Thread: Very simple question on char * type

Originally Posted by Prelude

>I can never remember if it's a compiler thing or if the C++ standard actually dictates it for C compatibility ...
It's deprecated, so while the standard still honors its use, that may not be the case in the next revision.

really? I can remember it's still allowed because heaps of code had been written using this. I dont think now suddenly 10 years laters where even more heaps of code have been written like that and that they then wanna make it illegal.