assigning values to C++ structures

[ranga044]

I have declared an char array in my structure.After creating instance of the structure,i initialized its members in following way.

structure student
{
char name[20];
int marks;
}

int main()
{
student s1;
s1.name = "abcd";
// some more statements..
}

this code gives me compilation error as "lvalue required in function main "
but when i assign the value by a cin
i.e cin>>s1.name ;
the program is not giving any error statements

Can anyone please explain me why??

[gpraghuram]

I have declared an char array in my structure.After creating instance of the structure,i initialized its members in following way.

structure student
{
char name[20];
int marks;
}

int main()
{
student s1;
s1.name = "abcd";
// some more statements..
}

this code gives me compilation error as "lvalue required in function main "
but when i assign the value by a cin
i.e cin>>s1.name ;
the program is not giving any error statements

Can anyone please explain me why??

Hi,
There is a ; missing in the code aat the end of the struct declaration.
Also when you are assigning value to a character arry you want to do a strcpy and not an assignment.
NOTE
Please use code tags while posting your question.

Raghuram

[manjuks]

Hi,

You have used character array in structure. And in main you are trying to assign string to that array. You will get error since you cant assign string constant to that array, you can do so by using pointers.

Thanks,
Manju