GETC(3S)GETC(3S)NAME
getc, getchar, fgetc, getw - get character or word from stream
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
int getc(stream)
FILE *stream;
int getchar()
int fgetc(stream)
FILE *stream;
int getw(stream)
FILE *stream;
DESCRIPTION
Getc returns the next character from the named input stream.
Getchar() is identical to getc(stdin).
Fgetc behaves like getc, but is a genuine function, not a macro; it may be used to save object text.
Getw returns the next word from the named input stream. It returns the constant EOF upon end of file or error, but since that is a good
integer value, feof and ferror(3) should be used to check the success of getw. Getw assumes no special alignment in the file.
SEE ALSO fopen(3), putc(3), gets(3), scanf(3), fread(3), ungetc(3)DIAGNOSTICS
These functions return the integer constant EOF at end of file or upon read error.
A stop with message, `Reading bad file', means an attempt has been made to read from a stream that has not been opened for reading by
fopen.
BUGS
The end-of-file return from getchar is incompatible with that in UNIX editions 1-6.
Because it is implemented as a macro, getc treats a stream argument with side effects incorrectly. In particular, `getc(*f++);' doesn't
work sensibly.
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getc(3s)getc(3s)Name
getc, getchar, fgetc, getw - get character or word from stream
Syntax
#include <stdio.h>
int getc(stream)
FILE *stream;
int getchar()
int fgetc(stream)
FILE *stream;
int getw(stream)
FILE *stream;
Description
The function returns the next character from the named input stream.
The function is identical to (stdin).
The function behaves like but is a genuine function, not a macro. It may be used to save object text.
The function returns the next word (in a 32-bit integer on a VAX-11 or MIPS machine) from the named input stream. It returns the constant
EOF upon end of file or error, but since that is a good integer value, feof and should be used to check the success of The assumes no spe-
cial alignment in the file.
Restrictions
Because it is implemented as a macro, treats a stream argument with side effects incorrectly. In particular, `getc(*f++);' doesn't work as
expected.
Diagnostics
These functions return the integer constant EOF at end of file or upon read error.
A stop with message, `Reading bad file', means an attempt has been made to read from a stream that has not been opened for reading by
See Alsofopen(3s), fread(3s), gets(3s), putc(3s), scanf(3s), ungetc(3s)getc(3s)
hey everyone!
got another problem here.
how would i use the getchar() in a prompt:
Press any key to continue
the way i did it was to define a char variable named ch
and then wrotechar ch
...
ch = getchar();
printf("Press any key to continue");
getchar():if you press enter it exits, but... (2 Replies)
Hello! I have a problem:
I compile some function, which must save file:
=====================
// prog.cpp
void save_file(){
FILE *fs = fopen("file.txt", "w");
if(!fs) cerr<< "cannot save";
fprintf(fs, "This is a text file.");
fclose(fs)
}
=====================
If i compile it from... (8 Replies)
Hello everybody,
I have a C program that uses getc to read messages from the stdin. It stops when it receives an EndOfMessage or EndOfTransmission char (0x03 or 0x04).
while ((c = getc(stdin)) && !IsEndChar(c) && (iMsgLen < MAX_LEN_MESSAGE))
{
\\treatment
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I've tried something like:
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stty cbreak -echo
look=`dd if=/dev/tty bs=1 count=1 2>/dev/null`
stty $OLD_STTY
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