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
// - while there are elements
// - print and remove the first element
while (! coll.empty()) {
cout << coll.front() << ' ';
coll.pop_front();
}
cout << endl;
}