Explore the full potential of C++ by mastering the standard library.

Become a C++ Programmer

The C++ standard library is a collection of all the tools and utilities available in C++. It received its latest update in 2017, known as C++17. The update introduces many new features that further optimize our code. This module will help us fully grasp C++ and use it to its full potential.

C++ Standard Library

To make this chapter concise and not repeat the detailed descriptions from the chapter on strings, I only mention the non-modifying operations of the string view. For further details, please use the link to the associated documentation in the [string](https://www.educative.io/courses/cpp-standard-library-including-cpp-14-and-cpp-17/introduction-JYQ0E3Rmo62) chapter.

* **Element access**: `operator[], at, front, back, data` (see [string: element access](https://www.educative.io/courses/cpp-standard-library-including-cpp-14-and-cpp-17/element-access))

* **Capacity**: `size, length, max_size, empty` (see [string: size versus capacity](https://www.educative.io/courses/cpp-standard-library-including-cpp-14-and-cpp-17/size-versus-capacity))

* **Find**: `find, rfind, find_first_of, find_last_of, find_first_not_of, find_last_not_of` (see [string: search](https://www.educative.io/courses/cpp-standard-library-including-cpp-14-and-cpp-17/search))

* **Copy**: `copy` (see [string: conversion between a C++ string and a C-String](https://www.educative.io/courses/cpp-standard-library-including-cpp-14-and-cpp-17/conversion-between-cpp-and-c-strings))

In this lesson, we've listed down the non-modifying operations that can be performed on a string view.

Non-modifying operations