From: "Alexei A. Frounze" <alex DOT fru AT mtu-net DOT ru>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: C++, complex, etc
Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 16:39:57 +0400
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Do I need to declare a variable of "size_t" type, if I want to know length
of the string using strlen()???

If so, how do I mix int and size_t then? Or I need to use size_t only, if I
have problems with type casting???

Btw, yes, I've read his (Hans-Bernhard Broeker's) post.

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Dieter Buerssner wrote:
> 
> Alexei A. Frounze wrote:
> 
> >Really? How about type casting? It doesn't work at all for int<->size_t?
> 
> No, it doesn't. It will work for size_t's <= INT_MAX only.
> 
> >If it's a standard type, what is it needed for then? Isn't int enough?
> 
> Alexei, sometimes I have the feeling, that you post your questions
> at a higher rate, than you can read the anwers. Have you read
> Hans-Bernhard Broeker's post? He gave an explaination.