ter 15: Strings oe ee nthe last chapter, we learnt how to define arrays of various sizes and dimensions, how to initialize arrays, how to pass arrays to a aca etc. With this knowledge under our belt, we should be ready to ale strings, which are, simply put, a special kind of array. And strings, the ways to manipulate them, and how pointers are related to strings are going to be the topics of discussion in this chapter. The way a group of integers can be stored in an integer array, similarly a group of characters can be stored in a character array. They are used to manipulate text, such as words and sentences. A string is a 1-D array of characters terminated by a null ( ‘\O' }. For example, char name[]={'H', ‘\0' is called null character. Note that '\0’ and value of ‘\0' is 0, whereas ASCII value of 0’ is 48. Figure 15.1 shows the way a string is stored in memory. Note that the elements of the string are stored in contiguous memory locations. ((\o’) is important, because it is the only way the g can know where the string ends. In "\0" is not really a string, but merely @ The terminating null functions that work with a strin fact, a string not terminated by a collection of characters. Figure 15.1 often and hence the string used would use strings Very For example, C concedes the fact that you : Provides a shortcut for initializing strinés- above can also be initialized 25, the null Note that, in this dectaration "Wo" s not necessary Core ct haracter automatically.