Thread: Segmentation Fault Error

Hi there, I'm a newbie in C.. I have this Segmentation Fault error from the compiler without any explanation where is the error and where to start checking.. There are parts of my code..

Code:

#define SENTENCE 3

struct dictionary_input {
    char word[80];
    char definition[SENTENCE_MAX][80];
    } dictionary[ENTRY_MAX];

dictionary_input retrieved_definition() {
    printf("\nEnter keyword: ");
    gets(dictionary->word);
    printf("\nEnter definition up to 3 lines: ");
    for (i=0; i < SENTENCE; i++) {
        for(j=0; j < 80; j++) {
            printf("\nLine 1: ");
            gets(dictionary->definition[i][j]);
        }
    }
}

When I call this function, user will input a keyword and the definition up to 3 lines in keyword array and sentence array, respectively. Also, I have to use gets() in this function... While, scanf() is a lot better, lol... So, is there anyway to fix this? Thanks

Code:

            gets(dictionary->definition[i][j]);
to
       for (i=0; i < SENTENCE; i++) {
          fgets(dictionary->definition[i], 80, stdin);
         // strip new line if present
        }

I assume inside the function you need to declare a local pointer
struct dictionary_input *dictionary = dictionary[n] (an element of the global one), or it's passed as an argument.

so that you can use it... dictionary->