How can I detect the last iteration in a loop over std::map?

Question

I\'m trying to figure out the best way to determine whether I\'m in the last iteration of a loop over a map in order to do something like the following:

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Answer 1

Here's my optimized take:

iter = someMap.begin();

do {
    // Note that curr = iter++ may involve up to three copy operations
    curr = iter;

    // Do stuff with curr

    if (++iter == someMap.end()) {
        // Oh, this was the last iteration
        break;
    }

    // Do more stuff with curr

} while (true);