Define string in C++

ballurohit · #1 02-02-2012, 09:05 AM

I want to display char string in C++.
How it can be displayed. What is the keyword for
displaying the char string in c++.

hobbyist · #2 02-02-2012, 07:02 PM

Do you mean a c-style string?

Code:

char s[] = "some string";
std::cout << s << std::endl;

Note: a cstring is terminated by '\0' so that it can be used in string functions like strcmp. you can have a char array as well.

Code:

char char_array[] = { 'h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o' };
// if you tried to output that, you may wind up with trailing junk characters.
std::cout << char_array << std::endl;

Code:

char char_array[] = { 'h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o', '\0' };
std::cout << char_array << std::endl;
// good to go

HTH

johnBMitchell · #3 03-21-2012, 04:19 AM

Strings are the most important part in programming .Here I give you simple example of display string.

Suppose we use A, B, C, and D as a character
It is initialized as followed
Char E 1=’A’, E2=’B’, E3=’C’, E4=’D’;
For display this char in group(string)
Cout <<”the string is “<<E1<<E2<<E3<<E4;
Program for it
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
Char E 1=’A’, E2=’B’, E3=’C’, E4=’D’;
Cout <<”the string is : “<<E1<<E2<<E3<<E4;
return 0;
}

Output of program
The string is: ABCD

hobbyist · #4 03-21-2012, 02:14 PM

That might confuse someone new to either C/C++.

That's not a string by definition; in fact, you couldn't use it with any standard library string functions. You should also avoid using a global namespace like std - later on, it may cause problems with larger programs.