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  1. //chararray.cpp -- testing out how to feed characters into character array.
  2. //Michael R. Benecke
  3. #include <iostream>
  4. int main()
  5. {
  6.     using namespace std;
  7.  
  8.     char name[20] = {"Michael"}; //Works fine
  9.     cout << name;
  10.  
  11.     char name1[20];
  12.     name1 = {'M','i','c','h','a','e','l'}; //Should work 
  13.     cout << name1;
  14.  
  15.     return 0;
  16. }
  17.  
Compilation error #stdin compilation error #stdout 0s 0KB
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stdin 
Standard input is empty
compilation info 
prog.cpp: In function ‘int main()’:
prog.cpp:12:11: error: assigning to an array from an initializer list
     name1 = {'M','i','c','h','a','e','l'}; //Should work 
           ^
stdout 
Standard output is empty
https://ideone.com/f3QpQd
language:
C++14 (gcc 8.3)
created:
10 years ago
visibility:
public

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