std::string_view

Explanation

Non-owning view over character data. Avoids copying strings.

See std::string_view.

Time complexity:

Code

#include <print>
#include <string_view>

void printSymbol(std::string_view name) { std::println("Symbol: {}", name); }

int main() {
  std::string str = "_main";
  const char *cstr = "_helper";

  printSymbol(str);
  printSymbol(cstr);

  return 0;
}

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Output

$ ./src/data-structures/build/std-string_view
Symbol: _main
Symbol: _helper