memcpy is usually used to copy data structures other than strings. Use strcpy for copying strings!!
On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Navneet Gupta <navneetn...@gmail.com> wrote: > @Vishal, still the array str1 is also 10 bytes only, I know that memcpy > overwrites the null character but not sure then what is the correct approach > if i still want to use memcpy. Thoughts? > > On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Vishal Thanki <vishaltha...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> you are overwriting terminating null char!! >> >> On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 10:23 AM, rShetty <rajeevr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > #include<stdio.h> >> > #include<string.h> >> > int main() >> > { >> > char str[]="This is rajeev\n"; >> > char str1[10]; >> > memset(str,'0',4); >> > printf("%s",str); >> > memcpy(str1,str,10); >> > printf("\n this is string 1\n"); >> > printf("%s\n",str1); >> > return 0; >> > } >> > >> > Output is : >> > >> > 0000 is rajeev >> > >> > this is string 1 >> > 0000 is ra0000 is rajeev >> > >> > >> > it copies 10 characters from str to str1 so the printing 0000 is ra is >> > Ok what abt the repeating result? >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > For more options, visit this group at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> > >> > >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Regards, > Navneet > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.