buffer Return the complete authority Synopsis string_view buffer() const noexcept; Defined in file <include/boost/url/authority_view.hpp> on line 253 Description This function returns the authority as a percent-encoded string. Example assert( parse_authority( "www.example.com" ).value().buffer() == "www.example.com" ); BNF authority = [ userinfo "@" ] host [ ":" port ] Exception Safety Throws nothing. Specification 3.2. Authority (rfc3986)