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oh... so it's not very recommended to use pointers on const char data i suppose

Pyjong
– Pyjong

2010-01-04 18:38:32 +00:00
Commented Jan 4, 2010 at 18:38
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@Pyjong: You are free to use a pointer to reference const char data, just don't try to delete the memory referenced by the pointer.

Nick Bastin
– Nick Bastin

2010-01-04 18:40:23 +00:00
Commented Jan 4, 2010 at 18:40
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@Nick, I would add too that if you allocate with malloc, you should also be sure to free with free.

Nick Meyer
– Nick Meyer

2010-01-04 18:46:41 +00:00
Commented Jan 4, 2010 at 18:46
@Nick Meyer: Good point. That seemed beyond the scope of the current discussion somehow.. :-)

Nick Bastin
– Nick Bastin

2010-01-04 21:00:49 +00:00
Commented Jan 4, 2010 at 21:00

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