# nlohmann::basic_json::crbegin
```cpp
const_reverse_iterator crbegin() const noexcept;
```
Returns an iterator to the reverse-beginning; that is, the last element.
`crbegin()` points to the last element, like `rbegin()`, and `rend()` to the position
before the first element. The upper row is the reversed sequence and the lower row the forward sequence; dashed arrows
link each reverse iterator to the forward iterator it stores, and dashed cells are past-the-last positions.
## Return value
reverse iterator to the last element
## Exception safety
No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws exceptions.
## Complexity
Constant.
## Examples
??? example
The following code shows an example for `crbegin()`.
```cpp
#include
#include
using nlohmann::json;
int main()
{
// create an array value
json array = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
// get an iterator to the reverse-beginning
json::const_reverse_iterator it = array.crbegin();
// serialize the element that the iterator points to
std::cout << *it << '\n';
}
```
Output:
```json
5
```
## See also
- [`crend`](crend.md) - returns a const reverse iterator to one before the first element
- [`rbegin`](rbegin.md) - returns a reverse iterator to the last element
- [`cbegin`](cbegin.md) - returns a const iterator to the first element
- [Iterators](../../features/iterators.md) - the article on iterators
## Version history
- Added in version 1.0.0.