C++ code problem with strcpy clone function

Asked Jan 21 '21 at 16:53

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I've been trying to make the strcpy function for practice purposes and came across this problem; I wasn't really able to find the problem in this piece of code, but even in the original function it gives an error when trying to copy a string into another string smaller in size.

This is the error:

(43:2: error: stray ‘\342’ in program
{
^)***

The code:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

void my_strcpy (char s1[], char s2[])
{
  int count = 0;
  while (s2[count] != '\0')
  {
    s1[count]= s2[count];
    count++;
  }
  s1[count] = '\0';
  cout << "the first array after copying is : " << s1 << endl;
  cout << "the second array after copying is : " << s2 << endl;
}

int main ()
{
  char x[] = "Mah";
  char y[] = "Mahmoud";

  my_strcpy(y, x) << endl;

  cout << "x = " << x << endl;

  cout << "y = " << y << endl;

  return 0;
}

edited Jan 21 '21 at 18:19

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asked Jan 21 '21 at 16:53

St3v3n-falser

You have stray characters in your code. Voting to close as a typo. – Stephen Newell Jan 21 '21 at 17:05
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I would guess you've copied code from somewhere that is using smart quotes, like a word processor or web page. – Retired Ninja Jan 21 '21 at 17:20
So look closely around that line, and examine which characters are in your source code. Use a hex editor to be sure. – Asteroids With Wings Jan 21 '21 at 18:18

C++ code problem with strcpy clone function

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