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AHELP for CIAO 3.4 init_char_array Context: slangrtl

Synopsis

Initialize an array of characters

Syntax

init_char_array (Array_Type a, String_Type s)

Description

The init_char_array function may be used to initialize a character array a by setting the elements of the array a to the corresponding characters of the string s.

Example

The statements

     variable a = Char_Type [10];
     init_char_array (a, "HelloWorld");

creates an character array and initializes its elements to the characters in the string "HelloWorld".

The character array must be large enough to hold all the characters of the initialization string.

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