[string.op.append]

# 27 Strings library [[strings]](./#strings)

## 27.4 String classes [[string.classes]](string.classes#string.op.append)

### 27.4.3 Class template basic_string [[basic.string]](basic.string#string.op.append)

#### 27.4.3.7 Modifiers [[string.modifiers]](string.modifiers#string.op.append)

#### 27.4.3.7.1 basic_string​::​operator+= [string.op.append]

[🔗](#lib:operator+=,basic_string)

`constexpr basic_string& operator+=(const basic_string& str);
`

[1](#1)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/strings.tex#L3178)

*Effects*: Equivalent to: return append(str);

[🔗](#lib:operator+=,basic_string_)

`template<class T>
  constexpr basic_string& operator+=(const T& t);
`

[2](#2)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/strings.tex#L3192)

*Constraints*: 

- [(2.1)](#2.1)

is_convertible_v<const T&, basic_string_view<charT, traits>> istrue and

- [(2.2)](#2.2)

is_convertible_v<const T&, const charT*> isfalse[.](#2.sentence-1)

[3](#3)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/strings.tex#L3203)

*Effects*: Equivalent to:basic_string_view<charT, traits> sv = t;return append(sv);

[🔗](#lib:operator+=,basic_string__)

`constexpr basic_string& operator+=(const charT* s);
`

[4](#4)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/strings.tex#L3218)

*Effects*: Equivalent to: return append(s);

[🔗](#lib:operator+=,basic_string___)

`constexpr basic_string& operator+=(charT c);
`

[5](#5)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/strings.tex#L3229)

*Effects*: Equivalent to: return append(size_type{1}, c);

[🔗](#lib:operator+=,basic_string____)

`constexpr basic_string& operator+=(initializer_list<charT> il);
`

[6](#6)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/strings.tex#L3240)

*Effects*: Equivalent to: return append(il);