deque::erase

Removes an element or a range of elements in a deque from specified positions.

iterator erase(
   iterator _Where
);
iterator erase(
   iterator _First,
   iterator _Last
);

Parameters

  • _Where
    Position of the element to be removed from the deque.

  • _First
    Position of the first element removed from the deque.

  • _Last
    Position just beyond the last element removed from the deque.

Return Value

A random-access iterator that designates the first element remaining beyond any elements removed, or a pointer to the end of the deque if no such element exists.

Remarks

For more information on erase, see deque::erase and deque::clear.

erase never throws an exception.

Example

// deque_erase.cpp
// compile with: /EHsc
#include <deque>
#include <iostream>

int main( ) 
{
   using namespace std;
   deque <int> c1;
   deque <int>::iterator Iter;
   
   c1.push_back( 10 );
   c1.push_back( 20 );
   c1.push_back( 30 );
   c1.push_back( 40 );
   c1.push_back( 50 );
   cout << "The initial deque is: ";
   for ( Iter = c1.begin( ); Iter != c1.end( ); Iter++ )
      cout << *Iter << " ";
   cout << endl;
   c1.erase( c1.begin( ) );
   cout << "After erasing the first element, the deque becomes:  ";
   for ( Iter = c1.begin( ); Iter != c1.end( ); Iter++ )
      cout << *Iter << " ";
   cout << endl;
   Iter = c1.begin( );
   Iter++;
   c1.erase( Iter, c1.end( ) );
   cout << "After erasing all elements but the first, deque becomes: ";
   for ( Iter = c1.begin( ); Iter != c1.end( ); Iter++ )
      cout << *Iter << " ";
   cout << endl;
}
The initial deque is: 10 20 30 40 50 
After erasing the first element, the deque becomes:  20 30 40 50 
After erasing all elements but the first, deque becomes: 20 

Requirements

Header: <deque>

Namespace: std

See Also

Reference

deque Class

deque::erase and deque::clear

Standard Template Library

Other Resources

deque Class Members