map::erase

// erasing from map
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
using namespace std;

int main ()
{
  map<char,int> mymap;
  map<char,int>::iterator it;

  // insert some values:
  mymap['a']=10;
  mymap['b']=20;
  mymap['c']=30;
  mymap['d']=40;
  mymap['e']=50;
  mymap['f']=60;

  it=mymap.find('b');
  mymap.erase (it);                   // erasing by iterator

  mymap.erase ('c');                  // erasing by key

  it=mymap.find ('e');
  mymap.erase ( it, mymap.end() );    // erasing by range

  // show content:
  for ( it=mymap.begin() ; it != mymap.end(); it++ )
    cout << (*it).first << " => " << (*it).second << endl;

  return 0;
}

Output:
a => 10
d => 40