Programming Question

[Mikealot]

Guys, could someone tell me what the C++ String member function "find" returns if it does not find the item being searched?

 

[EagleKeeper]

Usually a -1

 

[Mikealot]

Thanks

 

[beggerking]

nm

 

[Templeton]

It will return the static constant string::npos (which is the largest possible value of size_type, or -1)
It's a matter of style, but I'm on the side of comparing to this constant rather then -1 directly.