Which string manipulation functions should I use?

Question

On my Windows/Visual C environment there\'s a wide number of alternatives for doing the same basic string manipulation tasks.

For example, for doing a string copy I coul

Answer 1

My personal preference, for both new and existing projects, are the StringCchCopy/StringCbCopy versions from the safe string library. I find these functions to be overall very consistent and flexible. And they were designed from the groupnd up with safety / security in mind.