[alg.remove]

# 26 Algorithms library [[algorithms]](./#algorithms)

## 26.7 Mutating sequence operations [[alg.modifying.operations]](alg.modifying.operations#alg.remove)

### 26.7.8 Remove [alg.remove]

[🔗](#lib:remove)

`template<class ForwardIterator, class T = iterator_traits<ForwardIterator>::value_type>
  constexpr ForwardIterator remove(ForwardIterator first, ForwardIterator last,
                                   const T& value);
template<class ExecutionPolicy, class ForwardIterator,
         class T = iterator_traits<ForwardIterator>::value_type>
  ForwardIterator remove(ExecutionPolicy&& exec,
                         ForwardIterator first, ForwardIterator last,
                         const T& value);

template<class ForwardIterator, class Predicate>
  constexpr ForwardIterator remove_if(ForwardIterator first, ForwardIterator last,
                                      Predicate pred);
template<class ExecutionPolicy, class ForwardIterator, class Predicate>
  ForwardIterator remove_if(ExecutionPolicy&& exec,
                            ForwardIterator first, ForwardIterator last,
                            Predicate pred);

template<[permutable](alg.req.permutable#concept:permutable "24.3.7.6 Concept permutable [alg.req.permutable]") I, [sentinel_for](iterator.concept.sentinel#concept:sentinel_for "24.3.4.7 Concept sentinel_­for [iterator.concept.sentinel]")<I> S, class Proj = identity,
         class T = projected_value_t<I, Proj>>
  requires [indirect_binary_predicate](indirectcallable.indirectinvocable#concept:indirect_binary_predicate "24.3.6.3 Indirect callables [indirectcallable.indirectinvocable]")<ranges::equal_to, projected<I, Proj>, const T*>
  constexpr subrange<I> ranges::remove(I first, S last, const T& value, Proj proj = {});
template<[forward_range](range.refinements#concept:forward_range "25.4.6 Other range refinements [range.refinements]") R, class Proj = identity,
         class T = projected_value_t<iterator_t<R>, Proj>>
  requires [permutable](alg.req.permutable#concept:permutable "24.3.7.6 Concept permutable [alg.req.permutable]")<iterator_t<R>> &&
           [indirect_binary_predicate](indirectcallable.indirectinvocable#concept:indirect_binary_predicate "24.3.6.3 Indirect callables [indirectcallable.indirectinvocable]")<ranges::equal_to, projected<iterator_t<R>, Proj>, const T*>
  constexpr borrowed_subrange_t<R>
    ranges::remove(R&& r, const T& value, Proj proj = {});

template<[execution-policy](algorithms.parallel.defns#concept:execution-policy "26.3.1 Preamble [algorithms.parallel.defns]") Ep, [random_access_iterator](iterator.concept.random.access#concept:random_access_iterator "24.3.4.13 Concept random_­access_­iterator [iterator.concept.random.access]") I, [sized_sentinel_for](iterator.concept.sizedsentinel#concept:sized_sentinel_for "24.3.4.8 Concept sized_­sentinel_­for [iterator.concept.sizedsentinel]")<I> S,
         class Proj = identity, class T = projected_value_t<I, Proj>>
  requires [indirect_binary_predicate](indirectcallable.indirectinvocable#concept:indirect_binary_predicate "24.3.6.3 Indirect callables [indirectcallable.indirectinvocable]")<ranges::equal_to, projected<I, Proj>, const T*>
  subrange<I>
    ranges::remove(Ep&& exec, I first, S last, const T& value, Proj proj = {});
template<[execution-policy](algorithms.parallel.defns#concept:execution-policy "26.3.1 Preamble [algorithms.parallel.defns]") Ep, [sized-random-access-range](range.refinements#concept:sized-random-access-range "25.4.6 Other range refinements [range.refinements]") R, class Proj = identity,
         class T = projected_value_t<iterator_t<R>, Proj>>
  requires [permutable](alg.req.permutable#concept:permutable "24.3.7.6 Concept permutable [alg.req.permutable]")<iterator_t<R>> &&
           [indirect_binary_predicate](indirectcallable.indirectinvocable#concept:indirect_binary_predicate "24.3.6.3 Indirect callables [indirectcallable.indirectinvocable]")<ranges::equal_to,
                                      projected<iterator_t<R>, Proj>, const T*>
  borrowed_subrange_t<R>
    ranges::remove(Ep&& exec, R&& r, const T& value, Proj proj = {});

