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Function `dmd.common.string.asDString`

Converts a zero-terminated C string to a D slice. Takes linear time and allocates no memory.


						
				auto asDString(C)
				(
				

				  C* stringz
				

				) pure nothrow @nogc;

Parameters

Name	Description
stringz	the C string to be converted

Returns

a slice comprehending the string. The terminating 0 is not part of the slice.

Example

const char* p = "123".ptr;
writeln(p.asDString); // "123"

Authors

Walter Bright, https://www.digitalmars.com

License

Boost License 1.0