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 <list>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
list<char> coll; // list container for character elements
// append elements from 'a' to 'z'
for (char c='a'; c<='z'; ++c) {
coll.push_back(c);
}
// print all elements:
// - iterate over all elements
list<char>::const_iterator pos;
for (pos = coll.begin(); pos != coll.end(); ++pos) {
cout << *pos << ' ';
}
cout << endl;
}