std::span::data(3)

✨ NAME ✨

okay so this is the manual page for std::span::data from the C++ Standard Library manual, section 3 — and yes bestie, it’s literally about getting a pointer to the beginning of a sequence 💅

std::span::data - std::span::data

🛠️ Synopsis 🛠️

constexpr pointer data() const noexcept;

(since C++20)

Returns a pointer to the beginning of the sequence. periodt ✨

🎁 Return value 🎁

A pointer to the beginning of the sequence. that’s the whole vibe 🫶

💻 Example 💻

// Run this code

#include <iostream>
#include <span>

int main()
{
    constexpr char str[] = "ABCDEF\n";

    const std::span sp{str};

    for (auto n{sp.size()}; n != 2; --n)
        std::cout << sp.last(n).data();
}

📤 Output 📤

ABCDEF
BCDEF
CDEF
DEF
EF
F

👀 See also 👀

• constructor — constructs a span (public member function)

no cap, that’s the entire page — short, sweet, and giving main character energy 🌟

source: http://cppreference.com · version/date: 2024.06.10 · page: std::span::data(3) — mwah, bye bestie 💖🎀🦋