convert value name to char array in c code example

Example 1: c modify char array

char name_buf[5] = "Bob";
name_buf = "Alice";   // error
strcpy(name_buf, "Alice");

Example 2: how to feed a char array to function in C

//If you know the size of the array you can pass it like this
void function(char array[10]) {
	//Do something with the array...
}

int main() {
	char array[] = {'a', 'b', ..., 'j'};
    function(array);
}