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//erase an element in a list
//Combine erase and remove to remove a found element

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <list>
#include <algorithm>
#include <functional>

using namespace std;

int main( ) {

   list<string> lstStr;

   lstStr.push_back("A");
   lstStr.push_back("B");
   lstStr.push_back("C");
   lstStr.push_back("D");
   lstStr.push_back("E");

   list<string>::iterator p;

   p = find(lstStr.begin( ), lstStr.end( ), "C");
   p = lstStr.erase(p);
   lstStr.erase(remove(lstStr.begin( ), lstStr.end( ), "D"),lstStr.end( ));
}