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

🌸 NAME 🌸

So this is the std::experimental::basic_string_view::data page from the C++ Standard Libary manual — yes, the data(3) one — and it's lowkey a tiny but important little function, bestie. 💅

std::experimental::basic_string_view::data gives you a pointer to the underlying character array.

---

✨ Synopsis ✨

constexpr const_pointer data() const noexcept;

This is the library fundamentals TS version. 🫶

It returns a pointer to the underlying character array. The pointer is such that the range [data(), data() + size()) is valid, and the values in that range correspond to the values of the view. ✨

n.b. Unlike basic_string::data() and string literals, data() may return a pointer to a buffer that is not null-terminated. So it's typically a mistake to pass data() to a routine that takes just a const CharT* and expects a null-terminated string. Like, do not do that, bestie. 😭💀

---

🎀 Parameters 🎀

(none) — literally no parameters. Zero. Nada. ✨

---

🌈 Return value 🌈

A pointer to the underlying character array. That's the whole vibe. 👑

---

⭐ Complexity ⭐

Constant. No surprises, no drama, just constant. 💖

---

🦋 See also 🦋

• front — accesses the first character (public member function)
• back — accesses the last character (public member function)

---

🌸 Category 🌸

• Noindexed pages

---

That's the whole page, bestie — short, sweet, and absolutely iconic. 🎀

Source/version and date sign-off: this one comes from http://cppreference.com, version/date 2024.06.10. Mwah. 💋✨