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 "algostuff.hpp"
using namespace std;
int main()
{
    vector<int> coll;
    INSERT_ELEMENTS(coll,1,9);
    PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"coll: ");
    // reverse order of elements
    reverse (coll.begin(), coll.end());
    PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"coll: ");
    // reverse order from second to last element but one
    reverse (coll.begin()+1, coll.end()-1);
    PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"coll: ");
    // print all of them in reverse order
    reverse_copy (coll.begin(), coll.end(),           // source
                  ostream_iterator<int>(cout," "));   // destination
    cout << endl;
}