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| From | Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c++ |
| Subject | Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? |
| Date | 2022-07-26 19:24 -0700 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
| Message-ID | <87k07zxpgg.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> (permalink) |
| References | <tbo6pa$cdd$1@gioia.aioe.org> <tbq2gk$2a4ok$1@dont-email.me> |
Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> writes:
> On 7/26/2022 12:57 AM, Juha Nieminen wrote:
>> In another forum I was discussing string literals and char arrays.
>> During the conversation this question occurred to me:
>> In an array initialization like this:
>> char str[] = "hello";
>> can that "hello" even be considered a "string literal", or should it
>> be classified as something else?
>
> Yes, it is a string literal. I.e. formally it is an independent object
> with static storage duration, independent and separate from `str` in
> your example.
It is a string literal, i.e., it is a source code token starting and
ending with a '"' character. The corresponding object with static
storage duration is not a string literal. It doesn't exist until
execution time.
[...]
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
Working, but not speaking, for Philips
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */
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Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2022-07-26 07:57 +0000
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Muttley@dastardlyhq.com - 2022-07-26 08:03 +0000
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2022-07-26 01:51 -0700
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2022-07-26 10:07 +0000
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2022-07-26 05:10 -0700
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2022-07-26 06:18 -0700
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2022-07-26 16:03 +0000
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach@gmail.com> - 2022-07-26 18:18 +0200
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2022-07-27 07:40 +0000
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2022-07-27 01:17 -0700
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Bo Persson <bo@bo-persson.se> - 2022-07-26 11:11 +0200
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2022-07-26 02:30 -0700
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2022-07-26 10:19 +0000
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2022-07-26 12:03 -0700
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2022-07-27 01:56 -0700
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2022-07-27 11:02 -0700
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach@gmail.com> - 2022-07-26 11:36 +0200
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2022-07-26 10:22 +0000
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach@gmail.com> - 2022-07-26 16:50 +0200
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2022-07-26 12:13 -0700
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> - 2022-07-26 17:56 -0700
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2022-07-26 19:24 -0700
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> - 2022-07-27 13:05 -0700
Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2022-07-27 15:38 -0700
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