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string::assign (2 of 7 overloads)

Assign characters to a string.

Synopsis

string&
assign(
    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.