Dipankar, Thanks!!! On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Dipankar Patro <dip10c...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Swetha, > > '\' in C is used to denote a escape sequence in C strings (and also in many > other languages). > e.g '\n' is for New Line '\n' is counted as one character. > Now '\ooo' is for an ASCII in octal representation. > here is the list of all escape sequences: > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/h21280bw(v=vs.80).aspx > > So for your string : "\12345s\n" > here '\123' is an ASCII in octal, hence one character. > rest you know about the characters: so length = '\123'(1) + 3 + '\n'(1) = > 5. > > I suggest you try with other combinations with '\' and print the output. > They will definitely show some weird stuffs :) > > Hope that helps. > On 25 July 2011 22:53, swetha rahul <swetharahu...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> char *s="\12345s\n"; >> printf("\n %d",strlen(s)); >> >> The output is 5...?? But how.?? >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > > ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > Please do not print this e-mail until urgent requirement. Go Green!! > Save Papers <=> Save Trees > > -- > 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.
