The following code example is taken from the book
The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference, 2nd Edition
by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison Wesley Longman, 2012
Copyright © 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. and Nicolai M. Josuttis
#include "algostuff.hpp"
using namespace std;
int main()
{
vector<int> coll;
list<int> searchcoll;
INSERT_ELEMENTS(coll,1,11);
INSERT_ELEMENTS(searchcoll,3,5);
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll, "coll: ");
PRINT_ELEMENTS(searchcoll,"searchcoll: ");
// search first occurrence of an element of searchcoll in coll
vector<int>::iterator pos;
pos = find_first_of (coll.begin(), coll.end(), // range
searchcoll.begin(), // beginning of search set
searchcoll.end()); // end of search set
cout << "first element of searchcoll in coll is element "
<< distance(coll.begin(),pos) + 1
<< endl;
// search last occurrence of an element of searchcoll in coll
vector<int>::reverse_iterator rpos;
rpos = find_first_of (coll.rbegin(), coll.rend(), // range
searchcoll.begin(), // beginning of search set
searchcoll.end()); // end of search set
cout << "last element of searchcoll in coll is element "
<< distance(coll.begin(),rpos.base())
<< endl;
}