template<[permutable](alg.req.permutable#concept:permutable "24.3.7.6 Concept permutable [alg.req.permutable]") I, [sentinel_for](iterator.concept.sentinel#concept:sentinel_for "24.3.4.7 Concept sentinel_­for [iterator.concept.sentinel]")<I> S, class Proj = identity,
         [indirect_unary_predicate](indirectcallable.indirectinvocable#concept:indirect_unary_predicate "24.3.6.3 Indirect callables [indirectcallable.indirectinvocable]")<projected<I, Proj>> Pred>
  constexpr subrange<I> ranges::remove_if(I first, S last, Pred pred, Proj proj = {});
template<[forward_range](range.refinements#concept:forward_range "25.4.6 Other range refinements [range.refinements]") R, class Proj = identity,
         [indirect_unary_predicate](indirectcallable.indirectinvocable#concept:indirect_unary_predicate "24.3.6.3 Indirect callables [indirectcallable.indirectinvocable]")<projected<iterator_t<R>, Proj>> Pred>
  requires [permutable](alg.req.permutable#concept:permutable "24.3.7.6 Concept permutable [alg.req.permutable]")<iterator_t<R>>
  constexpr borrowed_subrange_t<R>
    ranges::remove_if(R&& r, Pred pred, Proj proj = {});

template<[execution-policy](algorithms.parallel.defns#concept:execution-policy "26.3.1 Preamble [algorithms.parallel.defns]") Ep, [random_access_iterator](iterator.concept.random.access#concept:random_access_iterator "24.3.4.13 Concept random_­access_­iterator [iterator.concept.random.access]") I, [sized_sentinel_for](iterator.concept.sizedsentinel#concept:sized_sentinel_for "24.3.4.8 Concept sized_­sentinel_­for [iterator.concept.sizedsentinel]")<I> S,
         class Proj = identity, [indirect_unary_predicate](indirectcallable.indirectinvocable#concept:indirect_unary_predicate "24.3.6.3 Indirect callables [indirectcallable.indirectinvocable]")<projected<I, Proj>> Pred>
  subrange<I>
    ranges::remove_if(Ep&& exec, I first, S last, Pred pred, Proj proj = {});
template<[execution-policy](algorithms.parallel.defns#concept:execution-policy "26.3.1 Preamble [algorithms.parallel.defns]") Ep, [sized-random-access-range](range.refinements#concept:sized-random-access-range "25.4.6 Other range refinements [range.refinements]") R, class Proj = identity,
         [indirect_unary_predicate](indirectcallable.indirectinvocable#concept:indirect_unary_predicate "24.3.6.3 Indirect callables [indirectcallable.indirectinvocable]")<projected<iterator_t<R>, Proj>> Pred>
  requires [permutable](alg.req.permutable#concept:permutable "24.3.7.6 Concept permutable [alg.req.permutable]")<iterator_t<R>>
  borrowed_subrange_t<R>
    ranges::remove_if(Ep&& exec, R&& r, Pred pred, Proj proj = {});
`

[1](#1)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L7594)

Let E be

- [(1.1)](#1.1)

bool(*i == value) for remove;

- [(1.2)](#1.2)

bool(pred(*i)) for remove_if;

- [(1.3)](#1.3)

bool(invoke(proj, *i) == value) for ranges​::​remove;

- [(1.4)](#1.4)

bool(invoke(pred, invoke(proj, *i))) for ranges​::​remove_if[.](#1.sentence-1)

[2](#2)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L7603)

*Preconditions*: For the algorithms in namespace std,
the type of *first meets the [*Cpp17MoveAssignable*](utility.arg.requirements#:Cpp17MoveAssignable "16.4.4.2 Template argument requirements [utility.arg.requirements]") requirements (Table [33](utility.arg.requirements#tab:cpp17.moveassignable "Table 33: Cpp17MoveAssignable requirements"))[.](#2.sentence-1)

[3](#3)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L7609)

*Effects*: Eliminates all the elements referred to by iterator i in the range [first, last) for which E holds[.](#3.sentence-1)

[4](#4)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L7614)

*Returns*: Let j be the end of the resulting range[.](#4.sentence-1)

Returns:

- [(4.1)](#4.1)

  j for the overloads in namespace std[.](#4.1.sentence-1)

- [(4.2)](#4.2)

  {j, last} for the overloads in namespace ranges[.](#4.2.sentence-1)

[5](#5)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L7622)

*Complexity*: Exactly last - first applications
of the corresponding predicate and any projection[.](#5.sentence-1)

[6](#6)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L7627)

*Remarks*: Stable ([[algorithm.stable]](algorithm.stable "16.4.6.8 Requirements for stable algorithms"))[.](#6.sentence-1)

[7](#7)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L7631)

[*Note [1](#note-1)*:

