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  Value and type of last evaluated expression: Address of array element: Address of array elementx:  (none)

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// Demonstrate an array of writeable strings

#define STRMAX 8
#define NPL 2 // Number of players

 int main(){
   ... 

»  char names[NPL][STRMAX]={0};

»  for ( int p=0;p<NPL; ++p) {
»    printf("Player %d, please enter your forename\n", p+1);
»    scanf("%s", names[p]);
»    printf("Thanks %s.\n", names[p]);
  }
  // Do stuff here...

»  return 0;

}
Memory

main(): for()

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p = 0

main()

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names[0] = '\0' '\0' '\0' '\0'
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'\0' '\0' '\0' '\0' names[1] = '\0' '\0' '\0' '\0'
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'\0' '\0' '\0' '\0'

NB: the actual memory address of each variable is the
address shown plus 4287505960 (0xFF8E2628).

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Input was:

Sally
David

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Output

Player 1, please enter your forename
Thanks Sally.
Player 2, please enter your forename
Thanks David.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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