size_type max_size() const; | (until C++11) | |
size_type max_size() const noexcept; | (since C++11) |
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.
(none).
Maximum number of characters.
Constant.
#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
returns the number of characters (public member function) |
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