RE: [Dev-C++] [OT] C++ string vs char *

[Ioannis V. <no...@ya...>]

If you are talking about C/C++ comparison, string C++ is better to use than
char *, since it is a higher level mechanism. Also the myth that C code runs
faster and takes less space than C++ is a myth, and usually C++ code is
faster than C! Take a look at the following link and look at the end of it
with some benchmarks between C & C++ code.

http://www.research.att.com/~bs/esc99.html


Ioannis

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>
> Hi all
>
> I'm writing a small application using G++ - this one has a lot of string
> manipulation (It is a doxygen-like auto documentation system for a
> propreitory language). I seem to have three options:
>
> a) Use char *s and do my own memory management.
> b) Roll by own lightweight string class
> c) Use the C++ string class
>
> Can anyone tell me how good is the string class in terms of
> bloat/efficiency
> compared to char * ?
> Is (b) a viable option if what I want is basically char * with inbuild
> memory management ?
>
> Also, should I use (io|f|str)string ? How much of a
> bloat/efficiency concern
> is that compared to (f|s)printf/write/read and friends ?
>
> I don't plan to use the STL stuff.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Biswa.
>
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