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string::resize (1 of 2 overloads)

Change the size of the string.

Synopsis

void
resize(
    std::size_t count);

Description

Resizes the string to contain count characters. If count > size(), characters with the value 0 are appended. Otherwise, size() is reduced to count.

Parameters

Name	Description
`count`	The size to resize the string to.

Exceptions

Type	Thrown On
boost::system::system_error	`count > max_size()`.