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Erase a range of elements and close the gap by moving.

== Synopses

Declared in `<bslalg_arrayprimitives.h>`

Erase a range of elements and close the gap by moving.


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template<class ALLOCATOR>
static
void
xref:BloombergLP/bslalg/ArrayPrimitives/erase-0d.adoc[erase](
    bsl::allocator_traits<ALLOCATOR>::pointer first,
    bsl::allocator_traits<ALLOCATOR>::pointer middle,
    bsl::allocator_traits<ALLOCATOR>::pointer last,
    ALLOCATOR allocator);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bslalg/ArrayPrimitives/erase-0d.adoc[_» more..._]#

Erase a range of elements and close the gap by moving.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
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template<class TARGET_TYPE>
static
void
xref:BloombergLP/bslalg/ArrayPrimitives/erase-05.adoc[erase](
    TARGET_TYPE* first,
    TARGET_TYPE* middle,
    TARGET_TYPE* last,
    xref:BloombergLP/bslma/Allocator.adoc[bslma::Allocator]* allocator = 0);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bslalg/ArrayPrimitives/erase-05.adoc[_» more..._]#

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *first*
| beginning of the range to erase
| *middle*
| end of the range to erase (one past the last)
| *last*
| end of the populated array range
| *allocator*
| allocator used to destroy elements
|===


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