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string::assign (4 of 7 overloads)

Assign characters to a string.

Synopsis
string&
assign(
    char const* s,
    std::size_t count);
Description

Replaces the contents with copies of the characters in the range {s, s+count). This range can contain null characters.

Complexity

Linear in count.

Exception Safety

Strong guarantee. Calls to memory_resource::allocate may throw.

Return Value

*this

Parameters

Name

Description

count

The number of characters to copy.

s

A pointer to a character string used to copy from.

Exceptions

Type

Thrown On

boost::system::system_error

count > max_size().


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