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`erase` overloads

== Synopses

Declared in `<bslstp_hashtable.h>`

Erase the element referenced by the specified `__it`.


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void
xref:bsl/hashtable/erase-08.adoc[erase](xref:bsl/hashtable/const_iterator.adoc[const_iterator] const& __it);
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Erase elements matching the specified key and return the count removed.


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xref:bsl/hashtable/size_type.adoc[size_type]
xref:bsl/hashtable/erase-0c.adoc[erase](xref:bsl/hashtable/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/hashtable/erase-00.adoc[erase](
    xref:bsl/hashtable/const_iterator.adoc[const_iterator] __first,
    xref:bsl/hashtable/const_iterator.adoc[const_iterator] __last);
----

[.small]#xref:bsl/hashtable/erase-00.adoc[_» more..._]#

== Return Value

number of elements erased

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *__it*
| iterator referring to the element to erase
| *__key*
| key of elements to erase
| *__first*
| beginning of the erased range
| *__last*
| end of the erased range (exclusive)
|===


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