Hi,
I''ve filled a char array, char string[80], with values and such, and now i need to clear it all (make it null), so i can add different values. I was wondering how I would do this.
Thanks,
Scott
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how do i make a char array null after filled with values
try using memset(void *dest, int c, size_t count)
such as
memset(string, 0, 80), this set all the entries in the array string to 0....I hope this helps.
[edited by - Dr Boo on March 22, 2002 3:41:10 AM]
[edited by - Dr Boo on March 22, 2002 3:41:55 AM]
such as
memset(string, 0, 80), this set all the entries in the array string to 0....I hope this helps.
[edited by - Dr Boo on March 22, 2002 3:41:10 AM]
[edited by - Dr Boo on March 22, 2002 3:41:55 AM]
As mentioned, you can use the standard library function:
void *memset(void *dest, int byte_value, size_t length);
(located in string.h)
Why do you need to clear it so you can add different values? It seems to me it would be more effective to just let the code that sets the values also terminate the string. (I know this isn''t as "safe" as clearing the whole buffer everytime you''re going to write something to it.)
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void *memset(void *dest, int byte_value, size_t length);
(located in string.h)
Why do you need to clear it so you can add different values? It seems to me it would be more effective to just let the code that sets the values also terminate the string. (I know this isn''t as "safe" as clearing the whole buffer everytime you''re going to write something to it.)
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whoop, my bad. I figured out the problem right after I posted the question then I was having dns errors trying to get back into gamedev to delete it. the string I was working with actually contained the name of a .bmp file, and I thought that it wasn''t properly getting cleared, thus not having the right filename in the string, but it turned out that the .bmp file itself was corrupt 
which was causing my program to crash.
glad to know how to do it now though,
Thanks for all the help!
Scott
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which was causing my program to crash.glad to know how to do it now though,
Thanks for all the help!
Scott
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ZeroMemory calls memset with 0, so it might be more readible.
char* vector = new char[vectorLen];
ZeroMemory(vector, vectorLen);
char* vector = new char[vectorLen];
ZeroMemory(vector, vectorLen);
Since you''re talking strings strset might be a better choice than memset. It depends on exactly what you want to do.
-Mike
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or just to be cool, you can cook up your own ZeroMemory:
inline void ZeroMemory(void *target, size_t size){ memset(target,0,size);} 
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As mentioned, you can use the standard library function:
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That is really funny
You could use memset, or you could also do this too:
for (int i = 0; i <= size; i++){ dasArray[i] = NULL;} _____________________________________________________
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A C string is terminated at the first null; why bother clearing the whole thing?
str [0] = ''\0'';//Or...*str = ''\0''; This topic is closed to new replies.
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