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UNGETC(3)						   BSD Library Functions Manual 						 UNGETC(3)

NAME
ungetc -- un-get character from input stream LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc) SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h> int ungetc(int c, FILE *stream); DESCRIPTION
The ungetc() function pushes the character c (converted to an unsigned char) back onto the input stream pointed to by stream. The pushed- back characters will be returned (in reverse order) by subsequent reads on the stream. A successful intervening call to one of the file positioning functions (fseek(3), fsetpos(3), or rewind(3)), using the same stream, will discard the pushed-back characters. Only one character of push-back is guaranteed, but as long as there is sufficient memory, an effectively infinite amount of push-back is allowed. If a character is successfully pushed-back, the end-of-file indicator for the stream is cleared. The file-position indicator is decremented by each successful call to ungetc(); if its value was 0 before a call, its value is unspecified after the call. RETURN VALUES
The ungetc() function returns the character pushed-back after the conversion, or EOF if the operation fails. If the value of the argument c character equals EOF, the operation will fail and the stream will remain unchanged. SEE ALSO
fseek(3), getc(3), setvbuf(3), ungetwc(3) STANDARDS
The ungetc() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1990 (``ISO C90''). BSD
June 4, 1993 BSD

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NAME
ungetc - push byte back into input stream SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h> int ungetc(int c, FILE *stream); DESCRIPTION
The ungetc() function pushes the byte specified by c (converted to an unsigned char) back onto the input stream pointed to by stream. The pushed-back bytes will be returned by subsequent reads on that stream in the reverse order of their pushing. A successful intervening call (with the stream pointed to by stream) to a file-positioning function ( fseek(3C), fsetpos(3C) or rewind(3C)) discards any pushed-back bytes for the stream. The external storage corresponding to the stream is unchanged. Four bytes of push-back are guaranteed. If ungetc() is called too many times on the same stream without an intervening read or file-posi- tioning operation on that stream, the operation may fail. If the value of c equals that of the macro EOF, the operation fails and the input stream is unchanged. A successful call to ungetc() clears the end-of-file indicator for the stream. The value of the file-position indicator for the stream after reading or discarding all pushed-back bytes will be the same as it was before the bytes were pushed back. The file-position indicator is decremented by each successful call to ungetc(); if its value was 0 before a call, its value is indeterminate after the call. RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, ungetc() returns the byte pushed back after conversion. Otherwise it returns EOF. ERRORS
No errors are defined. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Standard | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |MT-Level |MT-Safe | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
read(2), intro(3), __fsetlocking(3C), fseek(3C), fsetpos(3C), getc(3C), setbuf(3C), stdio(3C), attributes(5), standards(5) SunOS 5.10 10 Sep 2003 ungetc(3C)
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