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std::vector::erase

	(1)
iterator erase( iterator pos );		(until C++11)
iterator erase( const_iterator pos );		(since C++11)
		(2)
iterator erase( iterator first, iterator last );			(until C++11)
iterator erase( const_iterator first, const_iterator last );			(since C++11)

Removes specified elements from the container.

1) Removes the element at pos.

2) Removes the elements in the range [first; last).

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

pos	-	iterator to the element to remove
first, last	-	range of elements to remove
Type requirements
- `T` must meet the requirements of `MoveAssignable`.

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 copy constructor, move constructor, assignment operator, or move assignment operator of T.

Complexity

1) Linear in distance between pos and the end of the container.

2) Linear in the distance between first and last, plus linear in the distance between last and end of the container.

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';
}

Output: