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how to find length of character array in c++

cpp by Muddy Moose on Nov 27 2020 Comment

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    char arr[] = "grepper";
    cout << sizeof(arr) << endl;
    return 0;
    //    keep it in mind that character arrays have length of one more than your characters because last one is for \0 to show that word has ended
}

c++ length of char array

cpp by waves on Jan 24 2021 Comment

char* example = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet";
int length = strlen(example);
std::cout << length << '\n'; // 26

how to find the size of a character array in c++

cpp by Important Ibex on May 02 2020 Comment

Instead of sizeof() for finding the length of strings or character 
arrays, just use strlen(string_name) with the header file
#include <cstring>   
it's easier.

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