Not to be confused with how to split a string parsing wise, e.g.:
Split a string in C++?
I am a bit confused as to how to split a string onto multiple lines in c++.
This sounds like a simple question, but take the following example:
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
main() {
//Gives error
std::string my_val ="Hello world, this is an overly long string to have" +
" on just one line";
std::cout << "My Val is : " << my_val << std::endl;
//Gives error
std::string my_val ="Hello world, this is an overly long string to have" &
" on just one line";
std::cout << "My Val is : " << my_val << std::endl;
}
I realize that I could use the std::string append() method, but I was wondering if there was any shorter/more elegant (e.g. more pythonlike, though obviously triple quotes etc. aren't supported in c++) way to break strings in c++ onto multiple lines for sake of readability.
One place where this would be particularly desirable is when you're passing long string literals to a function (for example a sentence).