Another C question by the newb

Question

If I want to accept a number from a user to determine how many strings I will then accept for example:
3
Bob A
Mike B
Charlie C

How can I do that allowing the number to be variable and define the rest of the input?

Answer 1

I am also a C newb :)
And I tried to implement this now on my own, by the time I finished you already had the answer :)
I used a 2d char array though..
Coder Kitten I assume you proposed a struct to store the firstname and the letter separately, as in the example "Bob A"?
https://code.sololearn.com/cf23Ci3gNpHm/?ref=app

Answer 2

Ok with your help put this together and it worked!

https://code.sololearn.com/cdFmjWcGoXhG

Answer 3

thanks for your help i was making the mistake of using %s\n only and thinking it would grab the name and initial!

Answer 4

i prefer fgets too. could i iterate through fgets for n number of times? would that even work?

Answer 5

i like it! thanks a million