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How do I erase an element from std::vector<> by index?

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Problem

I have a std::vector, and I want to delete the nth element. How do I do that?

Example:
std::vector vec;

vec.push_back(6);
vec.push_back(-17);
vec.push_back(12);

vec.erase(???);

Solution

To delete a single element, you could do:

std::vector vec;

vec.push_back(6);
vec.push_back(-17);
vec.push_back(12);

// Deletes the second element (vec[1])
vec.erase(std::next(vec.begin()));


Or, to delete more than one element at once:

// Deletes the second through third elements (vec[1], vec[2])
vec.erase(std::next(vec.begin(), 1), std::next(vec.begin(), 3));

Code Snippets

std::vector<int> vec;

vec.push_back(6);
vec.push_back(-17);
vec.push_back(12);

// Deletes the second element (vec[1])
vec.erase(std::next(vec.begin()));
// Deletes the second through third elements (vec[1], vec[2])
vec.erase(std::next(vec.begin(), 1), std::next(vec.begin(), 3));

Context

Stack Overflow Q#875103, score: 873

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