[reverse.iterator]

# 24 Iterators library [[iterators]](./#iterators)

## 24.5 Iterator adaptors [[predef.iterators]](predef.iterators#reverse.iterator)

### 24.5.1 Reverse iterators [[reverse.iterators]](reverse.iterators#reverse.iterator)

#### 24.5.1.2 Class template reverse_iterator [reverse.iterator]

[🔗](#lib:reverse_iterator)

namespace std {template<class Iterator>class reverse_iterator {public:using iterator_type = Iterator; using iterator_concept = *see below*; using iterator_category = *see below*; using value_type = iter_value_t<Iterator>; using difference_type = iter_difference_t<Iterator>; using pointer = typename iterator_traits<Iterator>::pointer; using reference = iter_reference_t<Iterator>; constexpr reverse_iterator(); constexpr explicit reverse_iterator(Iterator x); template<class U> constexpr reverse_iterator(const reverse_iterator<U>& u); template<class U> constexpr reverse_iterator& operator=(const reverse_iterator<U>& u); constexpr Iterator base() const; constexpr reference operator*() const; constexpr pointer operator->() const requires *see below*; constexpr reverse_iterator& operator++(); constexpr reverse_iterator operator++(int); constexpr reverse_iterator& operator--(); constexpr reverse_iterator operator--(int); constexpr reverse_iterator operator+ (difference_type n) const; constexpr reverse_iterator& operator+=(difference_type n); constexpr reverse_iterator operator- (difference_type n) const; constexpr reverse_iterator& operator-=(difference_type n); constexpr *unspecified* operator[](difference_type n) const; friend constexpr iter_rvalue_reference_t<Iterator> iter_move(const reverse_iterator& i) noexcept(*see below*); template<[indirectly_swappable](alg.req.ind.swap#concept:indirectly_swappable "24.3.7.4 Concept indirectly_­swappable [alg.req.ind.swap]")<Iterator> Iterator2>friend constexpr void iter_swap(const reverse_iterator& x, const reverse_iterator<Iterator2>& y) noexcept(*see below*); protected: Iterator current; };}

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[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iterators.tex#L3237)

The member [*typedef-name*](dcl.typedef#nt:typedef-name "9.2.4 The typedef specifier [dcl.typedef]") iterator_concept denotes

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random_access_iterator_tag if Iterator models[random_access_iterator](iterator.concept.random.access#concept:random_access_iterator "24.3.4.13 Concept random_­access_­iterator [iterator.concept.random.access]"), and

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bidirectional_iterator_tag otherwise[.](#1.sentence-1)

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[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iterators.tex#L3247)

The member [*typedef-name*](dcl.typedef#nt:typedef-name "9.2.4 The typedef specifier [dcl.typedef]") iterator_category denotes

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random_access_iterator_tag if
the typeiterator_traits<​Iterator>​::​iterator_category models[derived_from](concept.derived#concept:derived_from "18.4.3 Concept derived_­from [concept.derived]")<random_access_iterator_tag>, and

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iterator_traits<​Iterator>​::​iterator_category otherwise[.](#2.sentence-1)