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title: "What is the use of a ‘\\0’ character?"  
description: "What is the use of a ‘\\0’ character?"  
author: "Hemant Patel"  
published: 2017-12-07  
updated: 2020-09-16  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/23321/what-is-the-use-of-a-0-character  
category: "c#"  
tags: ["java"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the use of a ‘\0’ character?

It is referred to as a terminating null character, and is used primarily to show the end of a string value.

## Answers

### Answer by Hemant Patel

It is referred to as a terminating null character, and is used primarily to show the end of a string value.


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