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Where are string literals stored?

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Started by Thevenin August 07, 2005 10:33 AM

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Thevenin

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August 07, 2005 10:33 AM

case 55:
     strcpy(goLookMessage->lacLineName, "You see a crate.");
     sDealWithMessage(flag_ChnDefault,goColor,"You see a crate.");
break;

Are string literals like this stored in the heap or stack?

Fruny

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August 07, 2005 10:51 AM

Neither. They are embedded in the code of the program itself, and may be placed in read-only data sections, or even live among your functions in code sections. It depends on the compiler and, ultimately, on the linker.

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