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string::operator= (1 of 4 overloads)

Copy assignment.

Synopsis
string&
operator=(
    string const& other);
Description

Replace the contents with a copy of other.

Complexity

Linear in other.size().

Exception Safety

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

Return Value

*this

Parameters

Name

Description

other

The string to use as a source to copy from.


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