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- //: C17:SmallString2.cpp
- // From Thinking in C++, 2nd Edition
- // Available at http://www.BruceEckel.com
- // (c) Bruce Eckel 1999
- // Copyright notice in Copyright.txt
- #include <string>
- using namespace std;
-
- int main() {
- string s1
- ("What is the sound of one clam napping?");
- string s2
- ("Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.");
- string s3("I saw Elvis in a UFO.");
- // Copy the first 8 chars
- string s4(s1, 0, 8);
- // Copy 6 chars from the middle of the source
- string s5(s2, 15, 6);
- // Copy from middle to end
- string s6(s3, 6, 15);
- // Copy all sorts of stuff
- string quoteMe = s4 + "that" +
- // substr() copies 10 chars at element 20
- s1.substr(20, 10) + s5 +
- // substr() copies up to either 100 char
- // or eos starting at element 5
- "with" + s3.substr(5, 100) +
- // OK to copy a single char this way
- s1.substr(37, 1);
- } ///:~
-