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>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
vector<int> coll1; // empty collection
vector<int> coll2; // empty collection
// RUNTIME ERROR:
// - beginning is behind the end of the range
vector<int>::iterator pos = coll1.begin();
reverse (++pos, coll1.end());
// insert elements from 1 to 9 into coll1
for (int i=1; i<=9; ++i) {
coll1.push_back (i);
}
// RUNTIME ERROR:
// - overwriting nonexisting elements
copy (coll1.cbegin(), coll1.cend(), // source
coll2.begin()); // destination
// RUNTIME ERROR:
// - collections mistaken
// - cbegin() and cend() refer to different collections
copy (coll1.cbegin(), coll2.cend(), // source
coll1.end()); // destination
}