could something like this work? I've looked at guides and they don't seem to work for replacing a single char with two or more chars.
for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++){
if(s[i] == '\"')
s[i] = '\"\"';
}
cout << s;
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Why don't you simply try? – user0042 Aug 22 '17 at 20:28
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2Reminder: use `''` for *single* characters. Use `""` for multiple characters. Also, you can't assign multiple characters to a single character slot. – Thomas Matthews Aug 22 '17 at 20:29
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You could search the [`std::string`](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/string/basic_string) section of your favorite references to see if there are any *methods* to help you *insert* characters into a *string*. – Thomas Matthews Aug 22 '17 at 20:31
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try to write the result into a new string; probably easier. – Stephan Lechner Aug 22 '17 at 20:32
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Your code will not perform as you expect.
You are telling std::string to assign a 2 character constant, '\"\"', into a slot that holds a single character.
Search the basic_string section of your favorite C++ reference to find a method to insert a string or multiple characters into a string.
Edit 1 - Example
std::string::size_type position = 0;
position = s.find('"');
while (position != std::string::npos)
{
s.insert(position, "\"");
position += 2;
position = s.find('"');
}
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