std::experimental:: erase_if (std::basic_string)

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Defined in header <experimental/string>
template < class CharT, class Traits, class Alloc, class Pred >
void erase_if ( std:: basic_string < CharT, Traits, Alloc > & c, Pred pred ) ;
(library fundamentals TS v2)

Erases all elements that satisfy the predicate pred from the container. Equivalent to c. erase ( std:: remove_if ( c. begin ( ) , c. end ( ) , pred ) , c. end ( ) ) ; .

Parameters

c - container from which to erase
pred - predicate that determines which elements should be erased

Complexity

Linear.

Example

#include <experimental/string>
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
 
int main()
{
    std::string data{"1337!p_C00L_<a-_HACKER_!@s_(!s#@_w^o%r*d#42"};
    std::cout << "Original string: " << std::quoted(data) << '\n';
    auto crack = [](auto O) { return '`' ^ ('`' & O); };
    std::experimental::erase_if(data, crack);
    std::cout << "After erase_if:  " << std::quoted(data) << '\n';
}

Output:

Original string: "1337!p_C00L_<a-_HACKER_!@s_{!s#@_w^o%r*d#42"
After erase_if:  "password"

See also

removes elements satisfying specific criteria
(function template)
(library fundamentals 2 TS)
erases all elements equal to a specific value from a std::basic_string
(function template)