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When/Why is '\0' necessary to mark end of an (char) array?

So I just read an example of how to create an array of characters which represent a string. The null-character \0 …

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Set Qt default encoding to UTF-8

In my Qt application my source code files are encoded as UTF-8. For the following code... QMessageBox::critical(this, "Nepoznata …

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Determine #defined string length at compile time

I have a C-program (an Apache module, i.e. the program runs often), which is going to write() a 0-terminated …

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Can a std::string contain embedded nulls?

For regular C strings, a null character '\0' signifies the end of data. What about std::string, can I …

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Proper way to copy C strings

Is there an easy way to copy C strings? I have const char *stringA, and I want char *stringB to …

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In C, can I initialize a string in a pointer declaration the same way I can initialize a string in a char array declaration?

Do these two lines of code achieve the same result? If I had these lines in a function, is the …

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C-String array initialization - is this mutable?

Possible Duplicate: Modifying C string constants? Pointer to const char vs char array vs std::string I know I'm probably …

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C string to uppercase in C and C++

While I was putting together a to-uppercase function in C++ I noticed that I did not receive the expected output …

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How to declare constexpr C string?

I think i quite understand how to use the keyword constexpr for simple variable types, but i'm confused when it …

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Is sprintf(buffer, "%s […]", buffer, […]) safe?

I saw use of this pattern to concatenate onto a string in some code I was working on: sprintf(buffer, "%…

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