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Shioni

10-31-2006 10:39 AM

GCC Multiple line string problem!

Hi!
How can I tell GCC that I'm using multiple lines in string, without getting syntax error?!:

Code:

char buffer[] = "FIRST LINE\N

SECOND LINE\N

THIRD LINE\N"

instead of:

Code:

char buffer[] = "FIRST LINE\NSECONDLINE\NTHIRDLINE";

Thank you!

Penguin of Wonder

10-31-2006 10:42 AM

Probably because the first one dosen't have a ";" after it and the second one does.

Penguin of Wonder

10-31-2006 10:47 AM

And after a bit of fiddling,

char buffer[] = "FIRST LINE\n"
"SECOND LINE\n"
"THIRD LINE\n";

Shioni

10-31-2006 01:13 PM

That worked, thanks alot man!

exvor

10-31-2006 01:50 PM

Code:

 

char buffer[] = "FIRST LINE\n"

"SECOND LINE\n"

"THIRD LINE\n";



/* could also be written */ 



char *buffer = "FIRST LINE\n"

"SECOND LINE\n"

"THIRD LINE\n";

If im correct in thinking here this would be a bad buffer as this data gets put into protected memory and cannot be modified.

mjones490

11-01-2006 08:52 AM

IIRC, you can also append each line with a backslash, signaling the following CRLF to be taken litterally and added to the string, like so:

Code:

char buffer[] = "FIRST LINE\

SECOND LINE\

THIRD LINE\n";

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