How do I create an array of strings in C?
arrays, c, string
Solution
If you don't want to change the strings, then you could simply do
const char *a[2];
a[0] = "blah";
a[1] = "hmm";
When you do it like this you will allocate an array of two pointers to `const char`. These pointers will then be set to the addresses of the static strings `"blah"` and `"hmm"`.
If you do want to be able to change the actual string content, the you have to do something like
char a[2][14];
strcpy(a[0], "blah");
strcpy(a[1], "hmm");
This will allocate two consecutive arrays of 14 `char`s each, after which the content of the static strings will be copied into them.
Problem
I am trying to create an array of strings in C. If I use this code: ``` char (*a[2])[14]; a[0]="blah"; a[1]="hmm"; ``` gcc gives me "warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type". What is the correct way to do this? edit: I am curious why this should give a compiler warning since if I do `printf(a[1]);`, it correctly prints "hmm".