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Technically, CString is really a pointer to CChar. However, it can be very useful as a distinct datatype because it is a separate datatype in Smalltalk, so we allow developers to express their semantics more precisely by using a more descriptive type.
Note that like CChar is a pointer to char, CString is actually a *pointer* to string: a char ** in C terms. If you need to take a String out of a char *, use CChar>>#asString.
In general, I behave like a cross between an array of characters and a pointer to a character. I provide the protocol for both data types. My #value method returns a Smalltalk String, as you would expect for a scalar datatype.
| • CString class-accessing: | (class) | |
| • CString class-instance creation: | (class) | |
| • CString-accessing: | (instance) |