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Eugene Radchenko wrote:
> Having used the STL for some time, I have come to greatly missing:

> First, it is the ability to (easily) flush the entire container
>   void erase() { erase(begin(), end()); }

> Second, it is the 'post-factum' equivalents to some constructors
>   void assign(size_type n, T t = T());
>   void assign(const_iterator first, const_iterator last);
> etc. - putting the container into the same state as the one it would have
> after the respective constructor. 
> I think these features deserve inclusion.

I find myself tending to agree -- so I'll look into
including these facilities in UESTL. It is too late
for non-essential significant changes to the C++ WP.

However, it is a good time to begin developing
a "de facto" standard out of user and vendor experience,
expectations, and some cool analysis.

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