The following code example is taken from the book
The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference
by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 1999
© Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 1999
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
#include <iterator>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
// create ostream iterator for stream cout
// - values are separated by a newline character
ostream_iterator<int> intWriter(cout,"\n");
// write elements with the usual iterator interface
*intWriter = 42;
intWriter++;
*intWriter = 77;
intWriter++;
*intWriter = -5;
// create collection with elements from 1 to 9
vector<int> coll;
for (int i=1; i<=9; ++i) {
coll.push_back(i);
}
// write all elements without any delimiter
copy (coll.begin(), coll.end(),
ostream_iterator<int>(cout));
cout << endl;
// write all elements with " < " as delimiter
copy (coll.begin(), coll.end(),
ostream_iterator<int>(cout," < "));
cout << endl;
}