Each element in the range [ret, last),
where ret is the returned value,
has a valid but unspecified state,
because the algorithms can eliminate elements
by moving from elements that were originally in that range[.](#7.sentence-1)

— *end note*]

[🔗](#lib:remove_copy)

`template<class InputIterator, class OutputIterator,
         class T = iterator_traits<InputIterator>::value_type>
  constexpr OutputIterator
    remove_copy(InputIterator first, InputIterator last,
                OutputIterator result, const T& value);
template<class ExecutionPolicy, class ForwardIterator1, class ForwardIterator2,
         class T = iterator_traits<ForwardIterator1>::value_type>
  ForwardIterator2
    remove_copy(ExecutionPolicy&& exec,
                ForwardIterator1 first, ForwardIterator1 last,
                ForwardIterator2 result, const T& value);

template<class InputIterator, class OutputIterator, class Predicate>
  constexpr OutputIterator
    remove_copy_if(InputIterator first, InputIterator last,
                   OutputIterator result, Predicate pred);
template<class ExecutionPolicy, class ForwardIterator1, class ForwardIterator2,
         class Predicate>
  ForwardIterator2
    remove_copy_if(ExecutionPolicy&& exec,
                   ForwardIterator1 first, ForwardIterator1 last,
                   ForwardIterator2 result, Predicate pred);

template<[input_iterator](iterator.concept.input#concept:input_iterator "24.3.4.9 Concept input_­iterator [iterator.concept.input]") I, [sentinel_for](iterator.concept.sentinel#concept:sentinel_for "24.3.4.7 Concept sentinel_­for [iterator.concept.sentinel]")<I> S, [weakly_incrementable](iterator.concept.winc#concept:weakly_incrementable "24.3.4.4 Concept weakly_­incrementable [iterator.concept.winc]") O,
         class Proj = identity, class T = projected_value_t<I, Proj>>
  requires [indirectly_copyable](alg.req.ind.copy#concept:indirectly_copyable "24.3.7.3 Concept indirectly_­copyable [alg.req.ind.copy]")<I, O> &&
           [indirect_binary_predicate](indirectcallable.indirectinvocable#concept:indirect_binary_predicate "24.3.6.3 Indirect callables [indirectcallable.indirectinvocable]")<ranges::equal_to, projected<I, Proj>, const T*>
  constexpr ranges::remove_copy_result<I, O>
    ranges::remove_copy(I first, S last, O result, const T& value, Proj proj = {});
template<[input_range](range.refinements#concept:input_range "25.4.6 Other range refinements [range.refinements]") R, [weakly_incrementable](iterator.concept.winc#concept:weakly_incrementable "24.3.4.4 Concept weakly_­incrementable [iterator.concept.winc]") O, class Proj = identity,
         class T = projected_value_t<iterator_t<R>, Proj>>
  requires [indirectly_copyable](alg.req.ind.copy#concept:indirectly_copyable "24.3.7.3 Concept indirectly_­copyable [alg.req.ind.copy]")<iterator_t<R>, O> &&
           [indirect_binary_predicate](indirectcallable.indirectinvocable#concept:indirect_binary_predicate "24.3.6.3 Indirect callables [indirectcallable.indirectinvocable]")<ranges::equal_to, projected<iterator_t<R>, Proj>, const T*>
  constexpr ranges::remove_copy_result<borrowed_iterator_t<R>, O>
    ranges::remove_copy(R&& r, O result, const T& value, Proj proj = {});

