Thread: c++ array length?

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    c++ array length?

    Im trying to figure out how many elements are in the array:

    char day[] = "Tuesday";

    and if the array is terminated by a null character. and please explain why

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    Whenever you write a literal string, it is always implicitly terminated by a null character.

    Tuesday is 7 letters, + \0 makes 8.
    It is too clear and so it is hard to see.
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    Code:
    cout << sizeof( day ) << endl;
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