How can I have a vaiable hold a string in C?

Something like this (but this doesn't work):





char name='dotan';


printf("%s", name);

How can I have a vaiable hold a string in C?
use char name[]='dotan';
Reply:char name[6]={'d','o','t','a',''n};


printf("%s", name)
Reply:Use Array of Characters char[]
Reply:char *str = "HELLO";


its a simplest way for the variable to hold a string in C.Over here str points to "HELLO", more over for String manipulation u can include "String.h".Now You can use it as


printf("%s",str);