Thread: char = char?

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    dizz
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    char = char?

    hi all i have a quick question, how do i convert a char into another char such as:

    char name, name2;

    name="bobo";

    name2=name;

    Any help would be great.. im thinking it has something to do with the string.h include.

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    im thinking it has something to do with the string.h include.
    No it has to do with the C book that's gathering dust on your shelf.
    Code:
    #include <cmath>
    #include <complex>
    bool euler_flip(bool value)
    {
        return std::pow
        (
            std::complex<float>(std::exp(1.0)), 
            std::complex<float>(0, 1) 
            * std::complex<float>(std::atan(1.0)
            *(1 << (value + 2)))
        ).real() < 0;
    }

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    Dude, you're confused. Those variables declared are only single characters. Not full words. So the following would not work:
    Code:
    char name, name2;
    
    name="bobo";
    
    name2=name;
    To fix this do this:
    Code:
    char name[100]; // an array of 100 little characters to make up a whole word or sentence
    char name2[100]; // same as above
    
    strcpy(name, "bobo"); // assign the string "bobo" to name
    strcpy(name2, name); // now assign whatever is in name to name2

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    Its also okay to do any of the following

    Code:
    //example 1
    char name[]="bobo", *name2=name;
    
    //example 2
    char *name="bobo", *name2=name;
    
    //example 3
    char name[10] = "bobo", *name2=name;
    
    //example 4
    char name[10] = "bobo", name2[10];
    
    strcpy(name2, name);
    
    //there are other variations but you get the idea

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