NAME¶

std::span::data - std::span::data

Synopsis¶

constexpr pointer data() const noexcept; (since C++20)

Returns a pointer to the beginning of the sequence.

Return value¶

A pointer to the beginning of the sequence.

Example¶

// Run this code

#include <iostream>
#include <span>

int main()
{
constexpr char str[] = "ABCDEF\n";

const std::span sp{str};

for (auto n{sp.size()}; n != 2; --n)
std::cout << sp.last(n).data();
}

Output:¶

ABCDEF
BCDEF
CDEF
DEF
EF
F

See also¶

constructor constructs a span
(public member function)