title: Best way to create a C String
body: <p>I'm currently using </p>
  
  <pre><code>char *thisvar = "stringcontenthere";
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>to declare a string in C. </p>
  
  <p>Is this the best way to declare a string in C?</p>
  
  <p>And how about generating a C-String from C++-Strings?</p>