How do i prevent a C string input from the user from exceeding the capacity of the array? is this not possible?
int main()
{
char buffer[8];
printf("enter a string");
scanf(%s,&buffer);
return 0;
}
lochnessmonster
0
Junior Poster
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Jump to Post"%7s" instead of "%s". The field width will limit how many characters scanf reads and places into the array. Or better yet, use fgets for string input.
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Narue
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Bad Cop
Team Colleague
"%7s" instead of "%s". The field width will limit how many characters scanf reads and places into the array. Or better yet, use fgets for string input.
gerard4143
371
Nearly a Posting Maven
Use the function fgets().
char *fgets(char *s, int size, FILE *stream);
navedalam
-6
Newbie Poster
fgets is best option for taking string input.
WaltP
commented:
Thank you for this useless post.
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