> > the C example ... by definition strings cannot contain that character > They can, only some functions stop at the first zero: > char s[] = "gogo\x00go

> > the C example ... by definition strings cannot contain that character > They can, only some functions stop at the first zero: > char s[] = "gogo\x00gogo"; And in what human language is that `\x00` a valid character? What rune/glyph/symbol represents it? Nothing, you say? Well, looks like a good choice to me.