String Table

A table of string pointers lets one index select a message.

string_table.c

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void) {
    int index = ;
    const char *names[3] = {"red", "green", "blue"};
    const char *selected = names[index];

    printf("name=%s\n", selected);
    return 0;
}

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void) {
    int index = ;
    const char *names[3] = {"red", "green", "blue"};
    const char *selected = names[index];

    printf("name=%s\n", selected);
    return 0;
}

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void) {
    int index = ;
    const char *names[3] = {"red", "green", "blue"};
    const char *selected = names[index];

    printf("name=%s\n", selected);
    return 0;
}

pointer table An array of `const char *` values stores addresses of string literals.

selected string Changing an index chooses a different string without copying text.