Re: Passing a C String as an argument

FROM : Clark Cox
DATE : Sun Apr 20 19:33:56 2008

On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 10:17 AM, Philip Bridson
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> Hi There,
>
>  Is there anyway to pass a C string from a Obj-C class to a C function as an
> argument? I know that I can use pointers to the string but it gets a bit
> messy as I am using pointers in the C function to manipulate the string. I
> also could put it in C++ and it would work but I'm trying to avoid that. I
> want a function that is portable and so it can't be written in Obj-C.
>
>  I'm sorry if this is really basic but I don't normally use C very much.


Unfortunately, a "C string" is, by definition, a pointer to a NUL
terminated array of characters; they are *always* passed as a pointer.
What are you doing to the string that requires complex pointer
manipulation? Perhaps a better way can be found.


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Clark S. Cox III
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