Strings Quick Guide

Application	Example	Notes
A declaration statement creates a composite variable to store a group of chars.		this is the same as regular char arrays the size should be large enough to accommodate the longest possible string as the capacity the capacity should also ensure there's enough room for the null character: \0
A single array element is used to access individual characters in the string.		this is the same as regular char arrays
all array elements must be accessed one at a time		this is the same as regular char arrays except the loop should end at the null character \0 NOT the capacity
Strings are the only arrays that can be used directly with Formatted IO	printf and scanf code in your program file: terminal while running the executable:	the %s conversion specifier allows you to send whole strings into the printf and scanf functions CAUTION! you cannot do this with any other type of array CAUTION! printf only works for strings if there is a null character \0 in the array the scanf function stops at the first blank space it sees CAUTION! it does not guarantee that a null character \0 is stored in the array
	fgets code in your program file: terminal while running the executable:	the fgets function stops at the first endline character \n it also stores that endline character \n it does guarantee that a null character \0 is stored in the array