doc/langref/test_null_terminated_array.zig


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const std = @import("std");
const expect = std.testing.expect;

test "0-terminated sentinel array" {
    const array = [_:0]u8{ 1, 2, 3, 4 };

    try expect(@TypeOf(array) == [4:0]u8);
    try expect(array.len == 4);
    try expect(array[4] == 0);
}

test "extra 0s in 0-terminated sentinel array" {
    // The sentinel value may appear earlier, but does not influence the compile-time 'len'.
    const array = [_:0]u8{ 1, 0, 0, 4 };

    try expect(@TypeOf(array) == [4:0]u8);
    try expect(array.len == 4);
    try expect(array[4] == 0);
}

// test