How can I initialize char arrays in a constructor?

Question

I'm having trouble declaring and initializing a char array. It always displays random characters. I created a smaller bit of code to show what I'm trying in my larger program:

class test
{
    private:
        char name[40];
        int x;
    public:
        test();
        void display()
        {
            std::cout<<name<<std::endl;
            std::cin>>x;
        }
};
test::test()
{
    char name [] = "Standard";
}

int main()
{   test *test1 = new test;
    test1->display();
}

And sorry if my formatting is bad, I can barely figure out this website let alone how to fix my code :(

Answer 1

Considering you tagged the question as C++, you should use std::string:

#include <string>

class test
{
    private:
        std::string name;
        int x;
    public:
        test();
        void display()
        {
            std::cout<<name<<std::endl;
            std::cin>>x;
        }
};
test::test() : name("Standard")
{

}