[hive.erasure] # 23 Containers library [[containers]](./#containers) ## 23.3 Sequence containers [[sequences]](sequences#hive.erasure) ### 23.3.9 Class template hive [[hive]](hive#erasure) #### 23.3.9.6 Erasure [hive.erasure] [🔗](#lib:erase,hive) `template typename hive::size_type erase(hive& c, const U& value); ` [1](#1) [#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/containers.tex#L8944) *Effects*: Equivalent to:return erase_if(c, [&](const auto& elem) -> bool { return elem == value; }); [🔗](#lib:erase_if,hive) `template typename hive::size_type erase_if(hive& c, Predicate pred); ` [2](#2) [#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/containers.tex#L8960) *Effects*: Equivalent to:auto original_size = c.size();for (auto i = c.begin(), last = c.end(); i != last; ) {if (pred(*i)) { i = c.erase(i); } else {++i; }}return original_size - c.size();