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A wide string is a contiguous sequence of wide characters terminated by and including the first null wide character. A pointer to a wide string points to its initial (lowest addressed) wide character. The length of a wide string is the number of wide characters preceding the null wide character and the value of a wide string is the sequence of code values of the contained wide characters, in order.

Recommendations

Use TR 24731 for remediation of existing string manipulation code

Use managed strings for development of new string manipulation code

Rules

Do not attempt to modify string literals
Do not assume bounded input
Allocated adequate space when copying bounded strings
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