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Converts a Cord into a `std::string()`.

== Synopsis

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

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operator std::string() const;
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== Description

This operator is marked explicit to prevent unintended Cord usage in functions that take a string.

== Return Value

A `std::string` holding a copy of the Cord's contents.


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