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Posted by Andrew Wiley
Andrew Wiley
27,097 Points

something is wrong when using pointers

When I put in the code for pointers I get back "N is always the same as N". If c is pointing to k then why is it giving me N?

{
    char *letter;

    char c = "k";

    letter = &c;
    printf("%c is always the same as %c\n", c, *letter);
    return 0;
}
Andrew Wiley
Andrew Wiley
27,097 Points

main.c:16:10: Incompatible pointer to integer conversion initializing 'char' with an expression of type 'char [2]'

1 Answer

Richard Lu
Richard Lu
20,185 Points
Richard Lu
Richard Lu
20,185 Points

Hey Andrew,

The problem that I see is that you're assigning a string to a char variable. Try this instead:

char *letter;
char c = 'k';    // use single quotes

letter = &c;
printf("%c is always the same as %c\n", c, *letter);
return 0;