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# Reference for `eif_string'

## SYNOPSYS

    #include "eif_plug.h"

    EIF_REFERENCE eif_string (char * string);

## 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).