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api/basic_json/begin.md

@@ -28,13 +28,30 @@ Constant.
     The following code shows an example for `begin()`.
     
     ```cpp
-    --8<-- "examples/begin.cpp"
+    #include <iostream>
+    #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+    
+    using json = nlohmann::json;
+    
+    int main()
+    {
+        // create an array value
+        json array = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
+    
+        // get an iterator to the first element
+        json::iterator it = array.begin();
+    
+        // serialize the element that the iterator points to
+        std::cout << *it << '\n';
+    }
+    
     ```
     
     Output:
     
     ```json
-    --8<-- "examples/begin.output"
+    1
+    
     ```
 
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