Why does my array initialisation not compile? [duplicate]

Question

When I run below code in MSVS, compiler gives

"Error 1 error C2059: syntax error : '{'

I am sure I am declaring and initializing double dimensional array right. Where is the syntax error?

#include <stdio.h>
#define STUDENTS 3
#define EXAM 4
void printArray(int array[][EXAM]);

int main(void){

int array[STUDENTS][EXAM];
array={ { 77, 68, 86, 73 },{ 96, 87, 89, 78 },{ 70, 90, 86, 81 } };

Answer 1

You have to declare and initialize the array in a single statement.

int array[STUDENTS][EXAM]={ { 77, 68, 86, 73 },{ 96, 87, 89, 78 },{ 70, 90, 86, 81 } };

If you really need to initialize the array separately from its declaration, then you need to do it the hard way by setting each member individually.

array[0][0] = 77;
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