21 Strings library [strings]

21.4 Class template basic_string [basic.string]

21.4.6 basic_string modifiers [string.modifiers]

21.4.6.1 basic_string::operator+= [string::op+=]

basic_string& operator+=(const basic_string& str);

Effects: Calls append(str).

Returns: *this.

basic_string& operator+=(const charT* s);

Effects: Calls append(s).

Returns: *this.

basic_string& operator+=(charT c);

Effects: Calls push_back(c);

Returns: *this.

basic_string& operator+=(initializer_list<charT> il);

Effects: Calls append(il).

Returns: *this.

21.4.6.2 basic_string::append [string::append]

basic_string& append(const basic_string& str);

Effects: Calls append(str.data(), str.size()).

Returns: *this.

basic_string& append(const basic_string& str, size_type pos, size_type n);

Requires: pos <= str.size()

Throws: out_of_range if pos > str.size().

Effects: Determines the effective length rlen of the string to append as the smaller of n and str.size() - pos and calls append(str.data() + pos, rlen).

Returns: *this.

basic_string& append(const charT* s, size_type n);

Requires: s points to an array of at least n elements of charT.

Throws: length_error if size() + n > max_size().

Effects: The function replaces the string controlled by *this with a string of length size() + n whose first size() elements are a copy of the original string controlled by *this and whose remaining elements are a copy of the initial n elements of s.

Returns: *this.

basic_string& append(const charT* s);

Requires: s points to an array of at least traits::length(s) + 1 elements of charT.

Effects: Calls append(s, traits::length(s)).

Returns: *this.

basic_string& append(size_type n, charT c);

Effects: Equivalent to append(basic_string(n, c)).

Returns: *this.

template<class InputIterator> basic_string& append(InputIterator first, InputIterator last);

Requires: [first,last) is a valid range.

Effects: Equivalent to append(basic_string(first, last)).

Returns: *this.

basic_string& append(initializer_list<charT> il);

Effects: Calls append(il.begin(), il.size()).

Returns: *this.

void push_back(charT c)

Effects: Equivalent to append(static_cast<size_type>(1), c).

21.4.6.3 basic_string::assign [string::assign]

basic_string& assign(const basic_string& str);

Effects: Equivalent to assign(str, 0, npos).

Returns: *this.

basic_string& assign(basic_string&& str) noexcept;

Effects: The function replaces the string controlled by *this with a string of length str.size() whose elements are a copy of the string controlled by str. [ Note: A valid implementation is swap(str).  — end note ]

Returns: *this.

basic_string& assign(const basic_string& str, size_type pos, size_type n);

Requires: pos <= str.size()

Throws: out_of_range if pos > str.size().

Effects: Determines the effective length rlen of the string to assign as the smaller of n and str.size() - pos and calls assign(str.data() + pos rlen).

Returns: *this.

basic_string& assign(const charT* s, size_type n);

Requires: s points to an array of at least n elements of charT.

Throws: length_error if n > max_size().

Effects: Replaces the string controlled by *this with a string of length n whose elements are a copy of those pointed to by s.

Returns: *this.

basic_string& assign(const charT* s);

Requires: s points to an array of at least traits::length(s) + 1 elements of charT.

Effects: Calls assign(s, traits::length(s)).

Returns: *this.

basic_string& assign(initializer_list<charT> il);

Effects: Calls assign(il.begin(), il.size()).

*this.

basic_string& assign(size_type n, charT c);

Effects: Equivalent to assign(basic_string(n, c)).

Returns: *this.

template<class InputIterator> basic_string& assign(InputIterator first, InputIterator last);

Effects: Equivalent to assign(basic_string(first, last)).

Returns: *this.

21.4.6.4 basic_string::insert [string::insert]

basic_string& insert(size_type pos1, const basic_string& str);

Requires: pos <= size().

Throws: out_of_range if pos > size().

