Thread: pre-defined array of strings within a structure

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    pre-defined array of strings within a structure

    Why is the following syntax not legal?

    Code:
    struct additives {
    	char* milk[7]; = { "Skimmed", "Frothy", "half-skim", "Cream" };	
    };

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    First might be the misplaced semicolon. Second might be that types don't have values, objects do -- so you cannot initialize a type. Create an object of your type and provide an initialization there instead. Maybe something like this.
    Code:
    struct additives {
    	char* milk[7];	
    };
    
    struct additives Object =
    {
       { "Skimmed", "Frothy", "half-skim", "Cream" }
    };
    7. It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one.
    40. There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.*

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