Thread: pushing strings into a stack

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    pushing strings into a stack

    I am using the STACK ADT which means the data values in the stack are void pointers.

    I am having trouble trying to push strings into the stack because of these void pointers.

    I understand how int types and char types can be pushed through:
    Code:
    int* data;
    
    data = (int*)malloc(sizeof(int));
    scanf("%d", data);
    pushStack (stack, data);
    I am getting confused because I can't declare
    Code:
    char* data
    since I have to read in a user's input so i declared
    Code:
    char data[100];
    char ** dataptr;
    
    scanf("%99[^\n], input);
    and from then on I am clueless as to what to do

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    Following a similiar pattern as with your example with int:
    Code:
    char* data;
     
    data = (char*)malloc(sizeof(*data) * 100);
    scanf("%99[^\n]", data);
    pushStack (stack, data);
    Note that you don't need to cast the return value of malloc.
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