On 07.12.22 01:35, ryuukk_ wrote:
On Tuesday, 6 December 2022 at 23:41:09 UTC, H. S. Teoh wrote:
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In D, strings are not the same as char*. You should use
std.conv.fromStringZ to convert the C char* to a D string.
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no, you don't "need" to use std conv
Here is an alternative that doesn't allocate
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// now we got a len, we can build a D string, remember, it's just a
slice
string str = cast(string) ret[0 .. len];
Slicing is exactly what std.string.fromStringz does.
<https://dlang.org/phobos/std_string.html#.fromStringz>:
"The returned array is a slice of the original buffer. The original data
is not changed and not copied."
