std::experi..._view::npos(3)

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Welcome to the std::experi..._view::npos(3) page from the C++ Standard Libary manual, bestie. The star of the show is std::experimental::basic_string_view::npos — and yes, that's also std::experimental::basic_string_view::npos. Iconic name, no notes. ✨

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Here's the synopsis, served fresh:

static constexpr size_type npos = size_type(-1);

That (library fundamentals TS) tag is part of the deal too.

So what is it? It's a special value equal to the maximum value representable by the type size_type. The exact meaning depends on context, but it's generally used either as an end of view indicator by functions that expect a view index, or as an error indicator by functions that return a view index. Periodt. 💅

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