Converting array of pointers to double pointer

Question

I am able to do this:

char * months[] = {\"empty\",\"jan\",\"feb\",\"mar\",\"apr\",\"may\",\"jun\",\"jul\",\"aug\",\"sep\",\"oct\",\"nov\",\"dec\"};

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Answer 1

I’m afraid what you wish to do is not possible. This is not how C works, char ** and char * [n] are two different things when it comes to types, so you won’t be able to initialize a char ** with an entity of type char * [n].

The equivalent for your char** case would be:

char **x = (char *[]){"hello", "world"};

If you need this only for the initialization then keep it as it is using char * [n], it’s the right way to declare it.

You can always refer it as char ** anyway.