[#bsl-basic_string-0ce-erase-07]
= xref:bsl.adoc[bsl]::xref:bsl/basic_string-0ce.adoc[basic_string<char16_t>]::erase
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Erase a character at the specified `position` from this string, and return an iterator providing modifiable access to the character at `position` prior to erasing. If no such character exists, return `end()`. The behavior is undefined unless `position` is within the half‐open range `[cbegin() .. cend())]`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslstl_string.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
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xref:bsl/basic_string-0ce/iterator.adoc[iterator]
erase(xref:bsl/basic_string-0ce/const_iterator.adoc[const_iterator] position);
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