C++ string literal data type storage

Question

void f()
{
    char *c = \"Hello World!\"
}

Where is the string stored? What\'s the property of it? I just know it is a constant, what else? Can I

Answer 1

It has static storage duration, so it exists throughout the life of the program. Exactly where the compiler/linker put initialized data varies. Returning a pointer to it from a function is fine, but be sure you return a char const * -- writing to the string causes undefined behavior.