std::basic_string::length

 

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std::basic_string

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basic_string::length

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size_type length() const;

Returns the number of characters in the string, i.e. std::distance(begin(), end()). It is the same as size().

Parameters

(none)

Return value

the number of characters in the string

Complexity

Constant

See also

empty	checks whether the string is empty (public member function)
size	returns the number of characters (public member function)