Assign a char array class member using string literal

Question

If I create my class like this:

class MyCLass {
private:
    char name[25]{};
public:
    MyClass();
    MyClass(char name[]);
};

MyClass::MyCLass() {
    stringCopy("", this->name);
}
MyCLass::MyClass(char name[]) {
    stringCopy(name, this->name);
}

where stringCopy is a function I made to copy two char arrays, when I create in the main function an object MyClass obj("John");, the name is assigned correctly but I get the following warning: ISO C++11 does not allow conversion from string literal to 'char *', so I asked myself: What is the correct and best way to initialize a char array as a class member?

First of all, I don't like the way I initialized char name[25]{}; but the only alternative would be to use dynamic memory. Is there a better alternative than the two?

Also, although the message I get after compiling the code is only a warning, I'd rather avoid such potential conflicts in my code. Is there another way to avoid this problem other than creating a char array with the name and then creating an object and passing this new variable as an argument?

EDIT: I missed that detail: I am required to use a char array. No strings are allowed.

Answer 1

Given the advices in the comments, you would probably go with something along:

class MyCLass {
private:
    std::string name;
public:
    MyClass(std::string & n = ""):name(std::move(n)){};
};

There is not point in using a StringCopy() function for this kind of copy, the functions in the standard libary do that well already ()