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I'm having a problem with C strings I can't understand it..<br />
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I'm trying to get a section out of a string..<br />
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char section[5];<br />
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char tempString[32] = &quot;123456ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS<wbr />TUVWXYZ&quot;;<br />
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memcpy(section, tempString + 16, 5);<br />
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printf(&quot;%s&quot;, section);<br />
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I get KLMNOÖÿ¿`X@<br />

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I'm having a problem with C strings I can't understand it..

I'm trying to get a section out of a string..

char section[5];

char tempString[32] = "123456ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";

memcpy(section, tempString + 16, 5);

printf("%s", section);

I get KLMNOÖÿ¿`X@


C strings strncpy and memcpy

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