[#bsl-map-0a7-erase-0b]
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Erase the element whose key is equivalent to `key`&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;bslstl&lowbar;map&period;h&gt;`

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----
xref:bsl/map-0a7/size_type.adoc[map&lt;KEY, VALUE, COMPARATOR, ALLOCATOR&gt;::size&lowbar;type]
erase(xref:bsl/map-0a7/key_type.adoc[key&lowbar;type] const& key);
----

== Description

Remove from this map the `value&lowbar;type` object whose key is equivalent the specified `key`, if such an entry exists, and return 1&semi; otherwise, if there is no `value&lowbar;type` object having an equivalent key, return 0 with no other effect&period; This method invalidates only iterators and references to the removed element and previously saved values of the `end()` iterator&period;

== Return Value

1 if an element was erased, otherwise 0

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *key*
| key whose matching element is erased
|===


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