[#absl-Cord-CharRange-begin] = xref:absl.adoc[absl]::xref:absl/Cord.adoc[Cord]::xref:absl/Cord/CharRange.adoc[CharRange]::begin :relfileprefix: ../../../ :mrdocs: Returns an iterator to the first character of the range. == Synopsis Declared in `<absl/strings/cord.h>` [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- xref:absl/Cord/CharIterator.adoc[Cord::CharIterator] begin() const; ---- == Return Value An iterator to the first character. [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#