Strings, Arrays, and Pointers

Abstract

Thus far in our discussions, there have been two glaring omissions: any reference to string handling and any reference to arrays. In most BASICs, a string is held in an array, but the connection is not made explicit. In C, the relationship between strings and arrays is much more evident, so we can kill two birds with one stone.

They had a large canvas bag, which tied at the mouth with strings: into this they slipped the guinea-pig, headfirst, and then sat upon it.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland