Thread: What actually happens when we use strings

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    What actually happens when we use strings

    Code:
    String TTextFile::Load() const
    {
      String Text;
    
      ifstream File(itsPath.c_str());
    
      if (File.is_open())
      {
        while (File.good())
        {
          Text += File.get());
        }
    
        File.close();
      }
    
      return Text;
    }
    Code:
    char * TTextFile::Load() const
    {
      char *Text = "";
    
      ifstream File(itsPath);
    
      if (File.is_open())
      {
        while (File.good())
        {
          Length = strlen(Text);
    
          char *Temp = new char[Length + 1]
          strcpy(Temp, Text);
    
          delete Text;
          Text = new char[Length + 2];
          
          strcpy(Text, Temp);
          Text[Length] = File.get();
          Text[Length + 1] = '\0';
        }
    
        File.close();
      }
    
      return Buffer;
    }
    I just wanted to show you all what actually happens when we use strings (though the use of strings furthermore will increase the function calls), simply because alot of people think the one above is faster then the one below and that is just wrong.
    Last edited by Zahl; 04-26-2003 at 03:06 PM.
    Well english isn't my first language, (it's instead a useless language called danish which only 5 milion people speak!!) so if you think my grammar SUCKS (it does by the way) than you're more then welcome to correct me.
    Hell I might even learn something

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