1.1.0[−][src]Type Definition std::os::raw::c_char
type c_char = i8;
Equivalent to C's char
type.
C's char
type is completely unlike Rust's char
type; while Rust's type represents a unicode scalar value, C's char
type is just an ordinary integer. This type will always be either i8
or u8
, as the type is defined as being one byte long.
C chars are most commonly used to make C strings. Unlike Rust, where the length of a string is included alongside the string, C strings mark the end of a string with the character '\0'
. See CStr
for more information.