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C String literals: Where do they go?
If I have the following code
char *str = "Tryout" ;
where is the string going to be stored? Stack? If stack, does the pointer point to a stack location then?
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2Please avoid asking questions regarding both C and C++, they are not the same language and differ in sometimes subtle ways. – Mat Oct 02 '12 at 19:55
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yes but the above is applicable to both – Johnny Pauling Oct 02 '12 at 19:57
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The string has a static storage class, (likely in read only data) and str is a local variable with automatic storage. This is why it is better declared as const char *.
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3@LuchianGrigore: The `str` variable is automatic whereas the string it points to is static storage :) – Mike Kwan Oct 02 '12 at 19:53