Example: Working with Different String APIs
Does string_view offer usage with APIs like CString and QString? Let's find out.
​An interesting use case for string_view
is when you use it in code that works with different string implementations.
For example, you might have CString
from MFC, const char*
from C-APIs, QString
from QT, and of course std::string
.
Rather than creating overloads for different string types, you might leverage string_view
!
For example:
void Process(std::string_view sv) { }
If you want to use Process
with different string implementations, then all you have to do is to
create a string view from your type. Most of the string types should easily allow that.
For example:
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