Migration from boost::string_ref and boost::string_view
Explore the migration process from boost::string_ref and boost::string_view to the C++17 std::string_view. Understand the differences, including constexpr support and added functions like starts_with and ends_with. This lesson helps you adapt older Boost utilities to modern C++ standards for more efficient and readable string manipulation.
We'll cover the following...
We'll cover the following...
As with most of the new types in C++17 string_view is also inspired by boost libraries. Marshall Clow implemented boost::string_ref in the version 1.53 (February 2012) and then it evolved into ...