Thread: Cannot able to understand the output

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    Unhappy Cannot able to understand the output

    Code:
    #include<stdio.h>
    void main()
    {
     printf("%%%%\n");
    }
    output:
    %%

    Why the output is '%%'??
    Why not '%%%%'?
    If I replace '%' with '$', then output is '$$$$'. Why?

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    I am using Turbo C 4.5 on Windows 7 platform

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    '%' is a format specifier. It has special meaning. Just like '\' is expecting more characters afterwards but if you want '\' output then you have to use '\\'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by raj.knd View Post
    I am using Turbo C 4.5 on Windows 7 platform
    My condolences...

    (You really should think about a better compiler, something like ... Pelles C)

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    Yes. I made the changes and got the answer. Thank you.

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    Thank you Tater. I will try to get that one.

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    you should also know that the return type of main is int not void.and you can't get away with void main() in up-to-date compilers like pelles c. read this
    Cprogramming.com FAQ > main() / void main() / int main() / int main(void) / int main(int argc, char *argv[])

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    the printf() function uses the % symbol to identify the conversion specifications, there is a slight problem if you want to print the % sign itself. If you simply use a lone % sign, the compiler thinks you have bungled a conversion specification. The way out is simple—just use two % symbols, as shown here:


    pc = 2*6; printf("Only %d%% of Sally's gribbles were edible.\n", pc);
    The following output would result:



    Only 12% of Sally's gribbles were edible.

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