Thread: How do I reverse a string?

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    How do I reverse a string?

    Is there a function in C that....


    Haha. Just kidding
    I bet Govtcheez and Quzah are the first to jump all over this thread. Okay, it wasn't that funny...

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    Judo CHOP!

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    i feel so relieved...
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    I do it like this

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    quick and snappy sample:
    Code:
    unsigned char original_string[10], reversed_string[10];
    // both arrays should be same size
    for(int x=0;x<10;x++)
    {
     reversed_string[x] = original_string[10-x];
    }
    // note: u can also use sizeof for the original array
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    wait, a std function to reverse a string?
    maybe in string.h but I doubt it since I never use it.
    check the FAQs board

    also, if you want to save memory, change the reverse_string to just an unsigned char and swap values in the array instead.

    p.s.: thanks for your reply in the othello thread.
    Last edited by toaster; 07-18-2002 at 05:06 PM.
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    Before you start being all "helpful" (bleh) maybe you should read the thread first?

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    helpful? me? hah. I seem more like a betrayer than a helper.

    I just read the first few lines in posts. I guess I deserved that.
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    Hehe, that was funny. I was like, "what's that guy doing?"

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    BTW Toaster, your code indexes outside the array when x is 0
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    oops, I'll check it out.

    I suppose you know the error already, right?

    " reversed_string[x] = original_string[10-x]; "

    lol, how could I have not noticed that?

    thanks for the comment.

    quick correction: x<10; -> x<(10-1);
    Last edited by toaster; 08-05-2002 at 10:49 PM.
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    Use strrev from string.h. If your compiler impementation doesn't support it ( it's not ANSI), write it yourself
    hth
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    /me smacks CShot...

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