Clearing data inside char array.

[PrograMan]

I'm looking for a function or something that will empty a char array. I have one in a while loop and unless I am able to empty out the array, the while loop will continue going until something else pauses it. I know that once the array's data is removed, the program will see nothing to work with and thus will stop at the right place and wait for data to be input. Ideas?

 

[PerFnurt]

memset?

/Per
[sub]
"It was a work of art, flawless, sublime. A triumph equaled only by its monumental failure."[/sub]

 

[globos]

Maybe you can use the memset function.

 #include <string.h>

 char array[20];
 memset (array, 0, 20 * sizeof (char));//initialize every item of array to zero

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Globos

 

[globos]

Sorry for the duplicated answers (PerFnurt is too fast for me today).

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Globos

 

[PerFnurt]

Heh, but on the other side your explained it a tad bit more

/Per
[sub]
"It was a work of art, flawless, sublime. A triumph equaled only by its monumental failure."[/sub]

 

[Cagliostro]

I think you can clear just like this:

myCharArray[0] = '\0';
or
myCharArray[0] = 0;

Everything comes after 0 will be ignored by standard string processing functions.

Ion Filipski