Hallo! /**************************/ //example file "example.cpp" //begin #include <iostream.h> main() { char name[1]; //1 byte(!) name[0]='1'; name[1]='2'; name[2]='3'; name[3]='4'; name[4]='\0'; cout << name << "\n"; } //end /**************************/ $g++ example.cpp $./a.out 1234 1,2,3,4 and '\0' = 5 byte! 5 byte != 1 byte (char name[1];)! But why? Forgive for English, I am simple Russian =) -- #gcc --version gcc (GCC) 3.4.2 [FreeBSD] 20040728