From 7f409cb3c04694cdf867a04f11121eab35a67597 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Abseil Team Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2024 09:38:37 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Add a note about argv requiring NULL termination. Fixes: #4434 PiperOrigin-RevId: 596960654 Change-Id: I1f70cc0801764fe0328030c46254f82eb9893a49 --- docs/reference/testing.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/reference/testing.md b/docs/reference/testing.md index ead66b36..81640fd4 100644 --- a/docs/reference/testing.md +++ b/docs/reference/testing.md @@ -1317,7 +1317,9 @@ tests. Initializes GoogleTest. This must be called before calling [`RUN_ALL_TESTS()`](#RUN_ALL_TESTS). In particular, it parses the command line for the flags that GoogleTest recognizes. Whenever a GoogleTest flag is seen, it -is removed from `argv`, and `*argc` is decremented. +is removed from `argv`, and `*argc` is decremented. Keep in mind that `argv` +must terminate with a `NULL` pointer (i.e. `argv[argc]` is `NULL`), which is +already the case with the default `argv` passed to `main`. No value is returned. Instead, the GoogleTest flag variables are updated.