std::basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>::operator+= - cppreference.com (original) (raw)

basic_string& operator+=( const basic_string& str ); (1) (constexpr since C++20)
basic_string& operator+=( CharT ch ); (2) (constexpr since C++20)
basic_string& operator+=( const CharT* s ); (3) (constexpr since C++20)
basic_string& operator+=( std::initializer_list<CharT> ilist ); (4) (since C++11) (constexpr since C++20)
template< class StringViewLike >basic_string& operator+=( const StringViewLike& t ); (5) (since C++17) (constexpr since C++20)

Appends additional characters to the string.

  1. Appends string str.

  2. Appends character ch.

  3. Appends the null-terminated character string pointed to by s.

  4. Implicitly converts t to a string view sv as if by std::basic_string_view<CharT, Traits> sv = t;, then appends characters in the string view sv as if by append(sv).

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[edit] Parameters

str - string to append
ch - character value to append
s - pointer to a null-terminated character string to append
ilist - std::initializer_list with the characters to append
t - object (convertible to std::basic_string_view) with the characters to append

[edit] Return value

*this

[edit] Complexity

There are no standard complexity guarantees, typical implementations behave similar to std::vector::insert().

[edit] Exceptions

If the operation would cause size() to exceed max_size(), throws std::length_error.

If an exception is thrown for any reason, this function has no effect (strong exception safety guarantee).

[edit] Notes

Overload (2) can accept any types that are implicitly convertible to CharT. For std::string, where CharT is char, the set of acceptable types includes all arithmetic types. This may have unintended effects.

[edit] Example

Output:

"" "This" "This is " "This is a" "This is a string." "This is a string.E1729"

[edit] Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR Applied to Behavior as published Correct behavior
LWG 847 C++98 there was no exception safety guarantee added strong exception safety guarantee
LWG 2946 C++17 overload (5) caused ambiguity in some cases avoided by making it a template

[edit] See also

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