Thread: Difference between two styles of declaration

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    Difference between two styles of declaration

    With c++ you can use strings.h (or sting.h on some people's computers) to allow you to create string variables with much more ease than a char array of 255 chars.

    When including strings.h you can...

    string mystring;

    very simply, and testing is simply If(mystring=="mystring")

    As opposed to

    char mystring[255];

    where testing is done by: If(strcmp(mystring,"mystring")==0)


    Are there any downs to using the first way? Isn't it more logical? =)
    chaser

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    use the first method

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    Yes the string class is more logical.
    The other way you mention is how programmers created strings before C++. There were no classes to hide all the data and methods in.
    I use the string class most of the time.

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    It's just not blue

    When you type it, it's not a ide keyword, or whatever. So it's black and not blue when typed, correct? Shouldn't matter?
    chaser

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    Chaser, I've noticed that you're posting about non game-related issues lately. These posts should go to the C/C++ board.

    Thanks
    Muhammad Haggag

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