NAME

std::basic_string_view::front - std::basic_string_view::front

Synopsis

constexpr const_reference front() const; (since C++17)

Returns reference to the first character in the view. The behavior is undefined if
empty() == true.

Parameters

(none)

Return value

reference to the first character, equivalent to operator[](0).

Complexity

Constant.

Example

// Run this code

#include <string_view>
#include <iostream>

int main() {
for (std::string_view str{"ABCDEF"}; !str.empty(); str.remove_prefix(1))
std::cout << str.front() << ' ' << str << '\n';
}

Output:

A ABCDEF
B BCDEF
C CDEF
D DEF
E EF
F F

See also

back accesses the last character
(C++17) (public member function)
empty checks whether the view is empty
(C++17) (public member function)
front accesses the first character
(C++11) (public member function of std::basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>)