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Very very simple question with Char * type

I get an error like this : Unhandled exception at 0x004115ae in LesPointeur2.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation writing location 0x00417a28.

I see that i cannot overwrite the "Hello World" like it is read only. "Hello World"
is like a constant but I don't want to. I never declare char const *MyString so
why I cannot directly change a char with my pointer CharPtr ?

I just want to know how I can do it with pointers.
No array or string solution please


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  2. char *MyString= "Hello World";
  3. char *CharPtr;
  4.  
  5. CharPtr= MyString;
  6. *CharPtr='m';
  7.  
  8. CharPtr++;
  9. *CharPtr='o';
  10.  
  11. cout<<MyString;
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Thanx
Chris3000
Nov 15 '06 #1
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9,065 Expert Mod 8TB
CharPointer is never pointed at modifiable data (it is not a good idea to modify string constants and on some systems causes errors).

MyString points to a string constant

you assign the value of MyString to CharPointer therefore CharPointer also points to a string constant.

If you want to modify what CharPointer is pointing to then it must point to modifiable memory.
Nov 15 '06 #2

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