The following code example is taken from the book
The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference, 2nd Edition
by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison Wesley Longman, 2012
Copyright © 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. and Nicolai M. Josuttis
#include "algostuff.hpp"
using namespace std;
int main()
{
vector<int> coll;
INSERT_ELEMENTS(coll,2,6);
INSERT_ELEMENTS(coll,4,9);
INSERT_ELEMENTS(coll,1,7);
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"coll: ");
// remove all elements with value 5
vector<int>::iterator pos;
pos = remove(coll.begin(), coll.end(), // range
5); // value to remove
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"size not changed: ");
// erase the "removed" elements in the container
coll.erase(pos, coll.end());
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"size changed: ");
// remove all elements less than 4
coll.erase(remove_if(coll.begin(), coll.end(), // range
[](int elem){ // remove criterion
return elem<4;
}),
coll.end());
PRINT_ELEMENTS(coll,"<4 removed: ");
}