# operator-(std::reverse_iterator)

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template< class Iterator > typename reverse_iterator< Iterator >::difference_type operator-( const reverse_iterator< Iterator >& lhs, const reverse_iterator< Iterator >& rhs ); |  | (until C++11)
template< class Iterator1, class Iterator2 > auto operator-( const reverse_iterator<Iterator1>& lhs, const reverse_iterator<Iterator2>& rhs ) -> decltype(rhs.base() - lhs.base()); |  | (since C++11) (until C++17)
template< class Iterator1, class Iterator2 > constexpr auto operator-( const reverse_iterator<Iterator1>& lhs, const reverse_iterator<Iterator2>& rhs ) -> decltype(rhs.base() - lhs.base()); |  | (since C++17)

Returns the distance between two iterator adaptors.

### Parameters

lhs, rhs | - | iterator adaptors to compute the difference of

### Return value

rhs.base() - lhs.base()

### Example

| This section is incomplete Reason: no example

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