CharT& front(); | (since C++11) | |
const CharT& front() const; | (since C++11) |
Returns reference to the first character in the string. The behavior is undefined if empty() == true
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Parameters
(none).
Return value
reference to the first character, equivalent to operator[](0)
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Complexity
Constant.
Example
#include <iostream> #include <string> int main() { { std::string s("Exemplary"); char& f = s.front(); f = 'e'; std::cout << s << '\n'; // "exemplary" } { std::string const c("Exemplary"); char const& f = c.front(); std::cout << &f << '\n'; // "Exemplary" } }
Output:
exemplary Exemplary
See also
(C++11) | accesses the last character (public member function) |
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