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		mbrubeck on Oct 22, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: C++ Tips of the Week Use string_view, but beware of use-after-free bugs like https://github.com/isocpp/CppCoreGuidelines/issues/1038

inetknght on Oct 22, 2017 [–]

Think of string_view as a non-owning pointer to a known-size array. If the array is moved or destroyed, then string_view is left dangling... just like a pointer.

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