C++ <list> - pop_front() Function

The C++ list::pop_front function is used to delete the first element of the list. Every deletion of element results into reducing the container size by one unless the list is empty.

Syntax

C++98
C++11

void pop_front();

void pop_front();

Parameters

No parameter is required.

Return Value

None.

Time Complexity

Constant i.e, Θ(1)

Example:

In the example below, the list::pop_front function is used to delete first elements of the list called MyList.

#include <iostream>
#include <list>
using namespace std;
 
int main (){
  list<int> MyList{100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600};
  list<int>::iterator it;

  //deletes first element of the list
  MyList.pop_front();
  //deletes next first element of the list
  MyList.pop_front();

  cout<<"MyList contains:";
  for(it = MyList.begin(); it != MyList.end(); ++it)
    cout<<" "<<*it;

  return 0;
}

The output of the above code will be:

MyList contains: 300 400 500 600

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