README.md

Description

This program explains beginners to write functions to find the length of a string and to reverse a string without using the in-built functions strlen and strrev. Rate the code if you like it and also comment on the code.

More Info

A word (string)

Basics of pointers

Its length and the reversed string.

Submitted On
By	Karthik A
Level	Beginner
User Rating	3.0 (9 globes from 3 users)
Compatibility	C, Borland C++
Category	Strings
World	C / C++
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API Declarations

#include<stdio>
#include<conio>

Source Code

/* This program explains string functions strlen and strrev without the use of in-built functions*/
#include<stdio>
#include<conio>
/* Function to return the length of a string */
int length(char *base)    //The argument to this function is the base address of the input string
{
int ct=0;      //Counters for accessing the string and count
while(*(base+ct)!='\0')    //Increment the counter if '\0' is not encountered
{
ct++;
}
return ct;       //Return the length
}
/*Function to reverse the string */
void reverse(char *base,int length) //There are two arguments 1. Base address
{         //2. Length of the string obtained by using length function
int i;
for(i=length-1;i>=0;i--)
{         //i is stored with the length of the string and now can be accessed in the reverse
printf("%c",*(base+i));    //The string is printed using pointers with base address and the counter 'i'
}
}
void main()
{
char str[20];
int len;
clrscr();
printf("\n Enter a word:");
scanf("%s",str);
printf("\n Call the function length with the parameter as the string's base address");
len=length(str);    //Call the function length with the parameter as the string's base address
printf("\n The length is %d",len);
getch();
/* Strrev */
printf("\n The function reverse is called with two param 1. base address and 2. length");
printf("\n");
reverse(str,len);    //The function reverse is called with two param 1. base address and 2. length
getch();
}