template<[execution-policy](algorithms.parallel.defns#concept:execution-policy "26.3.1 Preamble [algorithms.parallel.defns]") Ep, [random_access_iterator](iterator.concept.random.access#concept:random_access_iterator "24.3.4.13 Concept random_­access_­iterator [iterator.concept.random.access]") I, [sized_sentinel_for](iterator.concept.sizedsentinel#concept:sized_sentinel_for "24.3.4.8 Concept sized_­sentinel_­for [iterator.concept.sizedsentinel]")<I> S,
         [random_access_iterator](iterator.concept.random.access#concept:random_access_iterator "24.3.4.13 Concept random_­access_­iterator [iterator.concept.random.access]") O, [sized_sentinel_for](iterator.concept.sizedsentinel#concept:sized_sentinel_for "24.3.4.8 Concept sized_­sentinel_­for [iterator.concept.sizedsentinel]")<O> OutS,
         class Proj = identity, class T = projected_value_t<I, Proj>>
  requires [indirectly_copyable](alg.req.ind.copy#concept:indirectly_copyable "24.3.7.3 Concept indirectly_­copyable [alg.req.ind.copy]")<I, O> &&
           [indirect_binary_predicate](indirectcallable.indirectinvocable#concept:indirect_binary_predicate "24.3.6.3 Indirect callables [indirectcallable.indirectinvocable]")<ranges::equal_to, projected<I, Proj>, const T*>
  ranges::remove_copy_result<I, O>
    ranges::remove_copy(Ep&& exec, I first, S last, O result, OutS result_last,
                        const T& value, Proj proj = {});
template<[execution-policy](algorithms.parallel.defns#concept:execution-policy "26.3.1 Preamble [algorithms.parallel.defns]") Ep, [sized-random-access-range](range.refinements#concept:sized-random-access-range "25.4.6 Other range refinements [range.refinements]") R, [sized-random-access-range](range.refinements#concept:sized-random-access-range "25.4.6 Other range refinements [range.refinements]") OutR,
         class Proj = identity, class T = projected_value_t<iterator_t<R>, Proj>>
  requires [indirectly_copyable](alg.req.ind.copy#concept:indirectly_copyable "24.3.7.3 Concept indirectly_­copyable [alg.req.ind.copy]")<iterator_t<R>, iterator_t<OutR>> &&
           [indirect_binary_predicate](indirectcallable.indirectinvocable#concept:indirect_binary_predicate "24.3.6.3 Indirect callables [indirectcallable.indirectinvocable]")<ranges::equal_to,
                                      projected<iterator_t<R>, Proj>, const T*>
  ranges::remove_copy_result<borrowed_iterator_t<R>, borrowed_iterator_t<OutR>>
    ranges::remove_copy(Ep&& exec, R&& r, OutR&& result_r, const T& value, Proj proj = {});

template<[input_iterator](iterator.concept.input#concept:input_iterator "24.3.4.9 Concept input_­iterator [iterator.concept.input]") I, [sentinel_for](iterator.concept.sentinel#concept:sentinel_for "24.3.4.7 Concept sentinel_­for [iterator.concept.sentinel]")<I> S, [weakly_incrementable](iterator.concept.winc#concept:weakly_incrementable "24.3.4.4 Concept weakly_­incrementable [iterator.concept.winc]") O,
         class Proj = identity, [indirect_unary_predicate](indirectcallable.indirectinvocable#concept:indirect_unary_predicate "24.3.6.3 Indirect callables [indirectcallable.indirectinvocable]")<projected<I, Proj>> Pred>
  requires [indirectly_copyable](alg.req.ind.copy#concept:indirectly_copyable "24.3.7.3 Concept indirectly_­copyable [alg.req.ind.copy]")<I, O>
  constexpr ranges::remove_copy_if_result<I, O>
    ranges::remove_copy_if(I first, S last, O result, Pred pred, Proj proj = {});
template<[input_range](range.refinements#concept:input_range "25.4.6 Other range refinements [range.refinements]") R, [weakly_incrementable](iterator.concept.winc#concept:weakly_incrementable "24.3.4.4 Concept weakly_­incrementable [iterator.concept.winc]") O, class Proj = identity,
         [indirect_unary_predicate](indirectcallable.indirectinvocable#concept:indirect_unary_predicate "24.3.6.3 Indirect callables [indirectcallable.indirectinvocable]")<projected<iterator_t<R>, Proj>> Pred>
  requires [indirectly_copyable](alg.req.ind.copy#concept:indirectly_copyable "24.3.7.3 Concept indirectly_­copyable [alg.req.ind.copy]")<iterator_t<R>, O>
  constexpr ranges::remove_copy_if_result<borrowed_iterator_t<R>, O>
    ranges::remove_copy_if(R&& r, O result, Pred pred, Proj proj = {});

