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This document provides a comprehensive guide to the functions in the C standard library's string.h header, detailing each function's description, return type, example code, and use cases. Key functions covered include strlen(), strcpy(), strcat(), and strcmp(), each serving specific purposes such as measuring string length, copying strings, concatenating strings, and comparing strings. The guide is aimed at helping developers understand and effectively utilize these string manipulation functions in their C programming.

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string_h_function_guide

This document provides a comprehensive guide to the functions in the C standard library's string.h header, detailing each function's description, return type, example code, and use cases. Key functions covered include strlen(), strcpy(), strcat(), and strcmp(), each serving specific purposes such as measuring string length, copying strings, concatenating strings, and comparing strings. The guide is aimed at helping developers understand and effectively utilize these string manipulation functions in their C programming.

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Complete Guide to string.

h Functions in C

This document contains a comprehensive guide to the functions in the C standard library's string.h

header, including each function's description, return type, example code, and use cases.

1. strlen()
Description: Returns the length of a string (excluding the null terminator).
Return Type: size_t
Example Code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main() {
char str[] = "Hello, World!";
printf("Length: %zu\n", strlen(str));
return 0;
}
Output:
Length: 13
Use Case: This function is typically used when you need to determine the length of a string to
allocate memory or when working with string operations that require a length value.

strcpy()
Description: Copies one string into another.
Return Type: char *strcpy(char *dest, const char *src);
Example Code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main() {
char src[] = "Hello";
char dest[10];
strcpy(dest, src);
printf("%s\n", dest);
return 0;
}
Output:
Hello
Use Case: Used to copy strings, often used when transferring data between variables.

strcat()
Description: Appends one string to the end of another.
Return Type: char *strcat(char *dest, const char *src);
Example Code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main() {
char str1[20] = "Hello";
char str2[] = " World";
strcat(str1, str2);
printf("%s\n", str1);
return 0;
}
Output:
Hello World
Use Case: Used to concatenate strings, typically used in text processing or building strings
dynamically.

strcmp()
Description: Compares two strings lexicographically.
Return Type: int strcmp(const char *str1, const char *str2);
Example Code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main() {
char str1[] = "Apple";
char str2[] = "Banana";
int result = strcmp(str1, str2);
printf("%d\n", result);
return 0;
}
Output:
-1
Use Case: Used to compare strings, useful for sorting, searching, or validating string data.

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