Hey everyone! I've a task I'd like help with.

I have to make a Text Editor, sort of Linux's "Nano" or DOS's "Edit".
The issue that makes me post this is the following: While the user is writing, where are all the characters stored? I was thinking of a "char *" variable, but it seemed farfetched...
So, any ideas? Anywhere I could read something on the subject?
But most importantly, is there any Open Source Text editor built in C++ whose code I could check?

Thanks in advance for reading this.:)

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I'm not exactly sure what you are looking for when you ask where the characters are stored otherwise I could give you more help than saying "What do you mean" LOL... an open sourcetext editor is similar to windows notepad created with the C++ Win32 API this link takes you to the page of the program but the actual code isn't all there you have to goto the homepage and follow all of the lessons or you can download the source

http://www.winprog.org/tutorial/app_four.html

If you can give me a more exact question I may be able to help you better

~ Geo

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Ok, let me see if I can explain clearly.

"the place where you write store the characters" is, for example:

In MS word you use a textbox.
In a small C++ application you store strings (character arrays) in a char * variable.

But the variables are limited to a 255 characters capacity. So where should I store the stuff the user writes before saving?

It's not the world you live in, it's the people you live with.

Dear Friends,

Actually, there is alot work already done when you use Microsoft Foundation Classes in visual C++. You cannot find the variable that hold your typed chars. But it must exists or there will not be no program peeking other programs' data. You should consult sourceforge.net or orther open source sites for text editior program code.

Best Regards,
Francesco Andrio