std::os::raw::c_char - Rust
Description: API documentation for the Rust `c_char` type in crate `std`.
Keywords: rust, rustlang, rust-lang, c_char

# 1.1.0[−][src]Type Definition std::os::raw::c_char

    type c_char = i8;

Equivalent to C's `char` type.

C's `char` type is completely unlike Rust's `char` type; while Rust's type represents a unicode scalar value, C's `char` type is just an ordinary integer. This type will always be either `i8` or `u8`, as the type is defined as being one byte long.

C chars are most commonly used to make C strings. Unlike Rust, where the length of a string is included alongside the string, C strings mark the end of a string with the character `'\0'`. See `CStr` for more information.