CODE EXAMPLE FOR CPP

get part of string c++

// string::substr
#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main ()
{
  std::string str="We think in generalities, but we live in details."; // (quoting Alfred N. Whitehead)
  std::string str2 = str.substr (3,5);     // "think"
  std::size_t pos = str.find("live");      // position of "live" in str
  std::string str3 = str.substr (pos);     // get from "live" to the end
  std::cout << str2 << ' ' << str3 << '
';
  return 0;
}