Re: GtkTextBuffer: how to insert new line?

[John K Luebs <jkluebs luebsphoto com>]

On Fri, Jan 28, 2005 at 12:28:06AM +0100, Felix Kater wrote:
> Paolo Costabel:
>
> > I just tried this:
> >
> >     gtk_text_buffer_insert_at_cursor(buffer, "\n\n\n\n", 4);
> >
> > and works fine here (gtk 2.4.10).
> >
> > What call are you using?
>
> Hm. 
>
> a)
>
> First I used gtk_text_buffer_insert_at_cursor(buffer, "\n\0", -1);
> This didn't work (maybe the 0 termination is not right this way?)
To a function expecting to see a null terminator the explicit \0 is
completely benign, though unnecessary.

> b)
>
> then I just tried gtk_text_buffer_insert_at_cursor(buffer, "\n", -1);
> which is of course wrong for what I realize now (missing 0 termination).

No, that's not true. In C, a string literal has an implicit terminator.

-jkl