Thread: Setting a char array after declaring error

Hello I've been having trouble with a really simple concept, and I'm new to C, and other resources are confusing me.

I have declared an array, and want to set each element but get a: Warning: assignment makes integer from pointer without cast.

This is what I to did:

Code:

 int main() {
   char myArray[30];
   myArray[0]="h";
   myArray[1]=" ";
   myArray[2]="i";
   myArray[3]="\0";

   return 0;
}

I know its illegal to assign in this way:

Code:

char myArray[30];
myArray="h i";

but I thought my first method should have worked. (I am not allowed to declare and initialize in the same step, I'm trying to set an array after it was declared). If anyone can tell me what mistake I'm making here, I would really appreciate it!

I am not allowed to declare and initialize in the same step,

Why not? It is good practice to define and initialize your variables at the same time.

But your first snippet is incorrect because you're trying to use strings in your assignments. Double quotes denote a string, single quotes denote a character.

Thank you very much! This was something I didn't know, and it now works as I expected.

Also, the reason I didn't define and initialize in the same step is because I'm working through C practice problems, and this particular one had the array declared for me.