Help with pointers

Can someone tell me why my code isn't printing "it worked" when I input 'In' into the console?

Code:

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int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
        int i;
        char* input="";
    struct node2d *p2d=NULL;
    for (i=argc-1; i>0; i--) {
        p2d = make2dnode(argv[i], p2d);
    };
    print2d(p2d);
        printf("Enter command: ");
        input = getchar();
        if(input=='I' && (input+1)=='n')
                printf("it worked");
        return 0;
}

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Why are you using getchar to take the input command? I'd rather store it into a char array[] and then check if array[0] == 'I' && array[1] == 'n' && array[2] == '\0';

Well suppose I don't know how long the input is going to be. I can't specify a specific array size in that case, can I?

Quote:

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char* input="";

...

input = getchar();
if(input=='I' && (input+1)=='n')
printf("it worked");

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getchar() returns a single character, not a string.
Either call getchar twice (and use "char input" instead of "char *input") or use getline.

How would I use getline in this situation?

Considering that there is no "getline", you wouldn't.


Quzah.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by serg_yegi

Well suppose I don't know how long the input is going to be. I can't specify a specific array size in that case, can I?

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You can suppose an input that is less than, let's say 1000 byte, so you allocate memory for a new char* array with malloc and then fill it with fgets() and at each iterative step you check whether the string that has been entered is equal to "In" or not, you could use strcmp() to do this