String Using Pointer

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Problem Statement

Write a C program to find the length of a string using a character pointer instead of array indexing.

Input Format

A single word string S.

Output Format

Print the length of the string.

Constraints

1 <= Length <= 100

Sample Input

Edcret

Sample Output

Explanation

Traverses character pointer until null terminator '' is reached.

Starter Code

#include <stdio.h>

int getLength(char *s) {
    // Write your code here
}

int main() {
    char s[101];
    if (scanf("%100s", s) == 1) {
        printf("%dn", getLength(s));
    }
    return 0;
}

Limits

Time Limit: 1s
Memory Limit: 256MB

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