### Length prefixed string Length prefixed C strings, length is at the start of the allocated memory e.g : ----------------------------------------------- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 'T' | 'E' | 'S' | 'T' | '\0'| ----------------------------------------------- ^ return User can keep pointer to first character, so it's like C style strings with additional functionality. ### Pros - User gets a null terminated `char*`, so it still works with c style string functions, e.g printf, strcmp. - This implementation is mostly about avoiding strlen() cost. Provides a few more functions to make easier create/append/trim/substring operations. ### Cons - 4 bytes fixed overhead per string and max string size is ~4gb. - When you create/set/append a string, new memory is allocated. If you are modifying strings a lot, consider using buffer-like implementation for that if performance is critical for your use-case. I modify strings rarely but read a lot (copy/move etc.). ```c #include "sc_str.h" #include int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { char* s1; s1 = sc_str_create("*-hello-*"); printf("%s \n", s1); // prints *-hello-* sc_str_trim(&s1, "*-"); printf("%s \n", s1); // prints hello sc_str_append_fmt(&s1, "%d", 2); printf("%s \n", s1); // prints hello2 sc_str_replace(&s1, "2", " world!"); printf("%s \n", s1); // prints hello world! sc_str_substring(&s1, 0, 5); printf("%s \n", s1); // prints hello sc_str_destroy(s1); return 0; } ```