How to Print Address of Iterator in C++?

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This tutorial shows how to print the address of an iterator in C++.

Example: C++ Print Iterator Address

#include <iostream>
#include <vector>

std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, const std::vector::iterator &i) {
  os << &i;
  return os;
}

int main(int argc, const char *argv[]) {

  std::vector inputs = {15, 20, 10, 5, 19};
  std::vector::iterator i;
  i = inputs.begin();
  std::cout << i << "\n";
  std::cout << &i;
}

Output:

0x7ffe1ebffa20
0x7ffe1ebffa20

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