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The basic_string c_str function in C++ STL?
The basic_string c_str function that returns a pointer to an array of characters that is terminated using null character. It is an inbuilt method that has the value of a string that has null character termination.
Syntax to define a c_str function in C++ −
const Char ptr* c_str() const
About the function
It is an inbuilt method for the c++ STL library. No parameters can be passed to the method. It returns a char pointer. This pointer points to NULL terminated character array.
Example
#include <bits/stdc++.h> #include <string> using namespace std; int main() { string s = "I Love Tutorials Point"; int flag = 0; cout<<"Checking if the string "<<s<<" contains P "<<endl; for(int i = 0; i < s.size();i++) { if(s.c_str()[i] == 'P') { cout<<"The string contains character"; flag = 1; } } if(flag == 0 ) { cout<<"The string does not contains character"; } }
Output
Checking if the string I Love Tutorials Point contains P The string contains character
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