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", &...

Nov 24, 2012 · The %c conversion specifier won't automatically skip any leading whitespace, so if there's a stray newline in the input stream (from a previous entry, for example) the scanf call …

The C runtime library will take care of that for you: your program will see just '\n' for newlines. If you typed a character and pressed enter, then that input character would be read by line 1, …

Mar 5, 2012 · The scanf("%c") will immediately read this newline character, and the program will then go on to the next scanf("%d"), and wait for you to enter a number. The usual advice is to …

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Jun 27, 2017 · The function scanf() places the input from stdin to wherever you tell it. The second argument you are providing in scanf() is not a pointer directing where the input from the user …

Apr 15, 2017 · This scanf format string consists of two parts: a space character, which skips space characters (' ', '\t', '\n', etcetera) in the input, and the %[^\n] conversion specification, …

This is because in C, functions parameters are passed by value. In order for the scanf() function to modify the ' a ' variable in your main () function, the address of ' a ' shall be given to scanf(), …

May 6, 2015 · It is better to use 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 …

I am trying to make a simple C program for a class and one of the requirements is that I'm required to use scanf / printf for all input and output. My question is why is it that my scanf after …