How can I store the value of Current Date Into su.date?

Question

struct s
{
    char date[100];

}su;

char *formateddate()
{
   static char result[100];
   time_t t;
   t = time(NULL);
   strftime(result, sizeof(result), "%Y-%m-%d", localtime(&t));
   return result;
}



void main()
{
    char *currentDate=formateddate();
    printf("%s",currentDate);
    //su.date=currentDate;

}

Error: assignment to expression with array type.

I am trying to return current date and store it to the su.date .How can i store it and use further ?

It’s a string; use `strcpy()`. – Jonathan Leffler Mar 21 '19 at 13:39 — Jonathan Leffler, Mar 21 '19 at 13:39

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 21 '19 at 13:40

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You should use strcopy to copy into the array.

strcopy(su.date, currentDate);

answered Mar 21 '19 at 13:40

davidlowryduda

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 21 '19 at 13:41

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Use strcpy(su.date, currentDate) instead of assignment, or probably better pass su.date as argument to formatteddate().

answered Mar 21 '19 at 13:41

mrtnlrsn

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How can I store the value of Current Date Into su.date?

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