Thread: strlen() and passing by address

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    strlen() and passing by address

    Is the strlen function used this way?
    Code:
    Insert(char *s, int index)
    {
       int size_of_string = Size();
       int length = strlen(s);
       int sum = size_of_string + sum;
    }
    If not what would be the alternative?

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    strlen takes the length of a char* string. I don't know what you're trying to do with your code. char* strings are passed by pointer when they're given as arguments. (No extra copy is made, so any modifications made to that string are still there when that function exits.)

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    Info about strlen e.i. arguments and return values.

    Code:
    Insert(char *s, int index)
    {
       int size_of_string = Size();
       int length = strlen(s);
       int sum = size_of_string + sum;//This line is dangerous because sum is uninitialized
    }
    Try and print the variable sum. Not as expected? Why? Variable sum contains a garbage value. If this was a pointer variable you would have a serious BUG.
    Solution: Always initialize a variable when it is possible!
    01000111011011110110111101100100 011101000110100001101001011011100110011101110011 01100100011011110110111001110100 01100011011011110110110101100101 01100101011000010111100101110011 0110100101101110 01101100011010010110011001100101
    Good things donīt come easy in life!!!

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