How to Read in Strings Into Array C++

A character array is a series of memory locations that can store a sentence. C++ strings are objects that belong to a special class. Each element of an array holds a single character and ends with a character called a null terminator. You can create arrays using the C++ editor Microsoft Visual Studio Express and by using the string functions "strcpy" and "strcat."

Things You'll Need

• Microsoft Visual Studio Express

Instructions

1. Click "Start," "All Programs" and double-click "Microsoft Visual Studio Express." Click "File" and "New" to open a new C++ file editor.

2. Type "#include <string.h>" at the top of your file and press "Enter."

3. Type the following code and press "Enter": "char str1[20]; strcpy(str1,"1111")." This will declare your strings as well as assign values. Replace the values with the values you need.

4. Type the following code to put the strings into a C++ array and press "Enter":

   char str_combined[80]; strcpy(str_combined, str4]; strcat(str_combined, str3); strcat(str_combined, str5)

   This will give the array a combined value of "444433335555." Change the values to the values you need.

5. Type the following code and press "Enter" to display your C++ array:

   printf("%s",str_combined);

References

• cplusplus: Character Sequences
• cplusplus: strcat