Assign a substring of replacement to this string.
Declared in <bslstl_string.h>
basic_string&
assign(
basic_string const& replacement,
size_type position,
size_type numChars = npos);Assign to this string the value of the optionally specified numChars characters starting at the specified position in the specified replacement string, or the suffix of replacement starting at position if position + numChars > replacement.length(). If numChars is not specified, npos is used. Return a reference providing modifiable access to this string. Throw out_of_range if position > replacement.length().
a reference to this string
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| replacement | string providing the characters to assign |
| position | starting index in replacement |
| numChars | number of characters to assign |