Effects: Calls insert(pos, str.data(), str.size()).

Returns: *this.

basic_string& insert(size_type pos1, const basic_string& str, size_type pos2, size_type n);

Requires: pos1 <= size() and pos2 <= str.size()

Throws: out_of_range if pos1 > size() or pos2 > str.size().

Effects: Determines the effective length rlen of the string to insert as the smaller of n and str.size() - pos2 and calls insert(pos1, str.data() + pos2, rlen).

Returns: *this.

basic_string& insert(size_type pos, const charT* s, size_type n);

Requires: s points to an array of at least n elements of charT and pos <= size().

Throws: out_of_range if pos > size() or length_error if size() + n > max_size().

Effects: Replaces the string controlled by *this with a string of length size() + n whose first pos elements are a copy of the initial elements of the original string controlled by *this and whose next n elements are a copy of the elements in s and whose remaining elements are a copy of the remaining elements of the original string controlled by *this.

Returns: *this.

basic_string& insert(size_type pos, const charT* s);

Requires: pos <= size() and s points to an array of at least traits::length(s) + 1 elements of charT.

Effects: Equivalent to insert(pos, s, traits::length(s)).

Returns: *this.

basic_string& insert(size_type pos, size_type n, charT c);

Effects: Equivalent to insert(pos, basic_string(n, c)).

Returns: *this.

iterator insert(const_iterator p, charT c);

Requires: p is a valid iterator on *this.

Effects: inserts a copy of c before the character referred to by p.

Returns: An iterator which refers to the copy of the inserted character.

iterator insert(const_iterator p, size_type n, charT c);

Requires: p is a valid iterator on *this.

Effects: inserts n copies of c before the character referred to by p.

Returns: An iterator which refers to the copy of the first inserted character, or p if n == 0.

template<class InputIterator> iterator insert(const_iterator p, InputIterator first, InputIterator last);

Requires: p is a valid iterator on *this. [first,last) is a valid range.

Effects: Equivalent to insert(p - begin(), basic_string(first, last)).

Returns: An iterator which refers to the copy of the first inserted character, or p if first == last.

iterator insert(const_iterator p, initializer_list<charT> il);

Effects: insert(p, il.begin(), il.end()).

Returns: An iterator which refers to the copy of the first inserted character, or p if i1 is empty.

21.4.6.5 basic_string::erase [string::erase]

basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>& erase(size_type pos = 0, size_type n = npos);

Requires: pos <= size()

Throws: out_of_range if pos > size().

Effects: Determines the effective length xlen of the string to be removed as the smaller of n and size() - pos.

The function then replaces the string controlled by *this with a string of length size() - xlen whose first pos elements are a copy of the initial elements of the original string controlled by *this, and whose remaining elements are a copy of the elements of the original string controlled by *this beginning at position pos + xlen.

Returns: *this.

iterator erase(const_iterator p);

Effects: removes the character referred to by p.

Returns: An iterator which points to the element immediately following p prior to the element being erased. If no such element exists, end() is returned.

iterator erase(const_iterator first, const_iterator last);

Requires: first and last are valid iterators on *this, defining a range [first,last).

Effects: removes the characters in the range [first,last).

Returns: An iterator which points to the element pointed to by last prior to the other elements being erased. If no such element exists, end() is returned.

void pop_back();

Requires: !empty()

Effects: Equivalent to erase(size() - 1, 1).

21.4.6.6 basic_string::replace [string::replace]

basic_string& replace(size_type pos1, size_type n1, const basic_string& str);

Requires: pos1 <= size().

Throws: out_of_range if pos1 > size().

Effects: Calls replace(pos1, n1, str.data(), str.size()).

Returns: *this.

basic_string& replace(size_type pos1, size_type n1, const basic_string& str, size_type pos2, size_type n2);

Requires: pos1 <= size() and pos2 <= str.size().

Throws: out_of_range if pos1 > size() or pos2 > str.size().

