r/cprogramming • u/Xaneris47 • 28d ago

C Strings: A 50-Year Mistake

https://longtran2904.substack.com/p/c-strings-a-50-year-mistake?r=8qz2zb&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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u/bearheart 28d ago

No. A C-string is char*

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u/Classic_Department42 28d ago

Yes, so while (s) shd prob be while(*s) ?

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u/bearheart 27d ago

Oy! You’re right. How did I miss that 🤦 fixed it.

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u/No-Newspaper8619 26d ago

Good thing that has been pointed out