[deque.erasure] # 23 Containers library [[containers]](./#containers) ## 23.3 Sequence containers [[sequences]](sequences#deque.erasure) ### 23.3.5 Class template deque [[deque]](deque#erasure) #### 23.3.5.5 Erasure [deque.erasure] [🔗](#lib:erase,deque) `template constexpr typename deque::size_type erase(deque& c, const U& value); ` [1](#1) [#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/containers.tex#L6891) *Effects*: Equivalent to:auto it = remove(c.begin(), c.end(), value);auto r = distance(it, c.end()); c.erase(it, c.end());return r; [🔗](#lib:erase_if,deque) `template constexpr typename deque::size_type erase_if(deque& c, Predicate pred); ` [2](#2) [#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/containers.tex#L6910) *Effects*: Equivalent to:auto it = remove_if(c.begin(), c.end(), pred);auto r = distance(it, c.end()); c.erase(it, c.end());return r;