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Unicode strncpy vs Unicode snprintf vs equal sign

Priyank
Associate III

Hi, I see these  functions have essentially the same functionality, is there any recommendation on which to use? 
I understand snprintf has the advantage of formatting other data types into the string, but for simple string = string functionality, does it matter which is used? I notice doing UnicodeChar a = UnicodeChar b also works.

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STea
ST Employee

Hello @Priyank ,

strncpy: Use with caution for ASCII strings; not suitable for Unicode.

snprintf: Preferred for both ASCII and Unicode strings with proper encoding handling.

snprintf is a safer alternative to sprintf that allows you to specify the maximum number of characters to write to the destination buffer, including the null terminator. It can be used for formatted output and is more versatile than strncpy.


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