strcpy() alternative for integers and doubles - c

Question

So I used this code in order to pass a variable in to my struct:

strcpy(s[i].orderName, Name);

and it works how I want it to. However, the rest of my variables are integers and a double and it appears there is no "intcpy()" alternative from what I have found. Is there another way to pass integer and double variables in to my struct?

Thank you.

or `memcpy(&s[i].var,&value,sizeof(value))`. But assignment is less complex. — Jean-François Fabre, Mar 22 '18 at 20:23
@Pablo Wow, thanks. I tried 6 = s[i].var; earlier but it didn't work. Didn't think the solution would be so simple. — Ibrahim, Mar 22 '18 at 20:27
@Jean-FrancoisFabre Thanks, i think i'll go the assignment route. — Ibrahim, Mar 22 '18 at 20:27
@Ibrahim The reason you need to use `strcpy()` to write a string into an array variable has *nothing* to do with it being inside a struct, and *everything* to do with the fact that it's an array. — unwind, Mar 22 '18 at 20:41
I did know about assignments, I just tried it the wrong way round when I did it, and assumed I couldn't do it that way. — Ibrahim, Mar 22 '18 at 20:58

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 22 '18 at 20:26

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You can use a simple assignment = for the int variables:

struct abc {
    int a;
    int b;
};

void foo(int b)
{
    struct abc x;

    x.a = 8;
    x.b = b;


    printf("x.a: %d\n, x.b: %d\n", x.a, x.b);
}

answered Mar 22 '18 at 20:26

Pablo

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