Thread: nother way of doing strcpy

what is a good way to do this?

Why not strcpy?

This works

Code:

	char a[]="Sorensen";
	char b[256];
	int i=0;
	while(b[i++]=a[i])
		;

Originally posted by Sorensen
Why not strcpy?

This works

Code:

	char a[]="Sorensen";
	char b[256];
	int i=0;
	while(b[i++]=a[i])
		;

i cant use array notation, pointers only! this is totally getting me! help

Ok -

Code:

	char* a="Sorensen";
	char b[256];
	char* c=b;
	while(*c++=*a++)
		;

Mmmm would you need to add a line which places a '\0' at the end of the new string?

>Mmmm would you need to add a line which places a '\0' at the end of the new string?

No, because the '\0' will be assigned and then the while loop stops because *c contains '\0'. It's checking the target string not the source.

Oh yeah, I see. check the target, thats an easier way to do it