get a char by position in a string c++ code example

Example 1: find character in string c++

auto char_to_find = 'a'
if (str.find(char_to_find) != std::string::npos) {
    // character found
}

Example 2: index string c++

#include <string>
#include <iostream>

int main(){
  //index string by using brackets []
  std::string string = "Hello, World!";
  //assign variable to string index
  char stringindex = string[2];
  
}