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converting a char array to a single char
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Hello guys.
I've got a query which is most likey really simple. I've got an array of char's thats :
char temp[10] = "abcd";
I'm wondering why I can't put these into char a;
since char a = 'abcde' would be legal right? Or can a single char only hold 1 char?
Since an int can hold 123456789. and so can the int array.
I've got a query which is most likey really simple. I've got an array of char's thats :
char temp[10] = "abcd";
I'm wondering why I can't put these into char a;
since char a = 'abcde' would be legal right? Or can a single char only hold 1 char?
Since an int can hold 123456789. and so can the int array.
>char a = 'abcde' would be legal right?
If the implementation allows a character literal like that then it's perfectly legal. However, the result is not the same as an array consisting of the characters 'a','b','c', and 'd' in any case.
>Or can a single char only hold 1 char?
Obviously, a single char can only hold a single char value. Anything else is just silly.
>Since an int can hold 123456789.
Maybe, maybe not. A 16-bit int can't hold that value, but a 32-bit int can.
If the implementation allows a character literal like that then it's perfectly legal. However, the result is not the same as an array consisting of the characters 'a','b','c', and 'd' in any case.
>Or can a single char only hold 1 char?
Obviously, a single char can only hold a single char value. Anything else is just silly.
>Since an int can hold 123456789.
Maybe, maybe not. A 16-bit int can't hold that value, but a 32-bit int can.
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