Storing a string in an array of chars without the null character

Question

I\'m reading the C++ Primer Plus by Stephen Prata. He gives this example:

char dog[8] = { \'b\', \'e\', \'a\', \'u\', \'x\', \' \', \'I\', \'I\'}; // not a s         


        

Answer 1

The contents of memory out of bounds is indeterminate. Accessing memory you do not own, even just for reading, leads to undefined behavior.