is there any way of storing more than 256 charaters in a string ,if yes how ?? i got this question in viva and didn’t know the answer .
That’s a suspiciously weird question. Assuming nothing has gotten lost in translation:
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
const string stringWithMoreThan256Characters = string(257, 'X');
cout << "stringWithMoreThan256Characters has " << stringWithMoreThan256Characters.length() << " characters" << endl;
}
It must mean something else, though, surely?
I guess its related to more than 256 distinct characters, something related to ASCII 
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‘’’#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namepsace std;
int main()
{
string S;
cout<<"enter string ";
cin>>S;
}
‘’’
here can S store more than 256 characters @ssjgz
characters may be same and may be distint.
Wow!!
That’s what I was wondering, but if so, it’s very, very ambiguous.
If you want a character set of more than 256 chars, then you need to use another member of the std::basic_string family - std::wstring being the most obvious.
Edit:
Hmmm … although see this answer.
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Sorry, are you asking me a question? If so, the answer is “yes” 
(compiler errors aside, of course :))
The only way to know the solution is to contact the teacher 
Yes, Ofcourse! We can store more than 256 characters in a string.
#Python
StringOf256chars = input()
print(StringOf256chars)
//C
#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>
void main()
{
char StringOf256chars [256];
gets(StringOf256chars ); //read the string
puts(StringOf256chars ); //print the string
}
//JAVA
import java.io. * ;
import java.util.*;
class Strings
{
public static void main(String[]args)
{
Scanner venki=new Scanner(System.in);
String s;
s=venki.nextLine();
System.out.println(s);
}
}
As always teachers and TA’s ask weird questions in VIVA which has nothing to with programming in general.
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very true:sweat_smile:
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