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I just hate the string header, I dont see the point of using it... can anyone give me reasons why I should use it? I just use an array of char...
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Posted 06 May 2009 - 05:40 PM
WingedPanther
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Buffer overflows. They happen with array of char. They don't happen with string.
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Posted 07 May 2009 - 06:05 PM
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That, and you can use istringstream on them to store string representations of floats, ints, and such - and it expands to meet your needs. Otherwise you have to do a whole lot of malloc, realloc, and sprintf calls, which, as WingedPanther mentioned, can result in buffer overflows. What exactly do you hate about the string class?
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Posted 08 May 2009 - 07:43 AM
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If you get into the standard library, you'll find that there are a LOT of powerful features in the string class that you would have to hand craft for char arrays. Besides, you can access elements of a string as if it were an array of char, so you aren't losing much. I suspect your issue with std::string is you don't feel like you're "in control" of it, somehow. The reality is that it is safer, so no need for "control" of stupid stuff.
