size_type max_size() const; | (until C++11) | |
size_type max_size() const noexcept; | (since C++11) (until C++20) | |
constexpr size_type max_size() const noexcept; | (since C++20) |
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>
#include <climits>
int main()
{
std::string s;
std::cout
<< "Maximum size of a string is " << s.max_size() << " ("
<< std::hex << std::showbase << s.max_size()
<< "), pointer size: " << std::dec
<< CHAR_BIT*sizeof(void*) << " bits\n";
}Possible output:
Maximum size of a string is 9223372036854775807 (0x7fffffffffffffff), pointer size: 64 bits
| returns the number of characters (public member function) |
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(C++17) | returns the maximum number of characters (public member function of std::basic_string_view<CharT,Traits>) |
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