Update documentation on accessing System.String characters by AaronRobinsonMSFT · Pull Request #5940 · MicrosoftDocs/cpp-docs

AaronRobinsonMSFT · 2026-07-06T16:27:24Z

Added important note about treating interior pointers as const and linked to unsafe code best practices.

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AaronRobinsonMSFT · 2026-07-06T21:04:15Z

@TylerMSFT I keep the following warning. Do you know the relative link I can use instead?

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TylerMSFT · 2026-07-06T21:46:22Z

@TylerMSFT I keep the following warning. Do you know the relative link I can use instead?

Line 14, Column 28: [Suggestion] Absolute link 'https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/standard/unsafe-code/best-practices#17-string-mutations' will be broken in isolated environments. Replace with a relative link.

Try [17. String mutations](/dotnet/standard/unsafe-code/best-practices)

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AaronRobinsonMSFT · 2026-07-06T23:00:24Z

@TylerMSFT Thanks. Seems to be happy now. Ready for review.

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Thanks, Aaron.

AaronRobinsonMSFT · 2026-07-07T04:05:07Z

@TylerMSFT Looks like I'm not able to push. This is ready from my perspective. Commit when convenient.

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v-dirichards · 2026-07-07T14:14:31Z

@TylerMSFT I'll merge this PR based on your approval. If this article requires further changes, please open a separate pull request.

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