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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 = "Hello World";
    log_str(data_str);
    log_addr(data_str);

    // step 1: figure out the size of the string
    int str_len = 0;
    for (; data_str[str_len] != '\0'; str_len++) {}
    // str_len is the logical length of my string
    // step 2: allocate the string
    char* heap_str = malloc(sizeof(*heap_str) * (str_len + 1));
    // step 3: fill in the string
    for (int i = 0; data_str[i] != '\0'; i++) {
        heap_str[i] = data_str[i];
    }
    // don't forget the null character
    heap_str[str_len] = '\0';

    log_str(heap_str);
    log_addr(heap_str);
    free(heap_str);

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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