How to solve (identifier "string" is undefined C)?

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Hello . I am learning C and I am just a beginner. My editor is vs code and I have a simple piece of code but why identifier "string" is undefined ?
My code :

// Prints a string

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


int main(void)
{
    string s = "HI!";
    printf("%s\n", s);
}

What I have tried:

I have added the header files but I don't know why it still does not work. It works fine when I use char[] instead of string , but I only wanted to know how can I fix the error.
I will be grateful for your help and advice.

Posted 14-Sep-21 0:22am

Aylin Naebzadeh

Updated 14-Sep-21 1:17am

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The Other John Ingram 14-Sep-21 6:34am

there is no string type in c.
the string.h gives you functions to do string manipulations.
strings are really char arrays.

Aylin Naebzadeh 14-Sep-21 6:40am

😅Ok, thanks.

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2021-09-14T01:17:00

C does not have a string type: just char, char pointer, and char array along with literal strings which resolve to a char pointer:

C

char *prompt = "Please enter your name: ";

Try this:

C

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
    {
    char *hi = "Hello World";
    printf("%s\n", hi);
    return 0;
    }

Or more readably:

C

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
    {
    char *hi = "Hello World";
    printf(hi);
    printf("\n");
    return 0;
    }

Or better:

C

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
    {
    char *hi = "Hello World\n";
    printf(hi);
    return 0;
    }