#include <iostream>
#include <string.h>

struct stringy   // structure definition
{
    char *str;
    int ct;
};

void set(stringy &beany, const char *testing);   // function definition

int main()
{
    stringy beany;
    char testing[] = "Reality isn't what it used to be.";
    set(beany, testing);   // function call
    return 0;
}

void set(stringy &beany, const char *testing)   // function prototype
{
    int i=0;
    while (*(testing+i) != '')    // this loop counts the number of characters
    {
        i++;
        std::cout << i << "n";
    }
    beany.str = new char[i];    // dynamic storage allocation
    std::cout << strlen(beany.str);   // printing the length of the string
}