"".dup is null

[Steven Schveighoffer]

On Mon, 04 May 2009 12:09:09 -0400, Georg Wrede <georg.wrede at iki.fi> wrote:

> If I remember correctly, string literals are stored with a null  
> appended, so as to make them easier to use with OS calls, etc. Could it  
> be that "" stores a 1-byte string, consisting with just this null? Then  
> this behavior would be understandable.

Yes, that makes complete sense, thanks.

-Steve