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 <vector>
#include <algorithm>
#include <iterator>
#include "print.hpp"
using namespace std;
int main()
{
vector<int> coll;
// create back inserter for coll
// - inconvenient way
back_insert_iterator<vector<int> > iter(coll);
// insert elements with the usual iterator interface
*iter = 1;
iter++;
*iter = 2;
iter++;
*iter = 3;
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll);
// create back inserter and insert elements
// - convenient way
back_inserter(coll) = 44;
back_inserter(coll) = 55;
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll);
// use back inserter to append all elements again
// - reserve enough memory to avoid reallocation
coll.reserve(2*coll.size());
copy (coll.begin(), coll.end(), // source
back_inserter(coll)); // destination
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll);
}