# std::basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>::operator+=

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basic_string& operator+=( const basic_string& str ); | (1) |
basic_string& operator+=( CharT ch ); | (2) |
basic_string& operator+=( const CharT* s ); | (3) |
basic_string& operator+=( std::initializer_list <CharT> ilist ); | (4) | (since C++11)
template < class T > basic_string& operator+=( const T& t ); | (5) | (since C++17)

Appends additional characters to the string.

1) Appends string `str`
2) Appends character `ch`
3) Appends the null-terminated character string pointed to by `s`.
4) Appends characters in the initializer list `ilist`.
5) Implicitly converts `t` to a string view `sv` as if by std::basic_string_view <CharT, Traits> sv = t;, then appends characters in the string view `sv` as if by append(sv). This overload only participates in overload resolution if std::is_convertible_v <const T&, std::basic_string_view <CharT, Traits>> is true and std::is_convertible_v <const T&, const CharT*> is false.

### Parameters

str | - | string to append
ch | - | character value to append
s | - | pointer to a null-terminated character string to append
ilist | - | std::initializer_list with the characters to append
t | - | object (convertible to std::basic_string_view) with the characters to append

### Return value

*this

### Complexity

1) linear in size of `str`
2) constant
3) linear in size of `s`
4) linear in size of `ilist`

### Exceptions

If an exception is thrown for any reason, this function has no effect (strong exception guarantee). (since C++11)

If the operation would result in `size() > max_size()`, throws std::length_error.

### Notes

Overload (2) can accept any types that are implicitly convertible to `CharT`. For `std::string`, where `CharT` is `char`, the set of acceptable types includes all arithmetic types. This may have unintended effects.

### Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR | Applied to | Behavior as published | Correct behavior
--- | --- | --- | ---
LWG 2946 | C++17 | `string_view` overload causes ambiguity in some cases | avoided by making it a template

### Example

Run this code

    #include <iostream>
    #include <iomanip>
    #include <string>

    int main()
    {
       std::string str;
       str.reserve(50); //reserves sufficient storage space to avoid memory reallocation
       std::cout << std::quoted(str) << '\n'; //empty string

       str += "This";
       std::cout << std::quoted(str) << '\n';

       str += std::string(" is ");
       std::cout << std::quoted(str) << '\n';

       str += 'a';
       std::cout << std::quoted(str) << '\n';

       str += {' ','s','t','r','i','n','g','.'};
       std::cout << std::quoted(str) << '\n';

       str += 76.85; // equivalent to str += static_cast<char>(76.85), might not be the intent
       std::cout << std::quoted(str) << '\n';
    }

Output:

    ""
    "This"
    "This is "
    "This is a"
    "This is a string."
    "This is a string.L"

### See also

append | appends characters to the end (public member function)

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