Optimal method to create a large string containing several variables?
c++, string, string-concatenation
Solution
Yes, `std::stringstream`, e.g.:
#include <sstream>
...
std::string name1 = "Frank";
std::string name2 = "Joe";
std::string name3 = "Nancy";
std::string name4 = "Sherlock";
std::ostringstream stream;
stream << name1 << " and " << name2 << " sat down with " << name3;
stream << " to play cards, while " << name4 << " played the violin.";
std::string sentence = stream.str();
Problem
I want to create a string that contains many variables: ``` std::string name1 = "Frank"; std::string name2 = "Joe"; std::string name3 = "Nancy"; std::string name4 = "Sherlock"; std::string sentence; sentence = name1 + " and " + name2 + " sat down with " + name3; sentence += " to play cards, while " + name4 + " played the violin."; ``` This should produce a sentence that reads Frank and Joe sat down with Nancy to play cards, while Sherlock played the violin. My question is: What is the optimal way to accomplish this? I am concerned that constantly using the + operator is ineffecient. Is there a better way?