From 4901431b02227416b08e5fbc9a7ac3f5ac2f44a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: linouxis9 Date: Mon, 7 May 2018 15:31:54 +0200 Subject: Update for latest nightly 2018-05-06 --- ctr-std/src/os/raw/char.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) create mode 100644 ctr-std/src/os/raw/char.md (limited to 'ctr-std/src/os/raw/char.md') diff --git a/ctr-std/src/os/raw/char.md b/ctr-std/src/os/raw/char.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9a55767 --- /dev/null +++ b/ctr-std/src/os/raw/char.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +Equivalent to C's `char` type. + +[C's `char` type] is completely unlike [Rust's `char` type]; while Rust's type represents a unicode scalar value, C's `char` type is just an ordinary integer. This type will always be either [`i8`] or [`u8`], as the type is defined as being one byte long. + +C chars are most commonly used to make C strings. Unlike Rust, where the length of a string is included alongside the string, C strings mark the end of a string with the character `'\0'`. See [`CStr`] for more information. + +[C's `char` type]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_data_types#Basic_types +[Rust's `char` type]: ../../primitive.char.html +[`CStr`]: ../../ffi/struct.CStr.html +[`i8`]: ../../primitive.i8.html +[`u8`]: ../../primitive.u8.html -- cgit v1.2.3