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 <algorithm>
#include <vector>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
// create vector with elements from 1 to 6 in arbitrary order
vector<int> coll;
coll.push_back(2);
coll.push_back(5);
coll.push_back(4);
coll.push_back(1);
coll.push_back(6);
coll.push_back(3);
// find and print minimum and maximum elements
vector<int>::const_iterator minpos = min_element(coll.begin(),
coll.end());
cout << "min: " << *minpos << endl;
vector<int>::const_iterator maxpos = max_element(coll.begin(),
coll.end());
cout << "max: " << *maxpos << endl;
// sort all elements
sort (coll.begin(), coll.end());
// find the first element with value 3
vector<int>::iterator pos3;
pos3 = find (coll.begin(), coll.end(), // range
3); // value
// reverse the order of the found element with value 3 and all following elements
reverse (pos3, coll.end());
// print all elements
vector<int>::const_iterator pos;
for (pos=coll.begin(); pos!=coll.end(); ++pos) {
cout << *pos << ' ';
}
cout << endl;
}