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Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ?

From "R.Wieser" <address@not.available>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c++
Subject Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ?
Date 2023-01-22 21:16 +0100
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"Richard Damon" <Richard@Damon-Family.org> wrote in message 
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> On 1/22/23 9:40 AM, R.Wieser wrote:

>> If an address which is pointing to a sequence of characters is called a 
>> "pointer to a string" - normally referred to as "a string pointer" - , 
>> what should the variable which stores that addres be called ?
>
> A pointer to string (with type pointer to char).

Yep. Both referred to with the exact same name.  And that confuses the h*ll 
outof someone who has to listen to someone talking about two different 
things, but uses the same word for both. :-(

Why do you think I asked ?

> If you need to distinguish them, one is a value, and the other is a 
> variable

You know that, I know that.  But listening to people talking about both 
using the same "string pointer" name I have to wonder if they do ...

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

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A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2023-01-21 15:28 +0100
  Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? Paavo Helde <eesnimi@osa.pri.ee> - 2023-01-21 16:40 +0200
    Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2023-01-21 15:57 +0100
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        Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the Muttley@dastardlyhq.com - 2023-01-23 09:25 +0000
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                Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the Muttley@dastardlyhq.com - 2023-01-23 17:00 +0000
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                Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the Muttley@dastardlyhq.com - 2023-01-23 17:02 +0000
    Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2023-01-23 06:34 +0000
      Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? Paavo Helde <eesnimi@osa.pri.ee> - 2023-01-23 12:49 +0200
        Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2023-01-23 11:51 +0000
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  Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2023-01-21 10:13 -0500
    Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2023-01-21 17:53 +0100
  Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2023-01-21 08:04 -0800
    Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-01-21 16:54 -0800
      Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? jak <nospam@please.ty> - 2023-01-22 10:46 +0100
        Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2023-01-22 05:20 -0500
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                Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2023-01-23 09:46 +0100
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                Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2023-01-23 18:02 +0100
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                Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-01-23 13:26 -0800
                Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2023-01-22 13:24 -0500
                Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-01-22 11:00 -0800
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            Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2023-01-22 15:28 -0500
      Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2023-01-22 12:27 +0100
        Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2023-01-22 03:42 -0800
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          Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2023-01-22 15:40 +0100
            Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2023-01-22 13:24 -0500
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                Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2023-01-23 18:05 +0100
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              Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2023-01-22 21:16 +0100
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                Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2023-01-23 08:33 +0100
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          Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2023-01-23 08:04 +0100
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      Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2023-01-21 16:32 -0500
        Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2023-01-22 10:52 +0100
      Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? Mike Terry <news.dead.person.stones@darjeeling.plus.com> - 2023-01-21 22:10 +0000
        Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2023-01-22 11:56 +0100
          Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? Paavo Helde <eesnimi@osa.pri.ee> - 2023-01-22 14:31 +0200
            Re: A string pointer to a static or dynamic string : how to free the dynamic one ? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2023-01-22 15:57 +0100
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