Thread: Array and Structure Question

I under stand why you have to use a Multidimensional Array to make a string:

#include <iostream.h>
#include <string.h>

main()
{
char name[2][8];
int endprogram;

strcpy(name[0],"Hello");
strcpy(name[1],"David");
cout << name[0] << endl;
cout << name[1];
cin >> endprogram;
return(0);
}

But I do not understand why, when using a structure, you dont have to use a Multidimensional Array for the field:

#include <iostream.h>
#include <string.h>

struct planet {
char x[11];
};

main()
{
int endprogram;
struct planet name;

strcpy(name.x,"Hello");
cout << name.x << endl;
cin >> endprogram;
return(0);
}

Can some one please explain this to me? I look like this guy at the moment

First off, please use code tags to post code, very hard to read!

Second off, you DON'T need a multidimensional array for a string. In your first example you actually have two strings, no different than if you had an array of ints. For example, this works just fine:

Code:

#include <iostream.h>
#include <string.h>

main()
{
char name[8];
int endprogram;

strcpy(name,"Hello");
cout << name << endl;
cin >> endprogram;
return(0);
}

O ok i thought that you did not have to use a 2D array, but when i tested it i accedently called on an element number like a retard instead of just listing the variable, now i understand thanks for pointing it out.

Now i look like this guy