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Remove from this tree the entry with the specified `key`&period; Return `true` if the entry was removed (key existed), and `false` otherwise&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;ball&lowbar;categorymanager&lowbar;radixtree&period;h&gt;`

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bool
erase(std::string&lowbar;view const& key);
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== Return Value

`true` if the entry was removed, and `false` otherwise

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *key*
| key of the entry to remove
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