I've been up and down stackoverflow and even the very, very nice Dr. Dobbs article but I can't find a definitive answer to the question.
A section of the answer to the question What are the shortcomings of std::reverse_iterator? says that it might not be possible at all.
std::list::reverse_iterator it = list.rbegin();
while( it != list.rend() )
{
int value=*it;
if( some_cond_met_on(value) )
{
++it;
list.erase( it.base() );
}
else
{
++it;
}
}
PS: I do know there are other alternatives, such as erase_if(), but I'm looking for an answer to this specific question.
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