In C programming, Strings and Characters are fundamental for handling text-based data. But did you know there’s a major difference between 'A' and "A" in C?
✅ 'A' is a Character → Stored as a single byte in memory.
✅ "A" is a String → Stored as two bytes (A + \0).
💡 Memory Representation:
'A' → Stored as ASCII value 65
"A" → Stored as 65 + 0 (null character)
Quick Tip 💡
👉 Always use single quotes for characters ('A').
👉 Use double quotes for strings ("Hello").
👉 C strings always end with a null character (\0).
🔥 Bonus: Want to master Strings in C? Check out my detailed blog where I covered:
✅ String functions like strlen(), strcpy().
✅ Pointer to String (the most powerful technique).
✅ Detailed memory representation for both.
👉 Read my full blog here: Strings and Character in C
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