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Aaron Wedd
209 Pointsarrays
Im not sure where I'm going wrong in this exercise if someone could help me it would be much appreciated char the_names[]; the_names[0] = 'a'; a = 'alpha'; the_names[1] = 'b'; b = 'bravo';

Aaron Wedd
209 PointsIm not sure how to post a screen shot however it comes up with bummer

Aaron Wedd
209 Pointshttp://teamtreehouse.com/library/arrays-4 here is the challenge
2 Answers

Janine Suvak
14,954 PointsHi Aaron, It's been awhile since I did this one so I started from the beginning with your link. The code-challenge checker takes a little getting used to because you have to follow the instructions very literally, including what they tell you to name variables, arrays, etc. Read the fine print too - usually each step in the challenge adds to the code from the previous step. It's been awhile since I did this one so I used your link to start over. First you are to declare to char variables named alpha and bravo and assign them the values of 'a' and 'b': char alpha; char bravo; alpha = 'a'; bravo = 'b'; Then declare a char type array named 'letters' that holds two values: char letters[2]; Next assign alpha to the first item in the array: letters[0] = alpha; And then to assign bravo to the second item in the array: letters[1] = bravo;
So your entire code block at this point should look like: char alpha; char bravo; alpha = 'a'; bravo = 'b'; char letters[2]; letters[0] = alpha; letters[1] = bravo;

Aaron Wedd
209 PointsThank you so much

Janine Suvak
14,954 PointsNo problem! Don't forget to check correct answer on the forum. ;)
Rami Bakri
782 PointsWorked a treat... Wasn't aware how particular the editor was about following the order of instructions as well, so thanks for the detailed response Janine.
Aaron Wedd
209 PointsAaron Wedd
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