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[#boost-urls-params_base-buffer]

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Return the referenced character buffer.


== Synopsis

Declared in header `<https://www.github.com/boostorg/url/blob/develop/include/boost/url/params_base.hpp#L175[boost/url/params_base.hpp,window=blank_]>`

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xref:boost/urls/pct_string_view.adoc[pct_string_view]
buffer() const noexcept;
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== Description


This function returns the character
buffer referenced by the view.
The returned string may contain
percent escapes.

=== Example
[,cpp]
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assert( url_view( "?first=John&last=Doe" ).params().buffer() == "?first=John&last=Doe" );
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=== Complexity

Constant.

=== Exception Safety

Throws nothing.