Store string into array in c

Question

As i know, i can create an array with item inside such as:

char *test1[3]= {"arrtest","ao", "123"};

but how can i store my input into array like code above because i only can code it as

input[10];
scanf("%s",&input) or gets(input);

and it store each char into each space.

How can i store the input "HELLO" such that it stores into input[0] but now

H to input[0],E to input[1], and so on.

Answer 1

You need a 2 dimensional character array to have an array of strings:

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    char strings[3][256];
    scanf("%s %s %s", strings[0], strings[1], strings[2]);
    printf("%s\n%s\n%s\n", strings[0], strings[1], strings[2]);
}