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C++17 in Detail: A Deep Dive

The std::basic_string_view Type

Explore the std::basic_string_view type in C++17 to understand its role as a template class for non-owning string views. Learn how its specializations like std::string_view and std::wstring_view abstract character operations for different character types, enhancing string handling efficiency.

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Although we talk about string_view, it’s important to know that this is only a specialisation of a template class called basic_string_view:

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template<
  class CharT,
  class Traits = std::char_traits<CharT> 
> class basic_string_view;

Traits class is used to abstract the operations on the ...