c++ string find npos
//Example from cplusplus.com
// string::find
#include <iostream> // std::cout
#include <string> // std::string
int main ()
{
std::string str ("There are two needles in this haystack with needles.");
std::string str2 ("needle");
// different member versions of find in the same order as above:
std::size_t found = str.find(str2);
if (found!=std::string::npos)
std::cout << "first 'needle' found at: " << found << '\n';
found=str.find("needles are small",found+1,6);
if (found!=std::string::npos)
std::cout << "second 'needle' found at: " << found << '\n';
found=str.find("haystack");
if (found!=std::string::npos)
std::cout << "'haystack' also found at: " << found << '\n';
found=str.find('.');
if (found!=std::string::npos)
std::cout << "Period found at: " << found << '\n';
// let's replace the first needle:
str.replace(str.find(str2),str2.length(),"preposition");
std::cout << str << '\n';
return 0;
}