std::basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>::operator basic_string_view

operator std::basic_string_view<CharT, Traits>() const noexcept;
(since C++17)

Returns a std::basic_string_view, constructed as if by std::basic_string_view<CharT, Traits>(data(), size()).

Parameters

(none).

Return value

A string view representing the entire contents of the string.

Example

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <string_view>
 
void show_wstring_size(std::wstring_view wcstr_v)
{
  std::cout << wcstr_v.size() << " code points\n";
}
 
int main()
{
  std::string cppstr = "ラーメン";   // narrow string
  std::wstring wcstr = L"ラーメン";  // wide string
 
  // Implicit conversion from string to string_view
  // via std::string::operator string_view:
  std::string_view cppstr_v = cppstr;
 
  std::cout << cppstr_v << '\n'
            << cppstr_v.size() << " code units\n";
 
  // Implicit conversion from wstring to wstring_view
  // via std::wstring::operator wstring_view:
  show_wstring_size(wcstr);
 
  // Warning:
  // It is the programmer's responsibility to ensure that std::string_view 
  // does not outlive the pointed-to string! 
 
  std::string_view BAD(std::string("a temporary string")); // holds a dangling pointer!
}

Output:

ラーメン
12 code units
4 code points

See also

constructs a basic_string_view
(public member function of std::basic_string_view<CharT,Traits>)

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