comparing iterator with const_iterator

[Mark P]

For STL Containers, is it well-defined what happens when comparing (for
equality) an iterator and a const_iterator which "point" to the same
container element?

 

[Victor Bazarov]

For STL Containers, is it well-defined what happens when comparing
(for equality) an iterator and a const_iterator which "point" to the
same container element?

Yes, they should compare equal. An object of type 'iterator' is
convertible to an object of type 'const_iterator' for all containers.

V

 

[Bart van Ingen Schenau]

For STL Containers, is it well-defined what happens when comparing
(for equality) an iterator and a const_iterator which "point" to the
same container element?

Yes, the two iterators must compare equal.

Bart v Ingen Schenau