[fysiks]

Originally Posted by ^SmileY EDIT: new szName[] = "SmileY"; worked, but i do not know if it is a correct way, i think was created with a maximum lenght of 7 chars

That works because you are specifying an array size by giving it a string of finite length.

[Shooting King]

@Dias,
It depends on what you want to do, if you exactly know the String size ( like for const variables ) you can use Sting[] = "Some string" else you have to go with A. And one more things if you want to use A, you have to initialize the string there itself. If you state your purpose we can help you in a better way.

PHP Code:

new string[]; // <--- Perfectly INVALID
new string[] = "Dias"; // <--- Perfectly Valid
new string[5] = "Dias"; // Same as above 


For more information : Pawn Language Guide (Pg. No 67)

Edit : One extra element for null character.

[Shooting King]

One extra element for null char :p

[dias]

Ah i see, so they are same

[fysiks]

Originally Posted by dias Ah i see, so they are same

To what are you referring?

[dias]

PHP Code:

new StringB[] = "String"
// same as
new StringA[6] 


[fysiks]

Originally Posted by dias PHP Code: new StringB[] = "String" // same as new StringA[6]

NO!!!! You need 7 cells to store a string with 6 characters. You have to account for the null character.

[Baws]

A string always uses the number under the number you used in it.
For example:

PHP Code:

new String[33] 


It will use:

PHP Code:

[32] 


I don't know if you get what i mean. But that's how it works ^

Another example:

PHP Code:

new String = "Baws"; 


It will be:

PHP Code:

new String[5] 


I always use a im-pair number when i set a new string as it will use the pair one and so on.

[Black Rose]

Originally Posted by baws A string always uses the number under the number you used in it. For example: PHP Code: new String[33]  It will use: PHP Code: [32]  I don't know if you get what i mean. But that's how it works ^ Another example: PHP Code: new String = "Baws";  It will be: PHP Code: new String[5]  I always use a im-pair number when i set a new string as it will use the pair one and so on.

All cells are used. The last cell is filled with null (0).
This is to let natives know where to stop reading the string. If null was not used we would have to define the length to be read for ALL NATIVES.

server_print("Test", 4);
replace(Text, charsmax(Text), "Hello", 5, "What?", 5);

If null is missing there's a possibility that it will continue to read memory and you end up with something completely different from what you expected.

Like this:

    new test1[] = { 'T', 'e', 's', 't', '1' };
    new test2[] = { 'T', 'e', 's', 't', '2' };
    server_print("%s", test1);
    server_print("%s", test2);

Test1
Test2Test1

[fysiks]

Originally Posted by baws A string always uses the number under the number you used in it. For example: PHP Code: new String[33]  It will use: PHP Code: [32]

No! If you declare a string with 33 cells, it will contain 33 cells. It's not that hard. Arrays in Pawn are zero base so the last cell will be indexed by 32.