byte *message = new byte[5];
message[0]=NULL;
memcpy (message+1,"QUIT",4);
Easy memory question
Author
I''m pretty sure I''ve lot the plot. I wrote this code expecting to get a NULL then four character string, I''m thinking however that i''ve got it wrong...
Actually, you have a NULL and just four characters.
If you want a string, you need one byte more - for the terminating NULL character.
If you want a string, you need one byte more - for the terminating NULL character.
byte *message = new byte[6];message[0]=NULL;message[5]=NULL;memcpy( message+1, "QUIT", 4 );// or another version:byte *message = new byte[6];message[0]=NULL;strcpy( message+1, "QUIT" );
Neither do I, lets just settle for the "because he can" response.
I''ll back Serge K''s response, although he didn''t release his memory after he''d done his copying! what a bad person he is
I''ll back Serge K''s response, although he didn''t release his memory after he''d done his copying! what a bad person he is
faster way:
byte *message = new byte[6];
Zeromemory(message,sizeof(message));
strcpy(message+1,"QUIT");
Edited by - Xeno on July 25, 2000 5:45:13 PM
byte *message = new byte[6];
Zeromemory(message,sizeof(message));
strcpy(message+1,"QUIT");
Edited by - Xeno on July 25, 2000 5:45:13 PM
quote: Original post by gimp
I'm pretty sure I've lot the plot. I wrote this code expecting to get a NULL then four character string, I'm thinking however that i've got it wrong...
byte *message = new byte[5];
message[0]=NULL;
memcpy (message+1,"QUIT",4);
Anyone wish to slap me with a dead fish?
thanks
gimp
I'm really not sure what you're trying to get to but you are getting a null the four characters... however you do not have a string, as It has been pointed out, you're missing the null terminator; anyway, if you pass that pointer to any function that's supposed to take a string, it will only read an empty string...
Oh, by the way, you can do something like this (3rd version)
byte *message = new byte[6];/*null, four chars, then null again*/ message[0]=NULL; memcpy (message+1,"QUIT",5); And if I have to re-edit this post again, I'm gonna punch the monitor! (dang quote/source confusion thingie)
Edited by - alexmoura on July 25, 2000 6:12:37 PM
Author
Sorry, I should have explained myself. I''m forming messages to pass through my pluggable factory. The factory will be able to accept both enumerated messages and string messages. To accept string messages I make the first value NULL (Where the message ID would normally be).
The only reason I asked this question is that my map.find() seemed to be failing and I was thinking that it was because I was getting the data assignment wrong.
I dont bother with a trailing null as it''s really not needed (the find can compare structures of binary data so should be able to do unterminated strings as well...
As it turned out I was incorrectly creating the registration token by not prepending it with the leading NULL.
byte szTokenSHUTDOWN[] = "\0QUIT";
Problem solved. Thanks and sorry to confuse you all...
gimp
The only reason I asked this question is that my map.find() seemed to be failing and I was thinking that it was because I was getting the data assignment wrong.
I dont bother with a trailing null as it''s really not needed (the find can compare structures of binary data so should be able to do unterminated strings as well...
As it turned out I was incorrectly creating the registration token by not prepending it with the leading NULL.
byte szTokenSHUTDOWN[] = "\0QUIT";
Problem solved. Thanks and sorry to confuse you all...
gimp
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