std::basic_string::max_size
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< cpp | string | basic string
size_type max_size() const;
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Returns the maximum number of elements the string is able to hold due to system or library implementation limitations, i.e. std::distance(begin(), end()) for the largest string.
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[edit] Parameters
(none)
[edit] Return value
Maximum number of characters
[edit] Exceptions
(none) | (until C++11) |
noexcept specification: noexcept |
(since C++11) |
[edit] Complexity
Constant.
[edit] Example
Run this code
#include <iostream> #include <string> int main() { std::string s; std::cout << "Maximum size of a string is " << s.max_size() << "\n"; }
Possible output:
Maximum size of a string is 4294967294
[edit] See also
returns the number of characters (public member function) |