Title: Rule 04. Containers (CTR)  
Author: Aaron Ballman Sept 30, 2014
Last Changed by: David Svoboda Jun 25, 2025
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    Page: CTR50-CPP. Guarantee that container indices and iterators are within the valid range
    Page: CTR51-CPP. Use valid references, pointers, and iterators to reference elements of a container
    Page: CTR52-CPP. Guarantee that library functions do not overflow
    Page: CTR53-CPP. Use valid iterator ranges
    Page: CTR54-CPP. Do not subtract iterators that do not refer to the same container
    Page: CTR55-CPP. Do not use an additive operator on an iterator if the result would overflow
    Page: CTR56-CPP. Do not use pointer arithmetic on polymorphic objects
    Page: CTR57-CPP. Provide a valid ordering predicate
    Page: CTR58-CPP. Predicate function objects should not be mutable
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