Problem with inserting Character.

Caerleon · 11-04-2009, 09:19 AM

Hi all, I'm new to C programming so be gentle with me.

I have had some assignment work to do. On this i have finished the code and everything works, so dont worry im not asking for the solution because of student type lazyness!

I have one line in my code

Code:

printf("Please insert the value in £: ");

I want the output text to read "Please insert the value in £", but when i run what is contained in that line it converts the £ into u-hat...on either side of the colon. There seems to be nothing on this on searching my c books or the interweb. I would prefer to keep this simple'ish if there is a way of doing it.

Question - Is there a simpler method of inserting £ so that the user knows which currency to be inserting.

Thanks in advance!

Adak · 11-04-2009, 10:58 AM

It depends on what your char set is set up to handle. Try this:

Code:

printf("\n Please insert the value in %c: ",  156);

nadroj · 11-04-2009, 11:01 AM

Use the Unicode codepoint for it, i.e.

Code:

printf("\u00A3\n");

Caerleon · 11-04-2009, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adak

It depends on what your char set is set up to handle. Try this:

Code:

printf("\n Please insert the value in %c: ",  156);

That did the trick, many thanks! Where do you get the 156 from? Is this an Extended ASCII table or from somewhere else?

MisterIO · 11-04-2009, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caerleon

That did the trick, many thanks! Where do you get the 156 from? Is this an Extended ASCII table or from somewhere else?

nadroj suggestion was better.

Codeplug · 11-04-2009, 04:22 PM

Relevant discussion: how do i printf("®") to the console?

gg

Caerleon · 11-13-2009, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MisterIO

nadroj suggestion was better.

I tried both solutions, but was looking for a simpler method as my professor needs to read the source code aswell as see the output.

With the second suggestion i dont think i put it in the proper place as it errored, so i used the first suggested method. Thanks anyway.

Codeplug · 11-13-2009, 07:39 AM

Your highest probability of success - for reasons listed in the link I provided - is the following:

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <locale.h>

const wchar_t pound = L'\u00a3';

int main()
{
    setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
    printf("pound = %lc\n", pound);
    return 0;
}

gg

11-04-2009, 09:19 AM	#1
Caerleon Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: London UK Posts: 3	Problem with inserting Character. Hi all, I'm new to C programming so be gentle with me. I have had some assignment work to do. On this i have finished the code and everything works, so dont worry im not asking for the solution because of student type lazyness! I have one line in my code Code: printf("Please insert the value in £: "); I want the output text to read "Please insert the value in £", but when i run what is contained in that line it converts the £ into u-hat...on either side of the colon. There seems to be nothing on this on searching my c books or the interweb. I would prefer to keep this simple'ish if there is a way of doing it. Question - Is there a simpler method of inserting £ so that the user knows which currency to be inserting. Thanks in advance!
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11-04-2009, 10:58 AM	#2
Adak Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,517	It depends on what your char set is set up to handle. Try this: Code: printf("\n Please insert the value in %c: ", 156);
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11-04-2009, 11:01 AM	#3
nadroj Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 848	Use the Unicode codepoint for it, i.e. Code: printf("\u00A3\n");
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11-04-2009, 04:22 PM	#6
Codeplug Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 3,844	Relevant discussion: how do i printf("®") to the console? gg __________________ How to Ask Questions The Smart Way How to Report Bugs Effectively
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11-13-2009, 07:39 AM	#8
Codeplug Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 3,844	Your highest probability of success - for reasons listed in the link I provided - is the following: Code: #include <stdio.h> #include <locale.h> const wchar_t pound = L'\u00a3'; int main() { setlocale(LC_ALL, ""); printf("pound = %lc\n", pound); return 0; } gg __________________ How to Ask Questions The Smart Way How to Report Bugs Effectively
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