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Function template erase_tail

boost::algorithm::erase_tail — Erase tail algorithm.

Synopsis

template<typename SequenceT> 
  void erase_tail(SequenceT & Input, unsigned int N);

Description

Remove the tail from the input. The tail is a suffix of a seqence of given size. If the sequence is shorter then required, the whole string is considered to be the tail. The input sequence is modified in-place.

Parameters

Input: An input string
N: Length of the head