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package scala.collection
package generic

/** This trait forms part of collections that can be reduced
 *  using a `-=` operator.
 *        
 *  @author   Martin Odersky
 *  @version 2.8
 *  @since   2.8
 *  @define coll shrinkable collection
 *  @define Coll Shrinkable
 */
trait Shrinkable[-A] { 

  /** Removes a single element from this $coll.
   *
   *  @param elem  the element to remove.
   *  @return the $coll itself
   */
  def -=(elem: A): this.type

  /** Removes two or more elements from this $coll.
   *
   *  @param elem1 the first element to remove.
   *  @param elem2 the second element to remove.
   *  @param elems the remaining elements to remove.
   *  @return the $coll itself
   */
  def -=(elem1: A, elem2: A, elems: A*): this.type = {
    this -= elem1 
    this -= elem2
    this --= elems
  }

  /** Removes all elements produced by an iterator from this $coll.
   *
   *  @param iter  the iterator producing the elements to remove.
   *  @return the $coll itself
   */
  def --=(xs: TraversableOnce[A]): this.type = { xs foreach -= ; this }
}
  

  

