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Andreas Rumpf 2016-09-05 17:07:23 +02:00 • committed by GitHub
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@ -390,7 +390,10 @@ i-th *unichar*. The iterator ``runes`` from the `unicode module
cstring type cstring type
------------ ------------
The ``cstring`` type represents a pointer to a zero-terminated char array
The ``cstring`` type meaning `compatible string` is the native representation
of a string for the compilation backend. For the C backend the ``cstring`` type
represents a pointer to a zero-terminated char array
compatible to the type ``char*`` in Ansi C. Its primary purpose lies in easy compatible to the type ``char*`` in Ansi C. Its primary purpose lies in easy
interfacing with C. The index operation ``s[i]`` means the i-th *char* of interfacing with C. The index operation ``s[i]`` means the i-th *char* of
``s``; however no bounds checking for ``cstring`` is performed making the ``s``; however no bounds checking for ``cstring`` is performed making the
@ -421,7 +424,6 @@ string from a cstring:
var cstr: cstring = str var cstr: cstring = str
var newstr: string = $cstr var newstr: string = $cstr
Structured types Structured types
---------------- ----------------
A variable of a structured type can hold multiple values at the same A variable of a structured type can hold multiple values at the same