[#bsl-erase-082]
= xref:bsl.adoc[bsl]::erase
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Erase every element of `deq` that compares equal to `value`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslstl_deque.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
template<
    class VALUE_TYPE,
    class ALLOCATOR,
    class BDE_OTHER_TYPE>
deque<VALUE_TYPE, ALLOCATOR>::size_type
erase(
    xref:bsl/deque-0c.adoc[deque<VALUE_TYPE, ALLOCATOR>]& deq,
    BDE_OTHER_TYPE const& value);
----

== Description

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

== Return Value

number of elements erased

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *deq*
| deque from which matching elements are erased
| *value*
| value compared for equality with each element
|===


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