[[Property:title|Reference for `eif_string']]
[[Property:link_title|eif_string]]
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==SYNOPSYS==
<code>
'''#include "eif_plug.h"

EIF_REFERENCE eif_string (char *''' ''string''''');'''</code>

==DESCRIPTION==
The '''eif_string()''' macro returns the corresponding Eiffel string corresponding to the C string ''string''. 
The return value does not reference ''string''. 

==NOTES==
This function return an Eiffel reference, which must be protected with '''eif_protect()'''. 
==CONFORMANCE==
ISE Eiffel 4.5 and later. 
==COMPATIBILITY==
'''eif_string()''' is equivalent to '''RTMS()''', which is deprecated. 
==SEE ALSO==
'''eif_protect'''(1) , '''eif_create'''(1). 



