/* Write a function, char* strdup(const char*), that copies a C-style string into memory it
allocates on the free store. Do not use any standard library functions. Do not use subscripting;
use the dereference operator * instead. */
 
 
#include <iostream>
#include <string.h>
 
 
char* strdup(const char* s) {
 
    int size = {sizeof(s)/sizeof(char)};
 
    char* str_ptr = new char[size]; 
    strcpy(str_ptr, s);
 
    return str_ptr;
}
 
int main()
{
    char* rdy = strdup("ass");
    std::cout << rdy << std::endl;
}

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