After take string as an input from user , How to apply that inputed string in if-else statement ???

Question

include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int choice;
char name[15];

printf("\n\n>>>DIGITAL PERIODIC TABLE");

printf("\n1.ENTER BY NAME");
printf("\n2.ENTER BY SYMBOL");

printf("\n\nENTER YOUR CHOICE : ");
scanf("%d",&choice);

printf("\n\nENTER NAME :- ");
scanf("%s",name);

//I don't want whitespaces so not used gets() function okk....

printf("\n\n you entered :- %s",name);

if(name=="hydrogen")
printf("\n\n ELEMENT FOUND....");

else if (name=="lithium")
printf("\n\nLITHIUM ELEMENT FOUND..");

else
printf("\n\nNOT FOUND ANY ELEMENT");

//I am trying this code but its not working after entered the element name as hydrogen...

//this program only show "Not found any element"

/*Should all the element name declares in the char array before running the program...i tried it also but not found any result...*/ Help pls...

Answer 1

Use `strcmp` function for string comparison 👇

http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/cstring/strcmp/

Answer 2

No problem glad if it helps 👌
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