std::vector::erase

iterator erase( iterator pos );

iterator erase( const_iterator pos );

iterator erase( iterator first, iterator last );

iterator erase( const_iterator first, const_iterator last );

Removes specified elements from the container.

Invalidates iterators and references at or after the point of the erase, including the end() iterator.

The iterator pos must be valid and dereferenceable. Thus the end() iterator (which is valid, but is not dereferencable) cannot be used as a value for pos.

The iterator first does not need to be dereferenceable if first==last: erasing an empty range is a no-op.

Parameters

Return value

Iterator following the last removed element. If the iterator pos refers to the last element, the end() iterator is returned.

Exceptions

Does not throw unless an exception is thrown by the assignment operator of T.

Complexity

Linear: the number of calls to the destructor of T is the same as the number of elements erased, the assignment operator of T is called the number of times equal to the number of elements in the vector after the erased elements.

Example

#include <vector>
#include <iostream>
 
 
int main( )
{
    std::vector<int> c{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9};
    for (auto &i : c) {
        std::cout << i << " ";
    }
    std::cout << '\n';
 
    c.erase(c.begin());
 
    for (auto &i : c) {
        std::cout << i << " ";
    }
    std::cout << '\n';
 
    c.erase(c.begin()+2, c.begin()+5);
 
    for (auto &i : c) {
        std::cout << i << " ";
    }
    std::cout << '\n';
 
    // Erase all even numbers (C++11 and later)
    for (auto it = c.begin(); it != c.end(); ) {
        if (*it % 2 == 0) {
            it = c.erase(it);
        } else {
            ++it;
        }
    }
 
    for (auto &i : c) {
        std::cout << i << " ";
    }
    std::cout << '\n';
}

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 2 6 7 8 9
1 7 9

See also