Error while trying to reverse a char array
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Hi, I'm trying to get better at C++ (I know a little). I'm working on character arrays. I found an exercise where the objective is to reverse a character array (after I convert it from an integer). I'm getting the following error (using VS2005):
Run-Time Check Failure #2 - Stack around the variable 'revBuffer' was corrupted.
When I step through the code, I notice the following:
revBuffer = 0x0012fe40 "100899ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌ998001"
The relevant code is below.
    char buffer[5];
    char revBuffer[5];
    int i;
    int j=5;
    long number = 998001;
    itoa(number, buffer, 10);
    for(i=0; i<strlen(buffer);i++)
    {
        revBuffer[j] = buffer[i];
        j--;
    }
Any help would be great. TIA!
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