A lot of the functions from the standard C library, especially the ones for string manipulation, and most notably strcpy(), share the following prototype: char *the_function (char *destination, .....

30 strncpy is NOT safer than strcpy, it just trades one type of bugs with another. In C, when handling C strings, you need to know the size of your buffers, there is no way around it. …

May 24, 2010 · 101 What is the difference between memcpy() and strcpy()? I tried to find it with the help of a program but both are giving the same output.

40 Can someone please explain to me why strcpy () is necessary to assign strings to character arrays, such as in the following code snippet.

Jul 16, 2025 · I then tried adding an additional selector for an array, char []: strcpy((d),(s)), \, with a couple of syntax variations, char [] and char[*], which resulted only in compiler errors. Plus …

What is the correct way to use strcpy () function? I have done it in two ways, and both times the program worked just fine, so I was wondering what's "more correct" way to use it.

strcpy_s を使用して、11文字を10文字バッファーにコピーしようとすると、これはエラーになります。 strcpy_s でこの間違いを訂正することはできませんが、このエラーを検出して、無 …

1 You should always the standard function, which in this case is the C11 strcpy_s() function. Not strncpy(), as this is unsafe not guaranteeing zero termination. And not the OpenBSD-only …

Sep 6, 2018 · This use of strncpy defeats the purpose, and is really no better than than a simple call to strcpy. The only practical use for strncpy, is if you want to overwrite a part of the string …

Apr 27, 2014 · Every time I try to use "strcpy" command to copy from string 1 to string 2, Visual Studio 2013 will give me an error/warning message saying that "strcpy" is unsafe and suggest …