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From: mmoss@csws9.ic.sunysb.edu (Matthew D Moss)
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Subject: Str255 and char*
Keywords: THINK C 4.0
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Date: 27 Jan 91 18:18:16 GMT
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Can someone tell me what exactly is the difference between
Str255 and char* ?

Looking through source files, I see Str255 defined as an
array. Is that the same as a char pointer?

And, if I were to use char*, do I have to allocate space
before I define the string?

(Sorry if this has been asked before :)


Thanks,

Matthew Moss		(mmoss@libserv1.ic.sunysb.edu)