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Function `std.string.fromStringz`


						
				inout(char)[] fromStringz
				(
				

				  inout(char)* cString
				

				) pure nothrow @nogc;

Parameters

Name	Description
cString	A null-terminated c-style string.

Returns

A D-style array of char referencing the same string. The returned array will retain the same type qualifiers as the input.

Important Note: The returned array is a slice of the original buffer. The original data is not changed and not copied.

Example

writeln(fromStringz(null)); // null
writeln(fromStringz("foo")); // "foo"

Authors

Walter Bright, Andrei Alexandrescu, Jonathan M Davis, and David L. 'SpottedTiger' Davis

License

Boost License 1.0.