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Question

#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>
int main()
{
    
    char fullname[]="abcd";
    char firstname[]="xxxxx";
    //char lastName[]='Nagula';
    printf("enter number\n");
    printf("Press 1 for fullname\n"); 
    printf("Press 2 for firstname\n");
    printf("Press 3 for lastname\n");
    int a=0;
    scanf("%d",&a);
    
    //-----it is working------
                        char name[]= ( a==1 ? fullname : firstname); //error
    printf("name is %s",name);
    
    //----it is working-----
//    int n = (a==1 ? 10 :15);  //it is working 
//    printf("name is %d",n);
    
}

this code is not giving output it is giving

error :invalid initialiser in line char name[]= ( a==1 ? fullname : firstname);

how to correct it.

thank you..!

Comments

char name[]= ( a==1 ? fullname : firstname);

replace it by char *name= ( a==1 ? fullname : firstname);

 

WHY ?

firstname and fullnames are arrays ==> so your statement lead to A = B, where those are array's, it doesn't allow in C

it may help you https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18413934/how-to-initialize-a-char-array-using-a-char-pointer-in-c