The C++ basic_string class member, resize() and size() program example

Compiler: Visual C++ Express Edition 2005

Compiled on Platform: Windows XP Pro SP2

Header file: Standard

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To do: Using the resize() to specify a new size for a string, appending or erasing elements as required and size() to return the current number of elements in a string in C++ programming

To show: How to use the resize() and size() functions of the basic_string class member in C++ programming

// the resize() and size() C++ example

#include <string>

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main(void)

{

string str1("Testing the resize()");

cout<<"str1 string is: "<<str1<<endl;

basic_string <char>::size_type SizeStr1;

SizeStr1 = str1.size();

basic_string <char>::size_type CapaStr1;

CapaStr1 = str1.capacity();

// compare size & capacity of the original string

cout<<"The size of str1 string is: "<<SizeStr1<<endl;

cout<<"The capacity of str1 string is: "<<CapaStr1<<endl;

// use resize() to increase size by 3 elements of the question mark

cout<<"\nOperation: str1.resize(str1.size() + 3, '?')"<<endl;

str1.resize(str1.size() + 3, '?');

cout<<"The resized str1 string is: "<<str1<<endl;

SizeStr1 = str1.size();

CapaStr1 = str1.capacity();

// compare size & capacity of a string after resizing

cout<<"The size of resized str1 string is: "<<SizeStr1<<endl;

cout<<"The capacity of resized str1 string is: "<<CapaStr1<<endl;

// use resize() to increase size by 10 elements:

cout<<"\nOperation: str1.resize(str1.size() + 10)"<<endl;

str1.resize(str1.size() + 10);

cout<<"The resized str1 string is: "<<str1<<endl;

SizeStr1 = str1.size();

CapaStr1 = str1.capacity();

// compare size & capacity of a string after resizing, capacity increases automatically as required

cout<<"The increased size of str1 string is: "<<SizeStr1<<endl;

cout<<"The increased capacity of str1 string is: "<<CapaStr1<<endl;

// use resize() to downsize by 20 elements:

cout<<"\nOperation: str1.resize(str1.size() - 20)"<<endl;

str1.resize(str1.size() - 20);

cout<<"The downsized str1 string is: "<<str1<<endl;

SizeStr1 = str1.size();

CapaStr1 = str1.capacity();

// compare size & capacity of a string after downsizing

cout<<"The size of downsized str1 string is: "<<SizeStr1<<endl;

cout<<"The capacity of downsized str1 string is: "<<CapaStr1<<endl;

return 0;

}

Output example:

str1 string is: Testing the resize()

The size of str1 string is: 20

The capacity of str1 string is: 31

Operation: str1.resize(str1.size() + 3, '?')

The resized str1 string is: Testing the resize()???

The size of resized str1 string is: 23

The capacity of resized str1 string is: 31

Operation: str1.resize(str1.size() + 10)

The resized str1 string is: Testing the resize()???

The increased size of str1 string is: 33

The increased capacity of str1 string is: 47

Operation: str1.resize(str1.size() - 20)

The downsized str1 string is: Testing the r

The size of downsized str1 string is: 13

The capacity of downsized str1 string is: 47

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