std::erase, std::erase_if (std::vector)

 

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eraseerase_if (C++20)(C++20)

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Defined in header <vector>
template< class T, class Alloc, class U > constexpr typename std::vector<T,Alloc>::size_type     erase(std::vector<T,Alloc>& c, const U& value);	(1)	(since C++20)
template< class T, class Alloc, class Pred > constexpr typename std::vector<T,Alloc>::size_type     erase_if(std::vector<T,Alloc>& c, Pred pred);	(2)	(since C++20)

1) Erases all elements that compare equal to value from the container. Equivalent to

auto it = std::remove(c.begin(), c.end(), value);
auto r = std::distance(it, c.end());
c.erase(it, c.end());
return r;

2) Erases all elements that satisfy the predicate pred from the container. Equivalent to

auto it = std::remove_if(c.begin(), c.end(), pred);
auto r = std::distance(it, c.end());
c.erase(it, c.end());
return r;

Parameters

c	-	container from which to erase
value	-	value to be removed
pred	-	unary predicate which returns ​true if the element should be erased. The expression pred(v) must be convertible to bool for every argument v of type (possibly const) T, regardless of value category, and must not modify v. Thus, a parameter type of T&is not allowed, nor is T unless for T a move is equivalent to a copy (since C++11). ​

Return value

The number of erased elements.

Complexity

Linear.

Example

Run this code

#include <iostream>
#include <numeric>
#include <string_view>
#include <vector>
 
void print_container(std::string_view comment, const std::vector<char>& c)
{
    std::cout << comment;
    for (auto x : c) {
        std::cout << x << ' ';
    }
    std::cout << '\n';
}
 
int main()
{
    std::vector<char> cnt(10);
    std::iota(cnt.begin(), cnt.end(), '0');
    print_container("Init:\n", cnt);
 
    std::erase(cnt, '3');
    print_container("Erase '3':\n", cnt);
 
    auto erased = std::erase_if(cnt, [](char x) { return (x - '0') % 2 == 0; });
    print_container("Erase all even numbers:\n", cnt);
    std::cout << "In all " << erased << " even numbers were erased.\n";
}

Output:

Init:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Erase '3':
0 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Erase all even numbers:
1 5 7 9
In all 5 even numbers were erased.

See also

removeremove_if

removes elements satisfying specific criteria (function template)