list assign() function in C++ STL
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18 Jun, 2018
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The list::assign() is a built-in function in C++ STL which is used to assign values to a list. It can also be used to copy elements from one list to another.
- To assign elements to a list.
Syntax:
list_name.assign(count, value)
Parameters: This function accepts two mandatory parameters as shown in the above syntax and described below:- count: The number of values needed to be assigned to the list with name list_name.
- value: This is the value that will be assigned count number of times starting from the first element. If the list already contains some elements then those elements will be replaced by the element specified in the parameter value. The data type of this parameter must be of the same type as that of list_name.
CPP // CPP program to illustrate the // list::assign() function #include <bits/stdc++.h> using namespace std; int main() { // Initialization of list list<int> demo_list; // Assigning the value 100, 5 times // to the list, list_demo. demo_list.assign(5, 100); // Displaying the list for (int itr : demo_list) { cout << itr << " "; } return 0; }
Output:100 100 100 100 100
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To copy elements from an existing list to a new list.
Syntax:
first_list.assign(second_list.begin(), second_list.end());
Parameters: This function accepts two parameter as shown in the above syntax. The first parameter is the beginning iterator of the second list and second parameter is the ending iterator of the second list. Return Value: This function copies the second_list to first_list. This function does not returns any value. Below program illustrate the list::assign() function:CPP // CPP program to illustrate the // list::assign() function #include <bits/stdc++.h> using namespace std; int main() { // Initialization of list list<int> first_list; // Initializing second list list<int> second_list; // Assigning the value 100, 5 times // to the second_list. second_list.assign(5, 100); // Copying second_list to first_list first_list.assign(second_list.begin(), second_list.end()); for (int itr : first_list) { cout << itr << " "; } return 0; }
Output:100 100 100 100 100
