[#absl-ClippedSubstr]
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Like `s.substr(pos, n)`, but clips `pos` to an upper bound of `s.size()`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<absl/strings/string_view.h>`

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std::string_view
ClippedSubstr(
    std::string_view s,
    size_t pos,
    size_t n = string_view::npos);
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== Description

Provided because std::string_view::substr throws if `pos > size()`.

== Return Value

A view of the clipped substring.

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *s*
| The string view to take a substring of.
| *pos*
| The starting position, clipped to `s.size()`.
| *n*
| The number of characters to include in the substring.
|===


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