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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <assert.h>

#define log_str(n) printf("%s == \"%s\"\n", #n, (n))
#define log_addr(n) printf("%s == %p\n", #n, (void*)(n))

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    char stack_str[] = "ABC";
    log_str(stack_str);
    log_addr(stack_str);

    char* data_str = "ABC";
    log_str(data_str);
    log_addr(data_str);

    char* heap_str = malloc(sizeof(*heap_str) * 4);
    // pitfall: this is not assigning "ABC" into the recently malloced heap_str
    // this is overwriting the address, so we lost what we malloced
    //heap_str = "ABC";
    // correct way to fill a heap allocated array
    heap_str[0] = 'A';
    heap_str[1] = 'B';
    heap_str[2] = 'C';
    heap_str[3] = '\0';
    log_str(heap_str);
    log_addr(heap_str);
    //free(heap_str);

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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