how to assign 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 print char array in c

char a_static[] = { 'q', 'w', 'e', 'r', '\0' };
char b_static[] = { 'a', 's', 'd', 'f', '\0' };

printf("value of a_static: %s\n", a_static);
printf("value of b_static: %s\n", b_static);
return 0;