Const Strings Array in C

Question

I want to have a constant character array of which each array element to be passed to function in runtime. I have written them in following way:

const char *IntenistyVal[] ={"1","2","3","4","5"};

and The function is

Test(const char *pText) 

(I cannot change this as this is one of standard Library function). Now when I try to call the function "Test" as

Test(IntensityVal[0])

I also Tried

const char * const IntenistyVal[] ={"1","2","3","4","5"};

In both cases I am getting error as "Expression must have a constant value". Can Any one help me where I am doing Wrong.

Answer 1

A const array of char would be

 const char IntensityVal[] ={'1', '2', '3', '4', '5', 0};

The final 0 is important if you want to pass it as a string. But I'm not sure if this is what you really want. It would help if you didn't hide the actual function as Test , but tell us the actual Standard Library function and what you want to achieve (ie you have an XY-Problem ).