The basic_string template

• std::basic_string owns its own memory

• Uses "position and count" system

• STL provides

  typedef basic_string< char > string;

• Construction:

#include <string>
using std::string;

// Variety of construction options:
string s1;              // empty
string s2 = s1;         // copy constructor
string s3 = "Hello";    // from C-string
string s4( "Hello", 4 );// first 4 chars
string s5( s3, 2, 5 );  // "llo"
string s6( 6, 'a' );    // "aaaaaa"