Nov 24, 2012 · scanf(" %c", &c); The blank in the format string tells scanf to skip leading whitespace, and the first non-whitespace character will be read with the %c conversion specifier.

I am using scanf() to get a set of ints from the user. But I would like the user to supply all 4 ints at once instead of 4 different promps. I know I can get one value by doing: scanf( "%i", &...

The & in C is an operator that returns the address of the operand. Think of it this way, if you would simply give scanf the variable a without the &, it will be passed to it by-value, which means …

First of all, other questions about usage of sscanf do not answer my question because the common answer is to not use sscanf at all and use fgets or getch instead, which is impossible …

Mar 5, 2012 · The basic problem is that scanf() leaves the newline after the number in the buffer, and then reads it with %c on the next pass. Actually, this is a good demonstration of why I …

May 6, 2015 · scanf("%*[^\n]"); scanf("%*c"); to clear the stdin. This is because, in the former case (single scanf), %*[^\n] will fail when the first character to be scanned is the \n character and …

Oct 19, 2016 · 12 C function parameters are always "pass-by-value", which means that the function scanf only sees a copy of the current value of whatever you specify as the argument …

Jan 22, 2017 · I use scanf("%s", X) and let them input a comment, but it can only store the word before a space bar in the string. How can I solve this problem in order to store a whole …

scanf("%d",&a[i]); // reading each time single integer value starting index with 0 and ending index MAX-1. } } There is no single format specifier to scan group of integers at a time as like …

The scanf() function skips leading whitespace automatically before trying to parse conversions other than characters. The character formats (primarily %c; also scan sets %[…] — and %n) …