Here, while defining the new array, +1 is taken along with the length of array for the null character. But why +1 is taken as a null character is not included in the length.
Length of new array
hi @sukritbansal01
null character is added so that the compiler knows when to stop reading the string. But for us, it has no significance,
For eg if there is a string “my_name”
it will look like this to the compiler: “my_name\0”
but for us, that null character is not needed, length of string should be what we can see, not what the compiler sees.
Exactly! Then why, here, we are taking +1 for the null character while creating the new array? That’s my question.
@sukritbansal01 the compiler still needs to store the null character, whether you can see it or not. So you need to provide space for it.
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