
}

Output:

*r0 = 3
a[3] = 42
*r1 = (5,6)
*r1 = (7,8)

Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR	Applied to	Behavior as published	Correct behavior
LWG 2188	C++11	operator-> used & to take address	uses std::addressof instead

See also

operator[]

accesses an element by index (public member function)