Thread: Stray backslash

  1. 04-17-2017 #1
    MoCityMM
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    Stray backslash

    I was tasked with reviewing some older code for revision however, I've run into numerous instances where the syntax is written like the following:

    char t [5\]

    The compiler throws an error: stray '\' in program, etc... (not a problem - fixed)

    I've not seen this syntax before, can someone identify it? A specific compiler language, etc?

    Thanks and Regards,
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    It seems to me like sloppy editing on the part of the original author, and sloppy compilers not spotting the problem before now.
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