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Information for Editors In order to have a new guideline automatically listed above be sure to label it str and rule.

Risk Assessment Summary

Rule	Severity	Likelihood	Detectable	Repairable	Priority	Level
STR30-C	Low	Likely	No	Yes	P6	L2
STR31-C	High	Likely	No	No	P9	L2
STR32-C	High	Probable	No	Yes	P12	L1
STR34-C	Medium	Probable	Yes	No	P8	L2
STR37-C	Low	Unlikely	Yes	Yes	P3	L3
STR38-C	High	Likely	Yes	No	P18	L1

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Strings are a fundamental concept in software engineering, but they are not a built-in type in C. Null-terminated byte strings consist of a contiguous sequence of characters terminated by and including the first null character. The C programming language supports the following types of null-terminated byte strings: single byte character strings, multibyte character strings, and wide character strings. Single byte and multibyte character strings are both described as null-terminated byte strings.

A pointer to a single byte or multibyte characters strings points to its initial character. The length of the string is the number of bytes preceding the null character, and the value of a string is the sequence of the values of the contained characters, in order.

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.

Null-terminated byte strings are implemented as arrays of characters and are susceptible to the same problems as arrays. As a result, rules and recommendations for arrays should also be applied to null-terminated byte strings.