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 <iterator>
#include <iostream>
#include <list>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
list<int> coll;
// insert elements from 1 to 9
for (int i=1; i<=9; ++i) {
coll.push_back(i);
}
list<int>::iterator pos = coll.begin();
// print actual element
cout << *pos << endl;
// step three elements forward
advance (pos, 3);
// print actual element
cout << *pos << endl;
// step one element backward
advance (pos, -1);
// print actual element
cout << *pos << endl;
}