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`assign` overloads

== Synopses

Declared in `<bslstl_string.h>`

Assign to this string the value of the specified `replacement` string.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf.adoc[basic_string]&
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-04.adoc[assign](xref:BloombergLP/bslmf/MovableRef.adoc[BloombergLP::bslmf::MovableRef<basic_string>] replacement) noexcept(false);
----

[.small]#xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-04.adoc[_» more..._]#

Assign a new value to this string.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf.adoc[basic_string]&
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-0cc.adoc[assign](std::initializer_list<CHAR_TYPE> values);
----

[.small]#xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-0cc.adoc[_» more..._]#

Assign to this string the value of the specified `replacement` string.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf.adoc[basic_string]&
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-07.adoc[assign](xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf.adoc[basic_string] const& replacement);
----

[.small]#xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-07.adoc[_» more..._]#

Assign a new value to this string.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf.adoc[basic_string]&
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-05.adoc[assign](CHAR_TYPE const* characterString);
----

[.small]#xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-05.adoc[_» more..._]#

Assign a new value to this string.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
template<class STRING_VIEW_LIKE_TYPE>
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf.adoc[basic_string]&
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-08e.adoc[assign](STRING_VIEW_LIKE_TYPE const& replacement);
----

[.small]#xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-08e.adoc[_» more..._]#

Assign to this string the value of the specified `string`, and return a reference providing modifiable access to this string.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
template<class ALLOC2>
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf.adoc[basic_string]&
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-0e.adoc[assign](std::basic_string<CHAR_TYPE, CHAR_TRAITS, ALLOC2> const& string);
----

[.small]#xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-0e.adoc[_» more..._]#

Assign a new value to this string.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf.adoc[basic_string]&
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-03c.adoc[assign](
    xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/size_type.adoc[size_type] numChars,
    CHAR_TYPE character);
----

[.small]#xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-03c.adoc[_» more..._]#

Assign a new value to this string.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf.adoc[basic_string]&
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-038.adoc[assign](
    CHAR_TYPE const* characterString,
    xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/size_type.adoc[size_type] numChars);
----

[.small]#xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-038.adoc[_» more..._]#

Assign a new value to this string.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
template<class INPUT_ITER>
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf.adoc[basic_string]&
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-089.adoc[assign](
    INPUT_ITER first,
    INPUT_ITER last);
----

[.small]#xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-089.adoc[_» more..._]#

Assign a substring of `replacement` to this string.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf.adoc[basic_string]&
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-08c.adoc[assign](
    xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf.adoc[basic_string] const& replacement,
    xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/size_type.adoc[size_type] position,
    xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/size_type.adoc[size_type] numChars = npos);
----

[.small]#xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-08c.adoc[_» more..._]#

Assign a new value to this string.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
template<class STRING_VIEW_LIKE_TYPE>
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf.adoc[basic_string]&
xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-0c6.adoc[assign](
    STRING_VIEW_LIKE_TYPE const& replacement,
    xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/size_type.adoc[size_type] position,
    xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/size_type.adoc[size_type] numChars = npos);
----

[.small]#xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf/assign-0c6.adoc[_» more..._]#

== Return Value

* reference providing modifiable access to this string
* a reference to this string

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *replacement*
| string whose value is move‐assigned to this string
| *values*
| initializer list of characters
| *characterString*
| pointer to characters
| *string*
| null‐terminated character string
| *numChars*
| number of characters
| *character*
| character value
| *first*
| beginning of the range (inclusive)
| *last*
| end of the range (exclusive)
| *position*
| starting index in `replacement`
|===


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