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std::basic_string_view<CharT,Traits>::find

constexpr size_type find( basic_string_view v, size_type pos = 0 ) const noexcept;
(1) (since C++17)
constexpr size_type find( CharT ch, size_type pos = 0 ) const noexcept;
(2) (since C++17)
constexpr size_type find( const CharT* s, size_type pos, size_type count ) const;
(3) (since C++17)
constexpr size_type find( const CharT* s, size_type pos = 0 ) const;
(4) (since C++17)

Finds the first substring equal to the given character sequence.

1) Finds the first occurence of v in this view, starting at position pos.
2) Equivalent to find(basic_string_view(std::addressof(ch), 1), pos).
3) Equivalent to find(basic_string_view(s, count), pos).
4) Equivalent to find(basic_string_view(s), pos).

Parameters

v - view to search for
pos - position at which to start the search
count - length of substring to search for
s - pointer to a character string to search for
ch - character to search for

Return value

Position of the first character of the found substring, or npos if no such substring is found.

Complexity

O(size() * v.size()) at worst.

Example

#include <string_view>
 
int main()
{
    using namespace std::literals;
 
    constexpr auto str{" long long int;"sv};
 
    static_assert(
        1 == str.find("long"sv)            && "<- find(v , pos = 0)" &&
        6 == str.find("long"sv, 2)         && "<- find(v , pos = 2)" &&
        0 == str.find(' ')                 && "<- find(ch, pos = 0)" &&
        2 == str.find('o', 1)              && "<- find(ch, pos = 1)" &&
        2 == str.find("on")                && "<- find(s , pos = 0)" &&
        6 == str.find("long double", 5, 4) && "<- find(s , pos = 5, count = 4)"
    );
 
    static_assert(str.npos == str.find("float"));
}

See also

(C++17)
find the last occurrence of a substring
(public member function)
(C++17)
find first occurrence of characters
(public member function)
(C++17)
find last occurrence of characters
(public member function)
(C++17)
find first absence of characters
(public member function)
(C++17)
find last absence of characters
(public member function)
find characters in the string
(public member function of std::basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>)

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