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`erase` overloads

== Synopses

Declared in `<bslstp_hashmap.h>`

Erase the element at the specified iterator position.


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void
xref:bsl/hash_map/erase-04.adoc[erase](xref:bsl/hash_map/iterator.adoc[iterator] position);
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Erase the element with the specified `__key` and return the count removed.


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xref:bsl/hash_map/size_type.adoc[size_type]
xref:bsl/hash_map/erase-03.adoc[erase](xref:bsl/hash_map/key_type.adoc[key_type] const& __key);
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Erase the elements in the specified iterator range.


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void
xref:bsl/hash_map/erase-0e.adoc[erase](
    xref:bsl/hash_map/iterator.adoc[iterator] __f,
    xref:bsl/hash_map/iterator.adoc[iterator] __l);
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== Return Value

number of elements erased

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *position*
| iterator referring to the element to erase
| *__key*
| key of elements to erase
| *__f*
| beginning of the erased range
| *__l*
| end of the erased range (exclusive)
|===


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