Do string1 and string2 contain the same value when defined as string1[] = "Hello" and string2[] = {'H', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o', '\0'}?

In C and C++, strings are essentially character arrays that are terminated by a null character ('\0'). In this case, string1 is defined using double quotes, which automatically includes the null terminator. Thus, string1 represents the string "Hello" followed by a null character, making it effectively equivalent to {'H', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o', '\0'}, which is how string2 is represented.

Both definitions adhere to the same structure for storing characters: the sequence of characters 'H', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o' followed by the null character indicates the end of the string. Therefore, string1 and string2 both represent the string "Hello" in memory.

This direct correspondence ensures that the two variables contain the same value, confirming that the assertion that they are equal is indeed true.