Delete all items from a c++ std::vector

Question

I\'m trying to delete everything from a std::vector by using the following code

vector.erase( vector.begin(), vector.end() );

Answer 1

vector.clear() is effectively the same as vector.erase( vector.begin(), vector.end() ).

If your problem is about calling delete for each pointer contained in your vector, try this:

#include 

template< typename T >
struct delete_pointer_element
{
    void operator()( T element ) const
    {
        delete element;
    }
};

// ...
std::for_each( vector.begin(), vector.end(), delete_pointer_element() );

Edit: Code rendered obsolete by C++11 range-for.