Thread: strings or character arrays

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    strings or character arrays

    which are better to use? strings or character arrays.

    My program involves setting locations that must be described using words.
    Code:
    sensor *X = new sensor("On", "Near the back porch window");
    right now i am using character arrays, but i am thinking of just using string, any opinions?

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    strings are easier to manage. You don't have to worry about buffer overflows or memory management with them, and I highly doubt that string manipulation is going to be a bottleneck in your code, so I'd say, go for the string class.
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    yeah that's what I was thinking, i just wanted someone else to confirm this, thanks silent.

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