Reverse a string.

Reverse a byte string in place with std::reverse.

C++ snippet.cpp
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
#include <numeric>
#include <map>
#include <set>
#include <fstream>
#include <sstream>
#include <filesystem>
#include <iomanip>

int main() {
    std::string text = "hello";
    std::reverse(text.begin(), text.end());
    std::cout << text << "\n";
}

Expected output EXAMPLE

olleh

Details

Save as snippet.cpp. Compile with g++ -std=c++17 -Wall -Wextra snippet.cpp -o snippet, then run ./snippet. Uses the C++ standard library.

Keep in mind

Byte reversal is suitable for ASCII, not general UTF-8 characters.

✓ Verified

Tested on Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS · · g++ (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04.1) 13.3.0 · g++ 4:13.2.0-7ubuntu1

Test inputs, results and environment

The exact published code ran in a dedicated Linux test container with prepared inputs. Unprivileged snippet process, external networking disabled, read-only root filesystem, and a fresh temporary working directory. Fixtures and output records are isolated from the application database. Testing covers this example and its stated checks, not every input, operating system, or runtime version. The Linux container shares its host's kernel; this is not a native Windows test.

Architecture / host kernel
x86_64 / 6.18.54.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
Snippet identity / locale
uid=65534, gid=65534 (unprivileged) / C.UTF-8
Interpreter invocation
g++ -std=c++17 -Wall -Wextra -Werror snippet.cpp -pthread -lm -o snippet && ./snippet
Container image ID
sha256:32dc2d998158b6554c99b73b533f423696a0f3e31e8cbea9db10b5eee9a2fadd
Code SHA-256
9d232cf0a598ab118fe9d35b10cc6d83ce157b1138d7936503af38372490e60c
Dependencies
g++ 4:13.2.0-7ubuntu1

Test input setup

These are the prepared inputs used by the test harness. See Details above for the prerequisites and how to run this example.

# No input files required.

Observed standard output

olleh

Exit code: 0. Standard error: empty. Validation: Exact stdout comparison. System-dependent values above are one recorded run.