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= xref:bsl.adoc[bsl]::xref:bsl/basic_string-0faf.adoc[basic_string]::operator basic_string_view<CHAR_TYPE, CHAR_TRAITS>
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Convert this string to a matching `basic_string_view`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslstl_string.h>`

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operator basic_string_view<CHAR_TYPE, CHAR_TRAITS>() const;
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== Description

The return view will contain the same sequence of characters as this object. Note that this conversion operator can be invoked implicitly (e.g., during argument passing).

== Return Value

string view referring to this string's character sequence


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