Challenge: std::string in C
Explore how to build a dynamic string data structure in C that resizes itself on demand by doubling its capacity. Learn to manage heap memory using functions like realloc, handle string length and capacity correctly, and ensure proper null termination. This lesson guides beginners through implementing key functions to append data, retrieve string info, and free memory safely, improving understanding of dynamic memory management.
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Problem statement
You want to implement a pseudo data structure for storing strings of arbitrary length. The advantage of your string data structure over raw C-style strings is that your data structure will be able to grow, without being limited to a fixed size.
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