On 30/09/2007, David J. Fiander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > First, I wouldn't initialize the buffer with nuls. I'd initialize it > > with (for example) exclamation points, with perhaps a nul at the end. > > That way if a wayward pointer gives us a string of exclamation points, > > we'll have a better chance of recognizing the problem. A string of > > nuls is neither distinctive nor informative. > > > > I agree. A long time ago I used to use a debugging malloc library > that filled the buffers returned with '\001' bytes. It's amazing how > many bugs one finds that way. >
Also agreed here - debug builds of a commercial product I worked on used the same approach, and it did turn up lots of uglies in unit tests that had been hidden by nul initialization. -- Dan Scott Laurentian University
