/* example for using class array<> * (C) Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 2001. * Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See * accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at * http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) */ #include <string> #include <iostream> #include <boost/array.hpp> template <class T> void print_elements (const T& x); int main() { // create array of four seasons boost::array<std::string,4> seasons = { { "spring", "summer", "autumn", "winter" } }; // copy and change order boost::array<std::string,4> seasons_orig = seasons; for (std::size_t i=seasons.size()-1; i>0; --i) { std::swap(seasons.at(i),seasons.at((i+1)%seasons.size())); } std::cout << "one way: "; print_elements(seasons); // try swap() std::cout << "other way: "; std::swap(seasons,seasons_orig); print_elements(seasons); // try reverse iterators std::cout << "reverse: "; for (boost::array<std::string,4>::reverse_iterator pos =seasons.rbegin(); pos<seasons.rend(); ++pos) { std::cout << " " << *pos; } // try constant reverse iterators std::cout << "reverse: "; for (boost::array<std::string,4>::const_reverse_iterator pos =seasons.crbegin(); pos<seasons.crend(); ++pos) { std::cout << " " << *pos; } std::cout << std::endl; return 0; // makes Visual-C++ compiler happy } template <class T> void print_elements (const T& x) { for (unsigned i=0; i<x.size(); ++i) { std::cout << " " << x[i]; } std::cout << std::endl; }