C Programming Tutorial - 45 - Strings and Pointers

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <math.h>

int main()
{
    char movie1[] = "The Return of Bucky Dude!";
    char * movie2 = "The Wolfman from Dirt Swamp!";

    // array names are constants, can’t be changed
    // array names point to the first elements address
    // can't put arrays on the left hand side of an equals sign
    // changing it will mess up the entire array, won't know where any other elements are
    // to change it, we need to use strcpy() or change each individual element
    // movie1 = "hey now";
    // movie1[] = "hey now";

    // you CAN put pointers on the left hand side
    // movie2 can't hold characters or strings, only addresses
    // C is going to put the string into memory somewhere, and then give you it's address
    // just saying start at this address, end when it gets to null 0
    movie2 = "brown cow";

    // now we can work with strings, just like they are any other variable!
    puts(movie1);
    puts(movie2);

    return 0;
}