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Tuesday 22 May 2012

Use of string iterator in C++

The following program computes the length of the string using the string iterator

// Program to demonstrate the use of string iterator
#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main()
{
     using namespace std;
     int counter=0;
     string str("welcome to programsplusplus");
     // declares the string iterator
     string::iterator it;
     for (it=str.begin(); it<str.end(); it++)
     {
          // displays each character that the iterator points to
          counter++;
          cout<<" "<<*it;
     }
     cout<<"\n"<<"Total length of the string : "<<counter;

     return 0;
} // end of main
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5 comments:

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    1. Thanx :) Please feel free to browse through my other posts.

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  2. It is a pointer or variable ?

    notice its behaviour by removing *before it in cout statement

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    1. yes it is actually a pointer variable of string type. Iterators are actually variables that are used to traverse containers. Almost all containers have an iterator associated with it.

      The string iterator can be used to traverse the individual characters of the string. You can also use it with the ++ and -- (poth pre and post) operators as well.

      Yes i have seen the behavior when the * is removed.
      Tip: try removing the * and replace it with the &. You will get a clearer view as to how the iterator works.

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