C Primer Plus, Fifth Edition

CHAPTER 11CHARACTER STRINGS AND STRING FUNCTIONS

You will learn about the following in this chapter:

• Functions:

gets(), puts(), strcat(), strncat(), strcmp(), strncmp(), strcpy(), strncpy(), sprintf(), strchr()

• Creating and using strings

• Using several string and character functions from the C library and creating your own string functions

• Using command-line arguments

The character string is one of the most useful and important data types in C. You have been using character strings all along, but there still is much to learn about them. The C library provides a wide range of functions for reading and writing strings, copying strings, comparing strings, combining strings, searching strings, and more. This chapter will add these capabilities ...