newb question about c strings

[Jumux]

specifically, whats the best way to clear a string say char string[100], after its used

[EscapeCharacter]

you could set string[0] to '\0'

[gfreehed]

You could also use bzero(string, 100) or memset(string, 0, 100).

[Modorf]

depending on if you want to still use the string later or just destroy it and reclaim the memory.

you will want to do either

char *pointer = malloc(100*sizeof(char));
pointer[0] = \0; // will assign the string to null.
free(pointer); // deallocates the memory

nathan.

[binaryDigit]

Originally posted by Modorf
depending on if you want to still use the string later or just destroy it and reclaim the memory.

you will want to do either

char *pointer = malloc(100*sizeof(char));
pointer[0] = \0; // will assign the string to null.
free(pointer); // deallocates the memory

nathan.
you should pay more attention.
he said char string[100]
he didn't say anything about dynamic memory allocation.