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C++ STL array::begin() and array::end() functions

array::begin() function is a library function of array and it is used to get the first element of the array, it returns an iterator pointing to the first element of the array.

array::end() function is a library function of array and it is used to get the last element of the array, it returns an iterator pointing to the last element of the array.

Syntax:

    array::begin();
    array::end();

Parameters: None

Return value: Function return iterators pointing to the first and last elements of an array.

Example:

    Input or array declaration:
    array<int,5> arr {10, 20, 30, 40, 50};

    Function call:
    auto it=arr.begin();
    cout<<*it;
    it=arr.end();
    cout<<*it;

    Output:
    10 50

C++ STL program to demonstrate example of array::begin() and array::end() functions

#include <array>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
	array<int,5> numbers {10, 20, 30, 40, 50};
	array<string,5> cities {"New Delhi", "Mumbai", "Gwalior"};

	cout<<"Elements of numbers array..."<<endl;
	for(auto it=numbers.begin(); it!=numbers.end(); it++)
		cout<<*it<<" ";
	cout<<endl;

	cout<<"Elements of cities array..."<<endl;
	for(auto it=cities.begin(); it!=cities.end(); it++)
		cout<<*it<<" ";
	cout<<endl;    

	return 0;
}

Output

Elements of numbers array...
10 20 30 40 50
Elements of cities array...
New Delhi Mumbai Gwalior