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strcpy help

can u write a program that sacan 2 string,,,,it should add the second string to the end of the first string(it's strcat ,,,but i must not should this function,,,,the only function i can use is strlen)
help me please i really need it
Dec 1 '07 #1
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google for "strcat implementation" and grab the first wikipedia result,you will find a possible implementation of the strcat function
Dec 1 '07 #2
weaknessforcats
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You should be able to do everything you wish using char arrays, loops and pointer arithmetic. There shouldn't even be a need for strlen() since you can write that yourself.

Good practice and it teaches how the C string library functions work.
Dec 1 '07 #3

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