Trying to put a string into an array in c

Question

I've created a very simple code but it doesn't work! I just want to create an array which will contain strings. However these strings must be put without the character-character method. In other words:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

/* run this program using the console pauser or add your own getch, system("pause") or input loop */

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    char wstr[20][10];         
    int i;
    for (i=0;i<20;i++)
            wstr[i]='BA';
    return 0;
}

but the compiler shows me a warning and an error:

[Error] incompatible types when assigning to type 'char[10]' from type 'int'
[Warning] multi-character character constant [-Wmultichar]

What should I do?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 03 '14 at 23:07

for (i=0;i<20;i++)
            strcpy(wstr[i], "BA");

Single quotes are for single characters; string literals use double quotes. The strcpy() call ensures that you will be able to modify the values later, since modifying the string literal itself is undefined behavior.

Trying to put a string into an array in c

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