can of worms

// bytearray.cpp : Definiert den Einstiegspunkt für die Konsolenanwendung.
//

#include "stdafx.h"

#include <vector>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

void v_s(const char* buf, size_t  size)
{
	cout << "v_s " << (size_t)buf << ", " << buf << ", " << size << endl;
}

void b_e(const  char* b, const  char* e)
{
	cout << "b_e " << (size_t)b << ", " << (size_t)e << ", " << (size_t)(e-b) << endl;
}

// dirty little helper
inline vector<char> tovec(const char* buf, size_t  size)
{
	return vector<char>(buf,buf+size);
}

// the consumer function
void vecparm(const std::vector<char>& avec)
{
	cout << "vec " << avec.size() << endl; 
}

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
#define BYTESTR_v_s(x) x, sizeof(x)
#define BYTESTR_b_e(x) (x), (x)+sizeof(x)

	const char buf[] = "asdf\0asdf";
	char buf2[] = "asdf2\0asdf2";
	cout << "sizeof(buf) " << sizeof(buf) << endl;

	v_s(BYTESTR_v_s(buf));				// works with string pooling disabled /GF-
	v_s(BYTESTR_v_s(buf2));				// works with string pooling disabled /GF-
	v_s(BYTESTR_v_s("zomg\0zomg"));		// works with string pooling disabled /GF-
	b_e(BYTESTR_b_e(buf));				// works with string pooling disabled /GF-
	b_e(BYTESTR_b_e(buf2));				// works with string pooling disabled /GF-

	b_e(BYTESTR_b_e("zomg\0zomg"));		// works only with string pooling /GF
	b_e("keke\0keke","keke\0keke");		// works only with string pooling /GF

	vecparm(tovec(BYTESTR_v_s(buf)));	// actually intended use
	vecparm(tovec(BYTESTR_v_s("look\0ma.\0a\0oneliner!")));	// actually intended use

	getchar();
	return 0;
}