template<[execution-policy](algorithms.parallel.defns#concept:execution-policy "26.3.1 Preamble [algorithms.parallel.defns]") Ep, [random_access_iterator](iterator.concept.random.access#concept:random_access_iterator "24.3.4.13 Concept random_­access_­iterator [iterator.concept.random.access]") I, [sized_sentinel_for](iterator.concept.sizedsentinel#concept:sized_sentinel_for "24.3.4.8 Concept sized_­sentinel_­for [iterator.concept.sizedsentinel]")<I> S,
         [random_access_iterator](iterator.concept.random.access#concept:random_access_iterator "24.3.4.13 Concept random_­access_­iterator [iterator.concept.random.access]") O, [sized_sentinel_for](iterator.concept.sizedsentinel#concept:sized_sentinel_for "24.3.4.8 Concept sized_­sentinel_­for [iterator.concept.sizedsentinel]")<O> OutS,
         class Proj = identity, [indirect_unary_predicate](indirectcallable.indirectinvocable#concept:indirect_unary_predicate "24.3.6.3 Indirect callables [indirectcallable.indirectinvocable]")<projected<I, Proj>> Pred>
  requires [indirectly_copyable](alg.req.ind.copy#concept:indirectly_copyable "24.3.7.3 Concept indirectly_­copyable [alg.req.ind.copy]")<I, O>
  ranges::remove_copy_if_result<I, O>
    ranges::remove_copy_if(Ep&& exec, I first, S last, O result, OutS result_last,
                           Pred pred, Proj proj = {});
template<[execution-policy](algorithms.parallel.defns#concept:execution-policy "26.3.1 Preamble [algorithms.parallel.defns]") Ep, [sized-random-access-range](range.refinements#concept:sized-random-access-range "25.4.6 Other range refinements [range.refinements]") R, [sized-random-access-range](range.refinements#concept:sized-random-access-range "25.4.6 Other range refinements [range.refinements]") OutR,
         class Proj = identity,
         [indirect_unary_predicate](indirectcallable.indirectinvocable#concept:indirect_unary_predicate "24.3.6.3 Indirect callables [indirectcallable.indirectinvocable]")<projected<iterator_t<R>, Proj>> Pred>
  requires [indirectly_copyable](alg.req.ind.copy#concept:indirectly_copyable "24.3.7.3 Concept indirectly_­copyable [alg.req.ind.copy]")<iterator_t<R>, iterator_t<OutR>>
  ranges::remove_copy_if_result<borrowed_iterator_t<R>, borrowed_iterator_t<OutR>>
    ranges::remove_copy_if(Ep&& exec, R&& r, OutR&& result_r, Pred pred, Proj proj = {});
`

[8](#8)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L7723)

Let E(i) be

- [(8.1)](#8.1)

bool(*i == value) for remove_copy;

- [(8.2)](#8.2)

bool(pred(*i)) for remove_copy_if;

- [(8.3)](#8.3)

bool(invoke(proj, *i) == value) for ranges​::​remove_copy;

- [(8.4)](#8.4)

bool(invoke(pred, invoke(proj, *i))) for ranges​::​remove_copy_if[.](#8.sentence-1)

[9](#9)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L7732)

Let:

- [(9.1)](#9.1)

M be the number of iterators i in [first, last)
 for which E(i) is false;

- [(9.2)](#9.2)

result_last be result + M for the overloads with no parameter result_last or result_r;

- [(9.3)](#9.3)

N be min(M, result_last - result)[.](#9.sentence-1)

[10](#10)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L7745)

*Mandates*: *first is writable ([[iterator.requirements.general]](iterator.requirements.general "24.3.1 General")) to result[.](#10.sentence-1)

[11](#11)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L7749)

*Preconditions*: The ranges [first, last) and [result, result + N)
do not overlap[.](#11.sentence-1)

[*Note [2](#note-2)*:

For the parallel algorithm overloads in namespace std,
there can be a performance cost
if iterator_traits<ForwardIterator1>​::​value_type does not meet
the *Cpp17MoveConstructible* (Table [31](utility.arg.requirements#tab:cpp17.moveconstructible "Table 31: Cpp17MoveConstructible requirements")) requirements[.](#11.sentence-2)

For the parallel algorithm overloads in namespace ranges,
there can be a performance cost
if iter_value_t<I> does not model [move_constructible](concept.moveconstructible#concept:move_constructible "18.4.13 Concept move_­constructible [concept.moveconstructible]")[.](#11.sentence-3)

— *end note*]

[12](#12)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L7763)

*Effects*: Copies the first N elements referred to by the iterator i in the range [first, last) for which E(i) is false into the range [result, result + N)[.](#12.sentence-1)

[13](#13)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L7769)

*Returns*: 

- [(13.1)](#13.1)

  result + N,
 for the algorithms in namespace std[.](#13.1.sentence-1)

- [(13.2)](#13.2)

  {last, result + N},
 for the algorithms in namespace ranges,
 if N is equal to M[.](#13.2.sentence-1)

- [(13.3)](#13.3)

  Otherwise, {j, result_last},
 for the algorithms in namespace ranges,
 where j is the iterator in [first, last)
 for which E(j) is false and there are exactly N iterators i in [first, j)
 for which E(i) is false[.](#13.3.sentence-1)

[14](#14)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L7788)

*Complexity*: At most last - first applications
of the corresponding predicate and any projection[.](#14.sentence-1)

[15](#15)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L7793)

*Remarks*: Stable ([[algorithm.stable]](algorithm.stable "16.4.6.8 Requirements for stable algorithms"))[.](#15.sentence-1)