[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3314: erase_tail documentation bug

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3314: erase_tail documentation bug
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-03 23:35:16

#3314: erase_tail documentation bug
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 Reporter:  bartosz.janiak@…          |       Owner:  matias       
     Type:  Bugs                      |      Status:  new          
Milestone:  Boost 1.40.0              |   Component:  Documentation
  Version:  Boost 1.39.0              |    Severity:  Problem      
 Keywords:                            |  
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 It seems that the documentation for erase_tail function should read

 \param N Length of the tail

 instead of

 \param N Length of the head

 Currently the following code:

     std::string str("foobar");
     erase_tail(str, 1);

 causes str to contain "fooba", not "f".

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/3314>
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