c - Why does scanf require &? - Stack Overflow
Oct 19, 2016 · I want to read a number from stdin. I don't understand why scanf requires the use of & before the name of my variable: int i; scanf("%d", &i); Why does scanf need the …
How does the scanf function work in C? - Stack Overflow
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 …
c - What does the scanf function return? - Stack Overflow
10 From scanf: On success, the function returns the number of items successfully read. This count can match the expected number of readings or fewer, even zero, if a matching failure …
How to do scanf for single char in C - Stack Overflow
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.
Read a string as an input using scanf - Stack Overflow
Jan 30, 2016 · char str[25]; And you cannot use scanf to read sentences--it stops reading at the first whitespace, so use fgets to read the sentence instead. And in your last printf, you need …
scanf () leaves the newline character in the buffer
The first scanf() doesn't return when a user has hit space, even though that's where the number ends (because at that point the line is still in the terminal's line buffer); and the second scanf() …
How do you allow spaces to be entered using scanf?
Aug 8, 2009 · Remember than scanf stands for "scan formatted" and there's precious little less formatted than user-entered data. It's ideal if you have total control of the input data format but …
Is there a way to use scanf with the "if" and "else" statements?
May 22, 2013 · I have to create and call a function from main. Then I have to call scanf to read two integers and print out the bigger one. Then I have to do another scanf, but this time with …
C - scanf () vs gets () vs fgets () - Stack Overflow
Jul 10, 2015 · And the difference between gets/scanf and fgets is that gets(); and scanf(); only scan until the first space ' ' while fgets(); scans the whole input. (but be sure to clean the buffer …
c - Difference between scanf () and fgets () - Stack Overflow
Aug 9, 2009 · Another clear difference is the return value: fgets return a pointer to dest on success; scanf return the number of input items successefully matched and assigned. Then, …