array inside structure

[blob84]

Hi, i want to assign an array inside a structure this is the code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <string.h>

int main() {
	struct print {
		char *head[6];
	};
	
	struct print omino;
	
	omino.head[0] = "     __________________\n";
	omino.head[1] = "    |                  \\    _______\n";
	omino.head[2] =	"    |                   \\  |       |\n";
	omino.head[3] =	"    |                    \\ |       |\n";
	omino.head[4] =	"    |                     \\|       |\n";
	omino.head[5] =	"    |                      |_______|\n";
	
	int i;
	for( i = 0; i < 6; i++ ) printf("%s", omino.head[i]);			   
	
}

this works, but if i want to assign the array like:

omino.head[] = { "string" ... }

i get syntax error.

[AntP]

You can't assign to an array like that, except during initialization.

[Elysia]

You can initialize the structure when you're creating it. And since it contains only the array (which really should be const char*), you can simply initialize those members without worrying about the rest.