iter_swap

#include <iostream>
using std::cout;
using std::endl;

#include <algorithm>
#include <iterator>

int main()
{
   int a[ 10 ] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 };
   std::ostream_iterator< int > output( cout, " " );

   cout << "Array a contains:\n   ";
   std::copy( a, a + 10, output );


   std::iter_swap( &a[ 0 ], &a[ 1 ] ); // swap with iterators
   cout << "\nArray a after swapping a[0] and a[1] using iter_swap:\n   ";
   std::copy( a, a + 10, output );

   cout << endl;
   return 0;
}

/* 
Array a contains:
   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Array a after swapping a[0] and a[1] using iter_swap:
   2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

 */        
  

#include <iostream>
#include <list>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;

/* PRINT_ELEMENTS()
 * - prints optional C-string optcstr followed by
 * - all elements of the collection coll
 * - separated by spaces
 */
template <class T>
inline void PRINT_ELEMENTS (const T& coll, const char* optcstr="")
{
    typename T::const_iterator pos;

    std::cout << optcstr;
    for (pos=coll.begin(); pos!=coll.end(); ++pos) {
        std::cout << *pos << ' ';
    }
    std::cout << std::endl;
}

int main()
{
    list<int> coll;

    // insert elements from 1 to 9
    for (int i=1; i<=9; ++i) {
        coll.push_back(i);
    }

    PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll);

    // swap first and second value
    iter_swap (coll.begin(), ++coll.begin());

    PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll);

    // swap first and last value
    iter_swap (coll.begin(), --coll.end());

    PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll);
}

/* 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 2

 */