With std::swap(),
int reverse(std::list<int>& list){
int exchange = 0;
int move = 0;
int distance_lo = 0;
int distance_hi = 0;
std::list<int>::iterator it_lo = list.begin();
std::list<int>::iterator it_hi = --list.end();
while (1) {
it_lo = list.begin();
it_hi = --list.end();
std::advance(it_lo, move);
std::advance(it_hi, -move);
distance_lo = std::distance(list.begin(), it_lo);
distance_hi = std::distance(list.begin(), it_hi);
if (distance_lo < distance_hi) {
std::swap(*it_lo, *it_hi);
exchange++;
} else {
break;
}
move++;
}
return exchange; }
With std::list::splice(),
int reverse(std::list<int>& list) {
int exchange = 0;
int move = 0;
int distance_lo = 0;
int distance_hi = 0;
std::list<int>::iterator it_lo = list.begin();
std::list<int>::iterator it_hi = --list.end();
while (1) {
it_lo = list.begin();
it_hi = --list.end();
std::advance(it_lo, move);
std::advance(it_hi, -move);
distance_lo = std::distance(list.begin(), it_lo);
distance_hi = std::distance(list.begin(), it_hi);
if (distance_lo < distance_hi) {
std::list<int> tmp;
tmp.splice(tmp.begin(), list, it_lo);
tmp.splice(std::next(tmp.begin(),1), list, it_hi);
it_lo = list.begin();
it_hi = --list.end();
std::advance(it_lo, move); //insert before it_lo
std::advance(it_hi, -move);
std::advance(it_hi, 1); //insert after it_hi
list.splice(it_lo, tmp, std::next(tmp.begin(),1));
list.splice(it_hi, tmp, tmp.begin());
exchange++;
} else {
break;
}
move++;
}
return exchange; }
Hope it could help you :)