Effects: Determines the effective length rlen of the string to be inserted as the smaller of n2 and str.size() - pos2 and calls replace(pos1, n1, str.data() + pos2, rlen).

Returns: *this.

basic_string& replace(size_type pos1, size_type n1, const charT* s, size_type n2);

Requires: pos1 <= size() and s points to an array of at least n2 elements of charT.

Throws: out_of_range if pos1 > size() or length_error if the length of the resulting string would exceed max_size() (see below).

Effects: Determines the effective length xlen of the string to be removed as the smaller of n1 and size() - pos1. If size() - xlen >= max_size() - n2 throws length_error. Otherwise, the function replaces the string controlled by *this with a string of length size() - xlen + n2 whose first pos1 elements are a copy of the initial elements of the original string controlled by *this, whose next n2 elements are a copy of the initial n2 elements of s, and whose remaining elements are a copy of the elements of the original string controlled by *this beginning at position pos + xlen.

Returns: *this.

basic_string& replace(size_type pos, size_type n, const charT* s);

Requires: pos <= size() and s points to an array of at least traits::length(s) + 1 elements of charT.

Effects: Calls replace(pos, n, s, traits::length(s)).

Returns: *this.

basic_string& replace(size_type pos1, size_type n1, size_type n2, charT c);

Effects: Equivalent to replace(pos1, n1, basic_string(n2, c)).

Returns: *this.

basic_string& replace(const_iterator i1, const_iterator i2, const basic_string& str);

Requires: [begin(),i1) and [i1,i2) are valid ranges.

Effects: Calls replace(i1 - begin(), i2 - i1, str).

Returns: *this.

basic_string& replace(const_iterator i1, const_iterator i2, const charT* s, size_type n);

Requires: [begin(),i1) and [i1,i2) are valid ranges and s points to an array of at least n elements of charT.

Effects: Calls replace(i1 - begin(), i2 - i1, s, n).

Returns: *this.

basic_string& replace(const_iterator i1, const_iterator i2, const charT* s);

Requires: [begin(),i1) and [i1,i2) are valid ranges and s points to an array of at least traits::length(s) + 1 elements of charT.

Effects: Calls replace(i1 - begin(), i2 - i1, s, traits::length(s)).

Returns: *this.

basic_string& replace(const_iterator i1, const_iterator i2, size_type n, charT c);

Requires: [begin(),i1) and [i1,i2) are valid ranges.

Effects: Calls replace(i1 - begin(), i2 - i1, basic_string(n, c)).

Returns: *this.

template<class InputIterator> basic_string& replace(const_iterator i1, const_iterator i2, InputIterator j1, InputIterator j2);

Requires: [begin(),i1), [i1,i2) and [j1,j2) are valid ranges.

Effects: Calls replace(i1 - begin(), i2 - i1, basic_string(j1, j2)).

Returns: *this.

basic_string& replace(const_iterator i1, const_iterator i2, initializer_list<charT> il);

Requires: [begin(),i1) and [i1,i2) are valid ranges.

Effects: Calls replace(i1 - begin(), i2 - i1, il.begin(), il.size()).

*this.

21.4.6.7 basic_string::copy [string::copy]

size_type copy(charT* s, size_type n, size_type pos = 0) const;

Requires: pos <= size()

Throws: out_of_range if pos > size().

Effects: Determines the effective length rlen of the string to copy as the smaller of n and size() - pos. s shall designate an array of at least rlen elements.

The function then replaces the string designated by s with a string of length rlen whose elements are a copy of the string controlled by *this beginning at position pos.

The function does not append a null object to the string designated by s.

Returns: rlen.

21.4.6.8 basic_string::swap [string::swap]

void swap(basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>& s);

Postcondition: *this contains the same sequence of characters that was in s, s contains the same sequence of characters that was in *this.

Throws: Nothing.

Complexity: constant time.