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`erase` overloads

== Synopses

Declared in `<bslstl_deque.h>`

Erase every element of `deq` that compares equal to `value`.


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template<
    class VALUE_TYPE,
    class ALLOCATOR,
    class BDE_OTHER_TYPE>
deque<VALUE_TYPE, ALLOCATOR>::size_type
xref:bsl/erase-082.adoc[erase](
    xref:bsl/deque-0c.adoc[deque<VALUE_TYPE, ALLOCATOR>]& deq,
    BDE_OTHER_TYPE const& value);
----

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Erase all elements in `l` that compare equal to `value`.


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template<
    class VALUE,
    class ALLOCATOR,
    class BDE_OTHER_TYPE>
bsl::list<VALUE, ALLOCATOR>::size_type
xref:bsl/erase-086.adoc[erase](
    xref:bsl/list-054.adoc[list<VALUE, ALLOCATOR>]& l,
    BDE_OTHER_TYPE const& value);
----

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Erase all the elements in the specified vector `vec` that compare equal to the specified `value`. Return the number of elements erased.


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template<
    class VALUE_TYPE,
    class ALLOCATOR,
    class BDE_OTHER_TYPE>
vector<VALUE_TYPE, ALLOCATOR>::size_type
xref:bsl/erase-0c.adoc[erase](
    xref:bsl/vector-00d.adoc[vector<VALUE_TYPE, ALLOCATOR>]& vec,
    BDE_OTHER_TYPE const& value);
----

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Erase all occurrences of a character from a string.


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template<
    class CHAR_TYPE,
    class CHAR_TRAITS,
    class ALLOCATOR,
    class OTHER_CHAR_TYPE>
bsl::basic_string<CHAR_TYPE, CHAR_TRAITS, ALLOCATOR>::size_type
xref:bsl/erase-07.adoc[erase](
    xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf.adoc[basic_string<CHAR_TYPE, CHAR_TRAITS, ALLOCATOR>]& str,
    OTHER_CHAR_TYPE const& c);
----

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== Return Value

* number of elements erased
* number of characters erased

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *deq*
| deque from which matching elements are erased
| *value*
| value compared for equality with each element
| *l*
| list from which to erase elements
| *vec*
| vector to modify
| *str*
| string to modify
| *c*
| character value to erase
|===


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