[#bsl-basic_string-0fb-operator_plus_eq-094] = xref:bsl.adoc[bsl]::xref:bsl/basic_string-0fb.adoc[basic_string<char>]::operator+= :relfileprefix: ../../ :mrdocs: Append the specified `rhs` string to this string, and return a reference providing modifiable access to this string. == Synopsis Declared in `<bslstl_string.h>` [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf.adoc[basic_string<char>]& operator+=(xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf.adoc[basic_string<char>] const& rhs); ---- [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#