/* The following code example is taken from the book * "The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference" * by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 1999 * * (C) Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 1999. * Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software * is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. * This software is provided "as is" without express or implied * warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose. */ #include #include #include using namespace std; int main() { istream_iterator cinPos(cin); ostream_iterator coutPos(cout," "); /* while input is not at the end of the file * - write every third string */ while (cinPos != istream_iterator()) { // ignore the following two strings advance (cinPos, 2); // read and write the third string if (cinPos != istream_iterator()) { *coutPos++ = *cinPos++; } } cout << endl; }