[RESOLVED] Getting the length of a string of a buffer

Hello,

I have a buffer that contains words. However, the words comes from a client. I just want to get the words out. However, the buffer is being filled with rubbish after the words. Example "Manchester United&^&*#&#&##^&#@*&^^ etc.

How can I just get "Manchester United" out?

I have used the following using length and substring, but it displays everything

Code:

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char buffer[256];               
                sock.receiveFrom(buffer,sizeof(buffer), addr);
                std::string message = buffer;
                int strLength = 0;
                strLength = message.size();
                std::cout << "The length of the string is: " << strLength << std::endl;
                message = message.substr(0,strLength);
                std::cout << message;

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Many thanks,

Steve

This is marked resolved with no posted solution.

Is it resolved?

If so, what did you do to resolve it? It might help someone else with a similiar problem.

If it's not resolved, it's up to the client to indicate the end of string. If it doesn't, there's no way a program can figure out where the end is on the fly.