NAME¶

std::begin(std::initializer_list) - std::begin(std::initializer_list)

Synopsis¶

Defined in header <initializer_list>
template< class E > (since C++11)
const E* begin( std::initializer_list<E> il ) noexcept; (until C++14)
template< class E > (since C++14)
constexpr const E* begin( std::initializer_list<E> il ) noexcept;

The overload of std::begin for initializer_list returns a pointer to the first
element of il.

Parameters¶

il - an initializer_list

Return value¶

il.begin()

Example¶

// Run this code

#include <iostream>
#include <iterator>
#include <algorithm>
#include <initializer_list>

int main()
{
std::initializer_list il = {3, 1, 4, 1};

std::copy(std::begin(il),
std::end(il),
std::ostream_iterator<int>(std::cout, "\n"));
}

Output:¶

3
1
4
1

See also¶

begin returns a pointer to the first element
(public member function)