Chapter 6. Fixed-Size Arrays

An array is a sequence of values of the same type.

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Section	Title
1	Fixed-Size Arrays
2	Array Literals
3	Slicing Arrays
4	Sentinel Arrays
5	Strings Are Bytes
6	UTF-8 Handling
7	Exercises

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Fixed-Size Arrays

An array is a sequence of values of the same type.

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Array Literals

An array literal creates an array value.

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Slicing Arrays

A slice is a view into an array.

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Sentinel Arrays

Some arrays have a special value after the last ordinary element. This value is called a sentinel.

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Strings Are Bytes

A Zig string is a sequence of bytes.

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UTF-8 Handling

Zig strings are bytes. UTF-8 is one way to interpret those bytes as text.

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Exercises

This section closes the chapter. The exercises are small programs. Write them by hand. Compile them. Change them. Run them again.