assign

Function

assign

Assigns one object to another object.

assign(target, source)

assign(target, source [, limit] [,resize_tag])

Include Headers

seqan/basic.h

Parameters

source	Is copied to target. Types: char array, Holder, Holder, Pipe, Pool, Segment, SimpleType, std::basic_string, std::vector, String
target	Gets the content of source. Types: char array, Holder, Holder, Pool, Segment, SimpleType, std::basic_string, std::vector, String
limit	The maximal length of target after the operation. (optional) Remarks: This arguments can be applied if target is a container.
resize_tag	Specifies the strategy that is applied if target has not enough capacity to store the complete content. (optional) Types: Overflow Strategy Default: Specified by DefaultOverflowImplicit of the target type. Remarks: This arguments can be applied if target is a container.

Remarks

assign(target, source) is semantically equivalent to target = source.

If target is a Segment object, then limit denotes the maximal length of host(target) after the operation.

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