c++ - Iterator Dereferencing -

i using vector in c++,

vector<agents> agentlist;

why work,

(agentlist.begin() )->print();

and not?

*(agentlist.begin() ).print();

isn't valid dereference iterator using *?

see operator precedence, . has higher precedence *

*(agentlist.begin()).print();

represents as:

*((agentlist.begin()).print());

while iterator has no .print() function call, compiler throw out compile error.

you need:

 agentlist.begin()->print();  or  (*agentlist.begin()).print();

Shashtri