gcc error when writing string to char array

Question

When attempting to assign a character string to the previously defined

char flightNumber[MAX]

, I'm hit with

error: assignment makes integer from pointer without a cast [-Werror]

which is strange to me because I'm not using pointers, and I believe I am using the proper cast type, i.e.

char

not

int

. The issue is, the character string that is assigned to

flightNumber[MAX]

needs to change depending on what the user inputs for their choice above.

Relevant code from

main()

is pasted below

flightMenu();

scanf( "%d", &choice );

    while ( choice < 1 || choice > 3 ) {

        printf( "That is not a valid flight option!" );

        flightMenu();

        scanf( "%d", &choice );

    }



char name[MAX];

char flightNumber[MAX];



printf( "Enter your first name: ");

scanf( "%s", &name[MAX] );



if ( choice == 1 ) {

    flightNumber[MAX] = "MIA1050";

    seatReservation( flight1 );

}



else if ( choice == 2 ) {

    flightNumber[MAX] = "BNA1050";

    seatReservation( flight2 );

}

else if ( choice == 3 ) {

    flightNumber[MAX] = "LAS1050";

    seatReservation( flight3 );

}

Looks like other people have had similar issues, but I don't know how to use things like

strcpy

or pointers. Apologies for noob question and poor formatting, but nothing I do seems to fix the error, and my guess is I'm overlooking a really simple problem...

Answer 1

To copy a string you should use special function like:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main()
{
   char source[1000], destination[1000];

   printf("Input a string\n");
   gets(source);

   strcpy(destination, source);

   printf("Source string:      \"%s\"\n", source);
   printf("Destination string: \"%s\"\n", destination);

   return 0;
}

http://www.programmingsimplified.com/c/source-code/c-program-copy-strings

gcc error when writing string to char array

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