String to char with function

Question

i want to get a string from the keyboard ,like "abcde" , and then insert it in a char,for example b which is char , but there is no function,like atoi(a) for integers.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

int main(){
    char a[6];
    char b;
    scanf("%s",a);
    printf("%s",a);
    printf("\n");
    b=a;
    printf("%c",b);

    return 0;
}

String "abcde" is not a number. Can you clarify what you mean? — this, Nov 28 '15 at 15:57
I have to put some names to strings and then make an array with these names . But i cant put strings to an one dimensional array — Flora Biletsiou, Nov 28 '15 at 16:05
Do you mean a 2 dimensional array, like: `char [10][6]`? That can hold 10 strings of length 5. — this, Nov 28 '15 at 16:10

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:44

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You cannot insert a string into a char. You can, however, convert the string to an array of chars. If this is what you are looking for, please see this answer

edited May 23 '17 at 11:44

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answered Nov 28 '15 at 15:52

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String to char with function

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