Replace a substring of this string.
Declared in <bslstl_string.h>
basic_string&
replace(
const_iterator first,
const_iterator last,
size_type numChars,
CHAR_TYPE character);Replace the substring in the range starting at the specified first position and ending right before the specified last position with the specified numChars copies of the specified character. Return a reference providing modifiable access to this string. The behavior is undefined unless first and last are both within the range [cbegin() .. cend()] and first <= last.
reference providing modifiable access to this string
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| first | beginning of the range (inclusive) |
| last | end of the range (exclusive) |
| numChars | number of characters |
| character | character value |