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Is this code fragment OK or does it result in undefined behavior? 

std::string s; assert(strlen(s.c_str())==0);

If it isn't undefined behavior, will the above assertion pass?

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That is perfectly well defined and the assertion passes. The c_str() function will always return a valid zero terminated C string.

One would normally use empty() to test for an empty string.

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Yes it will work (if you append () to c_str to make it actually call the function) and the assertion will pass.

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It's a compile error (if you have assertions enabled), since a const char *(std::string::*)(), cannot be converted to const char * implicitly.

(Tongue only halfway in cheek.)

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