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 <list>
#include <vector>
#include <deque>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
list<int> coll1 = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 };
vector<int> coll2;
// resize destination to have enough room for the overwriting algorithm
coll2.resize (coll1.size());
// copy elements from first into second collection
// - overwrites existing elements in destination
copy (coll1.cbegin(), coll1.cend(), // source
coll2.begin()); // destination
// create third collection with enough room
// - initial size is passed as parameter
deque<int> coll3(coll1.size());
// copy elements from first into third collection
copy (coll1.cbegin(), coll1.cend(), // source
coll3.begin()); // destination
}