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  1. Jul 2nd, 2002, 07:47 AM #1
    tbarnette
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    Strings

    'Mornin folks.

    I just read another thread about comparing two strings. I haven't used C since MS VC 1.51. I dont recall a string type. Is this something new? Will it work like other languages? Does it no longer need a null terminator?
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  2. Jul 2nd, 2002, 08:55 AM #2
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    There is a standard string class in C++. It's in the std namespace. There's no string class in C, obviously.
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  3. Jul 2nd, 2002, 11:30 AM #3
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    As far as null terminators go...

    ...no, they don't need one any more, since the strings are stored by length (also making asking for the length a fast operation).

    Unfortunately, I think there are situations when you use .c_str() to get a const char* pointer to the content of a string...when I get home and have access to a compiler (a good one, the ones at work are x centuries out of date) I'll check it out for you.
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