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Returns an iterator to the first character of the `Cord`.

== Synopsis

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

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char_begin() const;
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== Description

Generally, prefer using `Cord::Chars()` within a range‐based for loop for iterating over the chunks of a Cord. This method may be useful for getting a `CharIterator` where range‐based for‐loops may not be available.

== Return Value

An iterator to the first character of the Cord.


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