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RE: New API call for path conversion
On 22 February 2008 18:02, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>>> "size" is the size of the "to" buffer in bytes (not in characters).
>>> If size is 0, cygwin_conv_path returns the required buffer size in
>>> bytes.
>>
>> Including or excluding the trailing NUL? I'd argue for excluding.
>
> Oh, hmm, I would have argued for including the trailing 0. It's simply
> safer. We're talking about a buffer size, not about a string length.
Yes, yes, yes, a thousand times yes.
cheers,
DaveK
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