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sizeof(std::string) means size of the std::string object, even with C strings you wouldn't get length, but size of pointer<br />
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For C strings, the length is calculated by function strlen(const char*) for std::string its method length and size.<br />
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I'm not sure what you mean by ignoring the null byte. Can you post an example?
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Lovely, thought as much, I'm guessing it manages the null bytes itself as well?
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LMB:<br />
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temp=&quot;1&quot;;<br />
//temp.size()==1<br />
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temp=&quot;1\0&quot;;<br />
//temp.size() still ==1
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If you are interested in the real buffer size, use capacity()
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Hello,<br />
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Irrelevant of what std::string is set to, I permanently get 32 as the size, why is this and why does the size and length methods both ignore the null byte, giving the same result even if there isn't one? Similarly, do I take it std::string manages the null byte itself as I never appear to have any problems with it not being null terminated?<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Uni
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Hello,

Irrelevant of what std::string is set to, I permanently get 32 as the size, why is this and why does the size and length methods both ignore the null byte, giving the same result even if there isn't one? Similarly, do I take it std::string manages the null byte itself as I never appear to have any problems with it not being null terminated?

Thanks,
Uni

sizeof(std::string) always 32.

C++ is an intermediate-level general-purpose programming language, not to be confused with C or C#. It was developed as a set of extensions to the C programming language to improve type-safety and add support for automatic resource management, object-orientation, generic programming, and exception handling, among other features.