strcopy()

Description

Create a copy of a string.

Syntax

strcopy(dest[], source[]);

Parameters

Variable	Input

Variable	Input
`dest[]`	The buﬀer to store the copy of the string string in
`source[]`	The string to copy, this may be a packed or an unpacked string

Returns

The number of characters copied.

Function call example

Example of copying string

new copy_array[25]=''this will be copied'';
new duplicate_array[25];
 
main(){
 
    strcopy(duplicate_array,copy_array); // copy_array will be placed into duplicate_array
    
    while(1){  
        Delay(1000);                                         // Delay 1 sec.
    }
}

Notes and Warnings

This function copies a string from source to dest. If the source string is a packed string, the destination will be packed too; likewise, if the source string is unpacked, the destination will be unpacked too. See functions strpack and strunpack to convert between packed and unpacked strings.

Used in Examples

Struct example