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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 | 2022-07-27 11:02 -0700 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
| Message-ID | <87fsimxwky.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> (permalink) |
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Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> writes:
> On Tuesday, 26 July 2022 at 20:03:23 UTC+1, Keith Thompson wrote:
>> Malcolm McLean <malcolm.ar...@gmail.com> writes:
>> [...]
>> > C doesn't really have strings.
>> Yes it does.
>>
>> The C standard defines a "string" as "a contiguous sequence of
>> characters terminated by and including the first null character".
>> C has no string *type*, but it certainly does have strings.
>>
> The C standard uses a lot of words in a special way. Like "function".
> "string" is another of those words.
Yes, and when you refuse to acknowledge that the standard has its own
meanings for those words, you cause confusion.
It would help if you'd at least acknowledge in the first place that you
have your own meanings for words.
(Since this is comp.lang.c++, let's drop this.)
--
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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Re: Is a char array initializer a "string literal"? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2022-07-27 01:56 -0700
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