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Re: Array of Integers ?

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ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) writes:
> Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> writes:
>>Correction: The behavior of a program that attempts to modify a
>>string literal is undefined.
>
>   A string literal is part of the source code.
>
>   The source code usually is not there when a program is running.
[...]

Yes, I was using a verbal shorthand.  (And I've made enough similar
criticisms that it's a fair point.)

A string literal in source code corresponds to an array with static
storage duration that exists during program execution (C99 6.4.5).
The behavior of a program that attempts to modify that array is
undefined.

An example:

    "hello"[0] = 'H';

A more realistic example:

    void foo(char *s) { s[0] = 'h'; }
    ...
    foo("hello");

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
"We must do something.  This is something.  Therefore, we must do this."
    -- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"

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  Re: Array of Integers ? Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2011-11-08 08:11 +0000
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      Re: Array of Integers ? Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2011-11-08 16:25 +0100
        Re: Array of Integers ? bks@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman) - 2011-11-08 15:39 +0000
        Re: Array of Integers ? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-08 13:48 -0800
          Re: Array of Integers ? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-09 19:34 -0800
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      Re: Array of Integers ? jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-11-08 22:48 +0100
    Re: Array of Integers ? Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-11-08 07:12 -0800
      Re: Array of Integers ? pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2011-11-08 11:49 -0500
      Re: Array of Integers ? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-11-08 12:13 -0500
      Re: Array of Integers ? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-11-08 21:45 +0000
        Re: Array of Integers ? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-11-08 16:48 -0500
          Re: Array of Integers ? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-08 14:25 -0800
          Re: Array of Integers ? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-11-08 22:42 +0000
        Re: Array of Integers ? Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-11-10 12:01 +0200
          Re: Array of Integers ? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-10 03:14 -0800
            Re: Array of Integers ? Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-11-10 17:41 +0200
              Re: Array of Integers ? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-11-10 16:44 +0000
                Re: Array of Integers ? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-10 10:59 -0800
                Re: Array of Integers ? Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-11-11 17:49 +0200
      Re: Array of Integers ? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-08 14:00 -0800
        Re: Array of Integers ? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-11-09 00:57 +0000
          Re: Array of Integers ? pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2011-11-09 00:05 -0500
            Re: Array of Integers ? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-11-09 11:06 +0000
              Re: Array of Integers ? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-09 13:36 -0800
                Re: Array of Integers ? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-01-25 00:45 -0800
                Re: Array of Integers ? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-01-25 02:56 -0800
              Re: Array of Integers ? pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2011-11-09 18:34 -0500
                Re: Array of Integers ? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-11-10 00:57 +0000
          Re: Array of Integers ? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-08 22:14 -0800
            Re: Array of Integers ? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-01-25 01:46 -0800
  Re: Array of Integers ? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2011-11-08 01:39 -0800
    Re: Array of Integers ? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-08 14:05 -0800
  Re: Array of Integers ? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-11-08 06:19 -0500

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