Thread: Specifying a "null" character

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    Specifying a "null" character

    Is there any way to specify a "null" character?
    Code:
    char test;
    test=""; and test='' doesn't work. Returns  an error message.

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    well a null character equals to '\0'. so you can try
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    test = '\0'
    someone could correct me if i'm wrong.

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    char test=0;

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    >or
    >char test=0;
    It's best to use the literal that best reflects the type you're working with. For pointers that means NULL, for characters that means '\0'. 0 will work for both, but it has a tendency to hurt the self-documentation of your code.
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