Function that takes an STL iterator over ANY container of a elements of a specific type

Question

How would I define a function that takes as input an iterator over any type of STL container, but only to those of a specific templated type. For example:

Any iterator o

Answer 1

Well i would use a simple typedef in the case that you only need one container-type at the time (if i understood your usecase correctly this is the case)

template 
class ContainerIterator
{
  Container();
  public:
    typedef std::list::iterator type;
}

//usage:
void function(ContainerIterator::type begin, ContainerIterator::type end)
{
  //...
}

to switch the container later on, simply change the container type in the typedef.