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# std::reverse_iterator::operator*,->

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< cpp‎ | iterator‎ | reverse iterator

| (1) |
reference operator*() const; |  | (until C++17)
constexpr reference operator*() const; |  | (since C++17)
| (2) |
pointer operator->() const; |  | (until C++17)
constexpr pointer operator->() const; |  | (since C++17)

Returns a reference or pointer to the element previous to `current`.

1) Equivalent to Iterator tmp = current; return *--tmp;
2) Equivalent to std::addressof(operator*()).

### [edit] Parameters

(none)

### [edit] Return value

Reference or pointer to the element previous to `current`.

### [edit] Example

| This section is incomplete Reason: no example

### [edit] See also

operator[] | accesses an element by index (public member function) [edit]

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