title: Is a string a char in C++?
body: <p>Can a <code>char*</code> in C++ receive a string as a parameter? If so how does this work.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Example:</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>myfunc("hello"); //call
  myfunc(char * c)
  { ...
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How exactly are chars related to strings?</p>