[#BloombergLP-bslstl-StringRefImp-0c-2conversion-0d] = xref:BloombergLP.adoc[BloombergLP]::xref:BloombergLP/bslstl.adoc[bslstl]::xref:BloombergLP/bslstl/StringRefImp-0c.adoc[StringRefImp]::operator std::basic_string<CHAR_TYPE> :relfileprefix: ../../../ :mrdocs: Return an `std::basic_string` (synonymous with `std::basic_string`) having the value of the string bound to this string reference. == Synopsis Declared in `<bslstl_stringref.h>` [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- operator std::basic_string<CHAR_TYPE>() const; ---- [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#