# nlohmann::basic_json::cend
```cpp
const_iterator cend() const noexcept;
```
Returns an iterator to one past the last element.
## Return value
iterator one past 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 `cend()`.
```cpp
--8<-- "examples/cend.cpp"
```
Output:
```json
--8<-- "examples/cend.output"
```
## Version history
- Added in version 1.0.0.