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Bind this string reference to the string at the specified `data` address and extending for `std::char_traits<CHAR_TYPE>::length(data)` characters. The string at the `data` address must remain valid as long as it is bound to this string reference. The behavior is undefined unless `data` is null‐terminated.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslstl_stringref.h>`

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void
assign(char const* data);
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