Thread: Printf a string using "string_name" (quotes)

Hi guys!

I would like to printf a string using quotes e.g.

I would like my output to be like "Hello" and not Hello.

e.g.

char *name = "Hello";
printf(" "%s" \n",name);

But i get the output :

a.c: In function `main':
a.c:128: error: `s' undeclared (first use in this function)
a.c:128: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
a.c:128: error: for each function it appears in.)
a.c:128: error: parse error before string constant

What shall i do in order to get "Hello" ?

Thanks, in advance

Or you can use single quotes to keep your strings from looking like gibberish:

Code:

printf( "'%s'\n", name );

Originally Posted by g_p

char *name = "Hello";

and if you don't know what string literals are, rather write:

Code:

char name[] = "Hello";

The result is the same but it's a C string while the other is a point to a constant (read-only) string literal.

Thank you guys!

It worked both ways!

Thank you