How to Initialize char array from a string

Question

I want to do the following

char a[] = { \'A\', \'B\', \'C\', \'D\'};

But I do not want to write these characters separately. I want somethi

Answer 1

I'm not sure what your problem is, but the following seems to work OK:

#include 

int main()
{
    const char s0[] = "ABCD";
    const char s1[] = { s0[3], s0[2], s0[1], s0[0], 0 };

    puts(s0);
    puts(s1);
    return 0;
}


Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 13.10.3077 for 80x86
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1984-2002. All rights reserved.
cl /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_CONSOLE" /Gm /EHsc /RTC1 /MLd /W3 /c /ZI /TC
   .\Tmp.c
Tmp.c
Linking...

Build Time 0:02


C:\Tmp>tmp.exe
ABCD
DCBA

C:\Tmp>

Edit 9 June 2009

If you need global access, you might need something ugly like this:

#include 

const char *GetString(int bMunged)
{
    static char s0[5] = "ABCD";
    static char s1[5];

    if (bMunged) {
        if (!s1[0])  {
            s1[0] = s0[3]; 
            s1[1] = s0[2];
            s1[2] = s0[1];
            s1[3] = s0[0];
            s1[4] = 0;
        }
        return s1;
    } else {
        return s0;
    }
}

#define S0 GetString(0)
#define S1 GetString(1)

int main()
{
    puts(S0);
    puts(S1);
    return 0;
}