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[diff.cpp03.strings]
Annex C (informative) Compatibility [diff]
C.6 C++ and ISO C++ 2003 [diff.cpp03]
C.6.11 [strings]: strings library [diff.cpp03.strings]
Affected subclause: [string.classes]
Change: basic_string requirements no longer allow reference-counted strings.
Rationale: Invalidation is subtly different with reference-counted strings.
This change regularizes behavior.
Effect on original feature: Valid C++ 2003 code may execute differently in this revision of C++.
Affected subclause: [string.require]
Change: Loosen basic_string invalidation rules.
Rationale: Allow small-string optimization.
Effect on original feature: Valid C++ 2003 code may execute differently in this revision of C++.
Some const member functions, such as data and c_str, no longer invalidate iterators.