From be36352572ddb18218e1830e49316c259dea5e8c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dave Gauer Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 20:24:23 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Laying down some harsh string facts in ex54. --- exercises/54_manypointers.zig | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/exercises/54_manypointers.zig b/exercises/54_manypointers.zig index 05edd3b..23f2ae5 100644 --- a/exercises/54_manypointers.zig +++ b/exercises/54_manypointers.zig @@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ const std = @import("std"); pub fn main() void { - // Take a good look at the type of the zen12 string: + // Take a good look at the array type to which we're coercing + // the zen12 string (the REAL nature of strings will be + // revealed when we've learned some additional features): const zen12: *const [21]u8 = "Memory is a resource."; - // It would also have been valid to coerce this to a slice: // - // const zen12: []const u8 = "..."; + // It would also have been valid to coerce to a slice: + // const zen12: []const u8 = "..."; // // Now let's turn this into a "many pointer": const zen_manyptr: [*]const u8 = zen12;