The terminating NULL in an array in C

Question

I have a simple question.
Why is it necessary to consider the terminating null in an array of chars (or simply a string) and not in an array of integers. So when i want a

Answer 1

Actually - you don't have to NUL-terminate your strings if you don't want to! The only problem is you have to re-write all the string libraries because they depend on them. It's just a matter of doing it the way the library expects if you want to use their functionality.

Just like I have to bring home your daughter at midnight if I wish to date her - just an agreement with the library (or in this case, the father).