Terminate char array with \0 and output with cout - C++ Language Basics

Description

Terminate char array with \0 and output with cout

Demo Code

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()//  w  ww  .  j a  v  a  2s  . co  m
{
   char petname[20];   // Reserve space for the pet's name.
   petname[0] = 'A';  // Assign values one element at a time.
   petname[1] = 'l';
   petname[2] = 'f';
   petname[3] = 'a';
   petname[4] = 'l';
   petname[5] = 'f';
   petname[6] = 'a';
   petname[7] = '\0';  // Needed to ensure this is a string!
   cout << petname;   // Now the pet's name prints properly.
   return 0;
}

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