c - Create an array of strings without allocating each string -

i trying figure out how create array of strings (considering know max length of each string).

char** strings = null; strings = malloc (5*sizeof(char*));

once did that, how can fill array without need allocate each string separately? lets know max length of string 20, how set it?

after allocation of string wish following:

strings[0] = "string"; strings[1] = "another string";

etc.

thanks

you can declare array of pointers char , assign string literals pointers

char *strings[5];   strings[0] = "string"; strings[1] = "another string";  /* ... */

but note that, these strings immutable.

you can use array of char arrays

char strings[5][20];    // know max length of string 20 strcpy(strings[0], "string"); strcpy(strings[1], "another string"); /* ... */

one of advantage of latter strings mutable.

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