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

This compiles fine on gcc version 4.3.3 (Ubuntu 4.3.3-5ubuntu4).

const char s[] = "cheese";

int main()
{
    return 0;
}

Answer 2

Perhaps your character array needs to be constant. Since you're initializing your array with characters from a constant string, your array needs to be constant. Try this:

#define S "ABCD"
const char a[] = { S[0], S[1], S[2], S[3] };

Answer 3

const char S[] = "ABCD";

This should work. i use this notation only and it works perfectly fine for me. I don't know how you are using.

Answer 4

Another option is to use sprintf.

For example,

char buffer[50];
sprintf( buffer, "My String" );

Good luck.

Answer 5

Simply

const char S[] = "ABCD";

should work.

What's your compiler?