std::begin(std::initializer_list)

Header: <initializer_list>

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

# Declarations

template< class E >
const E* begin( std::initializer_list<E> il ) noexcept;

(since C++11) (constexpr since C++14)

# Parameters

il: an initializer_list

# Return value

il.begin()

# Example

#include <algorithm>
#include <initializer_list>
#include <iostream>
#include <iterator>
 
int main()
{
    std::initializer_list ϕ = {'1', '.', '6', '1', '8', '0'};
 
    std::copy(std::begin(ϕ),
              std::end(ϕ),
              std::ostream_iterator<char>(std::cout, ""));
 
    std::cout << '\n';
}

# See also

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