Thread: initializing char array inside a struct

Originally Posted by MacGyver

You can't initialize a variable inside a struct.

agreed but how do i initialize it? i tried

Code:

char *index[INDEXSIZE];

inside the struct body while trying to initialize outside with this:

Code:

st1.index[]={"debug","itterations","population",
		"no fix vehicles","pm","pc"};

but i get the following message

Code:

teststring.c:25: error: expected expression before ‘]’ token

i tried several alternatives (changing the array size declaration, leaving it flexible etc) but i get the above message or something alternative with "{" . i know something is wrong with the expression i use but i can't figure out what...