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Asked: 2026-06-13T23:04:28+00:00

char* foo = fpp; //compile in vs 2010 with no problem I though string

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char* foo = "fpp"; //compile in vs 2010 with no problem

I though string literal is const char* type.
And const type cannot be assigned to non-const type.
So I expect the code above to fail or am I missing something?

Edit: Sorry guys, I totally forgotten that compiler throws warning too.
I was looking at error list all this time.
I’m forget to check that.

Edit2: I set my project Warning Level to EnableAllWarnings (/Wall) and there’s no warning about this.
So my question is still valid.

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  1. Editorial Team

    As I understand it, in C, before const was added, this was the way to assign a string to a pointer.

    In C++ this is deprecated behavior, but still allowed to keep backwards compatibility. So don’t use it.

    In fact, I believe in C++11 it’s completely invalid.

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