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< a class = "target" id = "label-iterators-concepts" name = "label-iterators-concepts" ></ a >< p > All iterators in MPL are classified into three iterator concepts, or
< cite > categories</ cite > , named according to the type of traversal provided. The
categories are: < a class = "reference" href = "./forward-iterator.html" > Forward Iterator</ a > , < a class = "reference" href = "./bidirectional-iterator.html" > Bidirectional Iterator</ a > , and
< a class = "reference" href = "./random-access-iterator.html" > Random Access Iterator</ a > . The concepts are hierarchical:
< a class = "reference" href = "./random-access-iterator.html" > Random Access Iterator</ a > is a refinement of < a class = "reference" href = "./bidirectional-iterator.html" > Bidirectional Iterator</ a > ,
which, in its turn, is a refinement of < a class = "reference" href = "./forward-iterator.html" > Forward Iterator</ a > .</ p >
< p > Because of the inherently immutable nature of the value access, MPL
iterators escape the problems of the traversal-only categorization
discussed at length in < a class = "citation-reference" href = "#n1550" id = "id76" name = "id76" > [n1550]</ a > .</ p >
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